NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Palliative Medicine, Anaesthetics or Respiratory Medicine

Location: Southampton General Hospital

Full time fixed term for 4 years/Part time fixed term for 6 years

Interview date: Thursday 15^th October 2026

The Faculty of Medicine wishes to appoint an NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer, hosted by one of the following clinical specialties: Palliative Medicine, Anaesthetics or Respiratory Medicine

The post is intended for an applicant within any of these three specialities, with the speciality of the final (single) post dependent on the successful applicant.

The post-holder will be pursuing their development of research and teaching within either the Human Development and Health school or Clinical and Experimental Sciences school of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton. 

In this post-doctoral role, the successful candidate will be in specialist clinical training at ST3 level or above and have substantial experience of the relevant research areas, a proven track record of high-quality original research publications, the ability to work well in a multidisciplinary, multi-professional team and hold a corresponding NTN. The applicant will have a higher research degree (or have submitted for such a degree at the time of application) and appropriate research experience.

You will join the NIHR Clinical Integrated Academic Training Programme at the University of Southampton, as an NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer. The post-holder will also have clinical commitments at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust that will lead to the acquisition of clinical skills required for full registration within the specialty.

The post is subject to terms and conditions of service determined by the University of Southampton and in its honorary clinical capacity by the University Hospital Southampton Foundation Trust Board.

Informal enquiries are welcome and should be addressed to: 

Palliative Medicine: Dr Stephen Lim, Principal Clinical Research Fellow - email: S.E.Lim@soton.ac.uk

Anaesthetics: Professor Mike Grocott, Professor of Anaesthesia & Critical Care - email: mike.grocott@soton.ac.uk

Respiratory: Professor Mark Jones, Professor of Respiratory - email: mark.jones@soton.ac.uk

A satisfactory DBS check at Enhanced level is required for this post.

Please note: successful applicants will be appointed to a different salary range (AMNL £46,675 to £80,081) if you were at ST3 on or before 2 August 2016.

Further details:

• Lecturer in Respiratory Medicine
• Lecturer in Anaesthesia

As a university we aim to create an environment where everyone can thrive and are proactive in fostering a culture of inclusion, respect and equality of opportunity. We believe that we can only truly meet our objectives if we are reflective of society, so we are passionate about creating a working environment in which you are free to bring your whole self to work. With a generous holiday allowance as well as additional university closure days we are committed to supporting our staff and students and open to a flexible working approach.

Apply by 11:59 pm UK time on the closing date. For assistance contact Recruitment on +44(0)2380 592750 or recruitment@soton.ac.uk quoting the job number.

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