Clinical Senior Lecturer in Urology (Imperial College London Department of Surgery and Cancer)

Job summary The Department of Surgery and Cancer at Imperial College London seeks to appoint a Clinical Senior Lecturer in Urology providing an outstanding opportunity to join a world-leading team whose interdisciplinary research ranks it as one of the global premier academic departments of surgery. The post will be full-time and funded for 5 years in the first instance and will hold an honorary consultant contract with Imperial College Healthcare NHS... Job listing information Reference MED02343 Date posted 14 March 2021 Closing date 11 April 2021 Key information about the role Location Charing Cross Campus (map) Position type Full time, fixed term Salary £82,096 – £110,663 plus benefits Department Department of Surgery & Cancer Category Academic & Teaching / Clinical Academic & Teaching Job description Job summary The Department of Surgery and Cancer at Imperial College London seeks to appoint a Clinical Senior Lecturer in Urology providing an outstanding opportunity to join a world-leading team whose interdisciplinary research ranks it as one of the global premier academic departments of surgery. The post will be full-time and funded for 5 years in the first instance and will hold an honorary consultant contract with Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (ICHNT) The Department’s overarching mission is to innovate, develop and apply new translational technologies. Utilizing approaches and models to improve medical and surgical diagnostics, clinical decision-making and patient stratification. This will better inform health policy decisions and government policy. Research themes in the Division of Surgery, include ‘Clinical Skills, simulation and patient engagement’, Diagnostics and Sensing, Health Policy, Musculoskeletal, Patient Safety, Surgical Technology, ‘Trials, translation and service delivery’. The research groups under these sections are based at St Mary’s, Hammersmith, Charing Cross and Chelsea and Westminster Hospitals. The Division employs scientists and academic clinicians in colorectal, oesophago-gastric, bariatric, hepatobiliary/ pancreatic, musculoskeletal, vascular, urology and breast surgery. Research in the Division of Surgery is driven by interdisciplinary work to apply science and technology to issues directly affecting patient care. Translational research is integral to the Division’s success, developed by cross-faculty collaborations with the Department of Computing, Department of Mechanical Engineering, and Business School as well as with Schools, Institutes and Departments within the Faculty of Medicine. Duties and responsibilities You will join the team led by Professor Hashim Ahmed. The urology services are based at Charing Cross Hospitals, with occasional commitments at the Hammersmith Hospital and St Mary’s. You will be a member of a large group of WTE consultants. The urology services have undergone recent re-organisation, with the main in-patient bed base for non-electives and major open surgery at the Charing Cross campus. The urology service on the St Marys site is based in the purpose-built Surgical Innovation Centre (based in the Paterson building). You will be encouraged to demonstrate a developing reputation in the field of research and an ability to attract funds to support it. As well as having a proven track record in publishing, education including UG teaching, PG education and supervision, you will have an outstanding reputation in the provision of clinical service. As an academic urologist you will be well placed to perform research in diagnostics, imaging and interventional and surgical techniques. Minimally invasive and surgical robotic approaches to treat prostatic cancer is an evolving research area with imaging, AI, and precision tools as an essential component to its success. Essential requirements To be successful, you will: Be a GMC registered Medical Practitioner Hold GMC specialist registration (or within 6 months of being admitted to the GMC’s specialist register) Have appropriate Royal College Membership Have a Further Higher Degree (PhD or equivalent) in the relevant subject area Have clinical training and experience in urology, equivalent to that required for a UK CCT with the ability to perform all non-elective care with the exception of renal trauma surgery, complex iatrogenic injuries and major abdomino-pelvic surgery Provide a statement regarding appropriate training and experience including that relating to a special interest including prostate cancer focal therapy and robotic assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP). Further information This appointment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced level Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure. Further information about the DBS disclosure process can be found at http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/agencies-public-bodies/dbs/ or by telephoning 0870 90 90 811. You may also wish to view the College’s policy statements on the Recruitment and Employment of Ex-Offenders and the Secure Storage, Use, Retention & Disposal of Disclosures and Disclosure Information. Imperial College is supportive of flexible working. The recruiting department are happy to discuss the possibility of implementing such arrangements for this post, with suitably qualified people subject to operational requirements. Informal enquires are welcomed by Professor Hashim Ahmed (hashim.ahmed@imperial.ac.uk) and Professor George Hanna (g.hanna@imperial.ac.uk) For technical issues applying please contact: support.jobs@imperial.ac.uk Our preferred method of application is online via our website http://www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs Please complete and upload an application form as directed. To apply, visit www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs and search by the job reference. The College is a proud signatory to the San-Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which means that in hiring and promotion decisions, we evaluate applicants on the quality of their work, not the journal impact factor where it is published. For more information, see: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/research-and-innovation/about-imperial-research/research-evaluation/ The College believes that the use of animals in research is vital to improve human and animal health and welfare. Animals may only be used in research programmes where their use is shown to be necessary for developing new treatments and making medical advances. Imperial is committed to ensuring that, in cases where this research is deemed essential, all animals in the College’s care are treated with full respect, and that all staff involved with this work show due consideration at every level. http://www.imperial.ac.uk/research-and-innovation/about-imperial-research/research-integrity/animal-research/ Imperial College is committed to equality of opportunity, to eliminating discrimination and to creating an inclusive working environment. We are an Athena SWAN Silver award winner, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident Leader and work in partnership with GIRES to promote respect for trans people. If you apply for this position please say you saw it on Medicinoxy

Job summary

The Department of Surgery and Cancer at Imperial College London seeks to appoint a Clinical Senior Lecturer in Urology providing an outstanding opportunity to join a world-leading team whose interdisciplinary research ranks it as one of the global premier academic departments of surgery. The post will be full-time and funded for 5 years in the first instance and will hold an honorary consultant contract with Imperial College Healthcare NHS...

Job listing information

Reference MED02343
Date posted 14 March 2021
Closing date 11 April 2021

Key information about the role

Location Charing Cross Campus (map)
Position type Full time, fixed term
Salary £82,096 – £110,663 plus benefits
Department Department of Surgery & Cancer
Category Academic & Teaching / Clinical Academic & Teaching

Job description

Job summary

The Department’s overarching mission is to innovate, develop and apply new translational technologies. Utilizing approaches and models to improve medical and surgical diagnostics, clinical decision-making and patient stratification. This will better inform health policy decisions and government policy.

Research themes in the Division of Surgery, include ‘Clinical Skills, simulation and patient engagement’, Diagnostics and Sensing, Health Policy, Musculoskeletal, Patient Safety, Surgical Technology, ‘Trials, translation and service delivery’. The research groups under these sections are based at St Mary’s, Hammersmith, Charing Cross and Chelsea and Westminster Hospitals.

The Division employs scientists and academic clinicians in colorectal, oesophago-gastric, bariatric, hepatobiliary/ pancreatic, musculoskeletal, vascular, urology and breast surgery. Research in the Division of Surgery is driven by interdisciplinary work to apply science and technology to issues directly affecting patient care. Translational research is integral to the Division’s success, developed by cross-faculty collaborations with the Department of Computing, Department of Mechanical Engineering, and Business School as well as with Schools, Institutes and Departments within the Faculty of Medicine.

Duties and responsibilities

You will join the team led by Professor Hashim Ahmed. The urology services are based at Charing Cross Hospitals, with occasional commitments at the Hammersmith Hospital and St Mary’s. You will be a member of a large group of WTE consultants. The urology services have undergone recent re-organisation, with the main in-patient bed base for non-electives and major open surgery at the Charing Cross campus. The urology service on the St Marys site is based in the purpose-built Surgical Innovation Centre (based in the Paterson building).

You will be encouraged to demonstrate a developing reputation in the field of research and an ability to attract funds to support it. As well as having a proven track record in publishing, education including UG teaching, PG education and supervision, you will have an outstanding reputation in the provision of clinical service.

As an academic urologist you will be well placed to perform research in diagnostics, imaging and interventional and surgical techniques. Minimally invasive and surgical robotic approaches to treat prostatic cancer is an evolving research area with imaging, AI, and precision tools as an essential component to its success.

Essential requirements

To be successful, you will:

Be a GMC registered Medical Practitioner
Hold GMC specialist registration (or within 6 months of being admitted to the GMC’s specialist register)
Have appropriate Royal College Membership
Have a Further Higher Degree (PhD or equivalent) in the relevant subject area
Have clinical training and experience in urology, equivalent to that required for a UK CCT with the ability to perform all non-elective care with the exception of renal trauma surgery, complex iatrogenic injuries and major abdomino-pelvic surgery
Provide a statement regarding appropriate training and experience including that relating to a special interest including prostate cancer focal therapy and robotic assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP).

Further information

This appointment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced level Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure. Further information about the DBS disclosure process can be found at http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/agencies-public-bodies/dbs/ or by telephoning 0870 90 90 811. You may also wish to view the College’s policy statements on the Recruitment and Employment of Ex-Offenders and the Secure Storage, Use, Retention & Disposal of Disclosures and Disclosure Information.

Imperial College is supportive of flexible working. The recruiting department are happy to discuss the possibility of implementing such arrangements for this post, with suitably qualified people subject to operational requirements.

Informal enquires are welcomed by Professor Hashim Ahmed (hashim.ahmed@imperial.ac.uk) and Professor George Hanna (g.hanna@imperial.ac.uk)

For technical issues applying please contact: support.jobs@imperial.ac.uk

Our preferred method of application is online via our website http://www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs Please complete and upload an application form as directed.

To apply, visit www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs and search by the job reference.

The College is a proud signatory to the San-Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which means that in hiring and promotion decisions, we evaluate applicants on the quality of their work, not the journal impact factor where it is published. For more information, see: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/research-and-innovation/about-imperial-research/research-evaluation/

The College believes that the use of animals in research is vital to improve human and animal health and welfare. Animals may only be used in research programmes where their use is shown to be necessary for developing new treatments and making medical advances. Imperial is committed to ensuring that, in cases where this research is deemed essential, all animals in the College’s care are treated with full respect, and that all staff involved with this work show due consideration at every level. http://www.imperial.ac.uk/research-and-innovation/about-imperial-research/research-integrity/animal-research/

Imperial College is committed to equality of opportunity, to eliminating discrimination and to creating an inclusive working environment. We are an Athena SWAN Silver award winner, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident Leader and work in partnership with GIRES to promote respect for trans people.

If you apply for this position please say you saw it on Medicinoxy

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