Associate Professor of Public Health University of Cambridge

Applications are invited to an exciting new opportunity to take up a senior clinical medical academic appointment in Cambridge. The academic base for the post is the Primary Care Unit of the University Department of Public Health and Primary Care, with the clinical base in the Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust Palliative Care Department. Main duties and responsibilities Clinical work as Consultant in Palliative Medicine with the Palliative Care Department across CUH NHS Foundation Trust 1.5 days per week Lead on delivery of the CUH Palliative Care Department's clinical research strategy as part of 0.5 days per week Supporting Professional Activity (SPA) time Lead a personal programme of Palliative Care research, including postgraduate supervision and teaching of clinical and academic colleagues 2 days per week Co-lead medical student Palliative Care teaching in the School of Clinical Medicine 1 day per week Essential skills, qualifications and experience Registration with General Medical Council and Certificate of Completion of Training in Palliative Medicine Higher degree (PhD, MD or equivalent) Experience and creativity to lead and develop a personal programme of Palliative Care research Record of research publications and research grant income generation Ability to establish a significant teaching and research presence in the university Ability to work collaboratively on health research programmes by contributing Palliative Care and methodological expertise Ability to contribute to post-graduate supervision and teaching of Masters and Doctoral students Ability to contribute to the direction and management of the Primary Care Unit Excellent interpersonal, team-working and communication skills Commitment to professional and personal development Academic synergy with existing strengths within the Primary Care Unit and the Department of Public Health and Primary Care The successful candidate will hold an Honorary Consultant clinical contract with CUH NHS Foundation Trust. We strongly encourage potential applicants to contact both Professor Steve Morris sm2428@medschl.cam.ac.uk and Dr Anna Spathis aos10@medschl.cam.ac.uk in the PCU and Dr Ben Clark ben.clark1@nhs.net in CUH NHSFT for informal discussions about the post prior to submitting an application. This appointment requires an Honorary Clinical Contract. Click the 'Apply' button below to register an account with our recruitment system (if you have not already) and apply online. The closing date for applications is: 14 August 2023 Short-listed candidates will be invited to visit the Department, give a seminar on their research and teaching and attend a formal interview. This process will take place during September / October 2023. Please ensure that you upload a covering letter, CV and list of publications, in the Upload section of the online application. If you upload any additional documents which have not been requested, we will not be able to consider these as part of your application. Please quote reference RH37553 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy. The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society. The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK. Further information Further Particulars Apply online If you apply for this position please say you saw it on Medicinoxy Apply

Applications are invited to an exciting new opportunity to take up a senior clinical medical academic appointment in Cambridge. The academic base for the post is the Primary Care Unit of the University Department of Public Health and Primary Care, with the clinical base in the Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust Palliative Care Department.

Main duties and responsibilities

Clinical work as Consultant in Palliative Medicine with the Palliative Care Department across CUH NHS Foundation Trust 1.5 days per week
Lead on delivery of the CUH Palliative Care Department's clinical research strategy as part of 0.5 days per week Supporting Professional Activity (SPA) time
Lead a personal programme of Palliative Care research, including postgraduate supervision and teaching of clinical and academic colleagues 2 days per week
Co-lead medical student Palliative Care teaching in the School of Clinical Medicine 1 day per week

Essential skills, qualifications and experience

Registration with General Medical Council and Certificate of Completion of Training in Palliative Medicine
Higher degree (PhD, MD or equivalent)
Experience and creativity to lead and develop a personal programme of Palliative Care research
Record of research publications and research grant income generation
Ability to establish a significant teaching and research presence in the university
Ability to work collaboratively on health research programmes by contributing Palliative Care and methodological expertise
Ability to contribute to post-graduate supervision and teaching of Masters and Doctoral students
Ability to contribute to the direction and management of the Primary Care Unit
Excellent interpersonal, team-working and communication skills
Commitment to professional and personal development
Academic synergy with existing strengths within the Primary Care Unit and the Department of Public Health and Primary Care

The successful candidate will hold an Honorary Consultant clinical contract with CUH NHS Foundation Trust.

We strongly encourage potential applicants to contact both Professor Steve Morris sm2428@medschl.cam.ac.uk and Dr Anna Spathis aos10@medschl.cam.ac.uk in the PCU and Dr Ben Clark ben.clark1@nhs.net in CUH NHSFT for informal discussions about the post prior to submitting an application.

This appointment requires an Honorary Clinical Contract.

Click the 'Apply' button below to register an account with our recruitment system (if you have not already) and apply online.

The closing date for applications is: 14 August 2023

Short-listed candidates will be invited to visit the Department, give a seminar on their research and teaching and attend a formal interview. This process will take place during September / October 2023.

Please ensure that you upload a covering letter, CV and list of publications, in the Upload section of the online application. If you upload any additional documents which have not been requested, we will not be able to consider these as part of your application.

Please quote reference RH37553 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.