Hull York Medical School (HYMS), University of Hull, and Health Education Yorkshire and the Humber
The Post
Applications are invited for a Clinical Lecturer in Cardiothoracic Surgery within the Academic Training Programme.
This new post has been created as part of local funding obtained from the medical school and Health Education England-
Yorkshire. Application for NIHR badging will be made after appointment which we expect to be successful..
This post will be based at the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Castle Hill Hospital. The Department has developed a strong and active clinical and basic science research programme over the last five years in collaboration with other departments within the University of Hull including: Centre for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research and
Department of Sport, Health and Exercise Science.
The Staff in the Department include; 6 Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeons; 8 Specialist Registrars; 1 core surgical trainee; 3 FY2 doctors; and 2 Research Fellows. Facilities are based in the purpose built state of the art Centre for
Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery include fully equipped three theatres, Intensive care unit and two wards. We work very closely with the Department of Cardiology sharing excellent cardiac diagnostic facilities including an interventional cardiology suite. The Department Research Team has developed a proven track record in peer review publication and supervision of successful MD students. Research carried out in the Department has received Awards from the European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery.
We are seeking highly motivated, enthusiastic individuals wishing to excel in both their clinical and academic training and who have the ambition to be the next generation of world-leading academic clinicians.
Research
The successful candidate will have a proven track record in initiating and undertaking original research, as indicated by excellent publications record in a field related to surgery. A major criterion in making this appointment will be the research potential of the individual as well as the area of research activity. The Lecturer will be expected to develop his/her own research programme within the Department research directions, and to obtain research funding support for research projects.
Research areas in the Department include; a)
Pulmonary Hypertension b) Myocardial Metabolism c) Antiplatelet therapy and Coronary Artery Surgery Outcomes d)
Haemostats Clinical Randomised Trials

Teaching
The appointee will be involved in teaching HYMS medical students and will be required to assist and co-supervise
BMedSci, MSc and MD students undertaking research projects in the Department.
Relationships and Team working
The successful candidate with be expected to:
 Liaise with colleagues and students
 Build internal contacts and participate in internal networks for exchange of information and to form relationships for future collaboration
 Join external networks to share information and identify potential sources of funds
 Collaborate with academic colleagues on course development, curriculum changes and the development of research activity
 Attend and contribute to group meetings
 Contribute to collaborative decision making with colleagues on academic content and on the assessment of students’ work
 Share responsibility for deciding how to deliver teaching and assess students
Clinical Training
The Lecturer will continue clinical training at 50% whole time equivalent rate within Health Education England
Yorkshire and the Humber.
The successful applicant will work with the Training Programme Director and Academic Lead to develop a configuration of research to clinical training conducive to both progression and academic output.
Educational Supervision
The Lecturer will be appointed with a clinical and academic educational supervisor with appraisal at 3 monthly intervals, and will be subject to Annual Review of Competence Progression (ARCP) which will be conducted by Health Education
Yorkshire and the Humber.
Further information about clinical training can be provided by the Yorkshire & Humber Training Programme Director for Education in Cardiothoracic Surgery (Mr Mahmoud Loubani).
The above job duties and responsibilities are intended to describe the general nature of the role. The duties and responsibilities and the balance between the elements of the role may change or vary over time depending on the specific needs at a specific point in time or due to changing needs in the department.
Additionally the post holder will be required to:
 Undertake all duties in line with the University Health and Safety Policy
 Show a commitment to diversity, equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practices.
Commencement date and duration of appointment
The post is available with immediate effect. The duration of the post is four years fixed term or until CCT is reached, whichever is sooner. A lecturer appointed at ST4 level would be expected to have progressed to CCT level by the end of the period of appointment.
Administrative support
Office accommodation and administrative support will be provided, as will a PC with email and Internet access.
Because of the nature of the work for which you are applying this post is exempted from the provisions of Section 4
(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions)
Order 1975.
Applicants are therefore not entitled to withhold information about convictions, which for other purposed are
‘spent’ under the provisions of the Act and in the event of employment any failure to disclose such convictions could

result in dismissal or disciplinary action by the University. Any information given will be strictly confidential and will be considered.

Person Specification
Please refer to the Health Education England website for details specific to this specialty: http://specialtytraining.hee.nhs.uk/specialty-recruitment/person-specifications-2013/2015-person-specifications/
Supplementary Person specification details:
ESSENTIAL DESIRABLE WHEN EVALUATED
ELIGIBILITY
KNOWLEDGE &
ACHIEVEMENTS
EDUCATIONAL &
PERSONAL
ASPECTS
PROFESSIONAL
SKILLS
 Evidence of achievement of
Foundation competences or equivalent.
 Must hold a higher degree
(MD, PhD or equivalent) in a
relevant subject area.
 Evidence of good progress in clinical training and that completion of specialty training may be accommodated either during or after the 4 year period of the NIHR CL award.
 Candidate must be at ST3
or above.
 Demonstration of acquisition of the level of knowledge and skills necessary for the achievement of Foundation and clinical (matched to the entry level) competencies or equivalent.
 Demonstration of the potential for scientific independence and the ability to lead a research team.
 Potential to become a leader in chosen field.
 Demonstration of understanding, and commitment to, an academic career.
 Indication of medium and long-term career goals.
 Demonstration of educational reasons for applying for
Clinical Lectureship
Programme.
 Evidence of team working skills.
 Evidence of leadership potential.
 Evidence of commitment to
GMC specialty.
 Intercalated honours degree and/or additional qualifications e.g. MSc etc.
 Knowledge of the centre hosting the research and how this is best placed to support the research, education and training needs.
 Prizes or distinctions.
 Presentation of work at a national or international meeting.
 Significant publications in peer reviewed journals.
Application form
Application Form and selection centre
Application Form
Application Form and selection centre

Commencement date and duration of appointment
The post is available with immediate effect. The start date can be negotiated but the candidate must be available to take up employment by 31 st March 2016. The duration of the post is four years fixed term or until CCT is reached, whichever is sooner.
Administrative support
Office accommodation and administrative support will be provided, as will a PC with email and Internet access.
Because of the nature of the work for which you are applying this post is exempted from the provisions of Section 4
(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions)
Order 1975.
Applicants are therefore not entitled to withhold information about convictions, which for other purposed are
‘spent’ under the provisions of the Act and in the event of employment any failure to disclose such convictions could result in dismissal or disciplinary action by the University. Any information given will be strictly confidential and will be considered.
Informal enquiries may be addressed to:
Mr Mahmoud Loubani
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Castle Hill Hospital
Cottingham, HU16 5JQ.
E mail: mahmoud.loubani@hey.nhs.uk
Office: 01482 624379
Mobile: 07742 010595
Secretary: 01482 623263
Fax: 01482 623257

Appendix 1: Further particulars – Hull York Medical School
The Hull York Medical School (HYMS) is a collaboration between the Universities of Hull and York and the
NHS. HYMS operates from both University campuses and within teaching hospitals and medical practices throughout the Yorkshire and Humber region. Having recently celebrated its 10th anniversary, HYMS is a young medical school which is developing a growing reputation for its teaching and research.
HYMS has a strong reputation as an undergraduate medical school. Our innovative curriculum includes an enquiry based approach to learning, early clinical experience, balanced teaching across all health sectors and a wide range of student selected learning opportunities. Our graduates are recognised as being very capable
Foundation Doctors, many of whom have stayed locally to help develop health care services in this area.
We run two small postgraduate taught programmes and have a range of post graduate research programmes and teams.
The quality and impact on health and patient care of research carried out in the Hull York Medical School
(HYMS) was recognised by the University of York’s ranking as 7th in the country for Public Health, Health
Services and Primary Care in the national Research Excellence Framework 2014, which published its results today. HYMS researchers were also part of York’s top-10 rated submissions in Biology and Psychology.
Across the whole of HYMS, a partnership between the Universities of Hull and York, over 85% of research was assessed as world leading or internationally excellent.
Within the Universities, research development in HYMS has been based on a distributed model, in which academic staff may have a research base in a cognate academic department of the University of Hull and/or
York, providing scientific integration, critical mass and technology platforms with which to work. In relation to clinically orientated research there is a Clinical Research Facility (the Daisy Building) in Hull at Castle Hill
Hospital and an Experimental Medicine Unit at York Hospital, to facilitate translational research. HYMS also plays a role in establishing and facilitating research networking between NHS partners in the region through topic based regional meetings.
The area covered by the HYMS NHS partnership comprises Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire, York and North
Yorkshire, and Northern Lincolnshire, which together have a population of around 1.8 million. 17 NHS organisations make up the HYMS NHS partnership, within which there are over 600 consultants and 900 general practitioners.
Encompassing both rural and urban populations, the region contains a variety of environments in which health services are delivered. There are areas of considerable deprivation, not only in urban centres, but also in patches across the rural hinterlands. Heart disease and lung cancer are severe problems in Hull. Measures of overall health in North
Lincolnshire are poorer than the country as a whole. However, in most of the region, rates for infant mortality and most disease-specific death are well below national averages, the prevalence of smoking and drug use are low, and the uptake of screening is high in many areas.
East Yorkshire with its homogenous and stable population of 600,000 is an ideal centre for prospective observational and interventional clinical research: the central urban area of Kingston upon Hull has a population of 350,000 . The NHS clinical facilities are well developed and virtually comprehensive across the medical and surgical disciplines; only certain transplantation and cardiac neonatal surgical procedures require distant referral. Hence there exists a wealth of clinical material available for approved educational and research purposes.