Clinical Lecturer in Respiratory Medicine
Hull York Medical School (HYMS), University of Hull,
and Health Education Yorkshire and the Humber
Post:
Clinical Lecturer in Respiratory Medicine – Hull York Medical
School (HYMS)
Reporting to:
Professor Alyn Morice
Job Description
The post
Applications are now invited for an Academic Clinical Lecturer in Respiratory Medicine within the Academic Training
Programme. This new post has been created as part of the National Co-ordinating Centre for Research Capacity
(NIHRTCC) programme of Integrated Academic Training and offers candidates a comprehensive experience of clinical
academic medicine working alongside internationally renowned clinicians and researchers.
We are seeking a highly motivated, enthusiastic individual wishing to excel in both their clinical and academic training
and who have the ambition to be part of the next generation of world-leading academic clinicians. Candidates should
demonstrate that they have contributed to and participated in a programme of original research in a field related to
respiratory medicine. 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 HYMS research direction and to obtain any necessary funding.
The post will be based in the Academic Department of Respiratory Medicine, part of the Hull York Medical School
(HYMS) Centre for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research, headed by Professor Alyn Morice.
Academic Respiratory Medicine is based at Castle Hill Hospital, with both clinical and basic laboratory research facilities
on site. The main research interests of the department are cough, receptor pharmacology, airways inflammation and
hypersensitivity, interstitial lung disease, pulmonary vasculature, and telehealth. The department has a high reputation
for clinical trials work and research is supported by tenured support and technical staff. Basic research facilities include
a well equipped molecular pharmacology laboratory with basic scientists working on respiratory disease in the new
Daisy building at Castle Hill Hospital. We have a non-clinical lecturer, research technician, and 4 PhD students. The
academic department is managed by a business manager and assistant manager, and supported by two academic
secretaries.
University Staff:
 Professor Alyn Morcie, Professor of Respiratory Medicine
 Dr Simon Hart, Clinical Senior Lecturer
 Dr Ghassan Hamad, Senior Clinical Fellow (Academic GP)
 Dr Laura Sadofsky, Non-Clinical Lecturer
 Dr Michael Crooks, NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer
 4 PhD students; Divisional Manager, Clinical Trials Manager, 3 clinical trials staff
The department has good record in publishing in peer reviewed journals. We have one NIHR academic clinical lecturer
post, and we host an academic F2 post in respiratory medicine as part of a 2 year foundation program with the NYEC
foundation school.
Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust consultant staff: Drs J Morjaria, S Faruqi, D McGivern, J Kastelik, M
Greenstone, G Anderson, E Pinder, S Pathmanathan, W Lee. There are 7 registrars in respiratory medicine, 2 CMT
trainees, 2 GPVTS trainees, 1 academic FY2 trainee, 6 FY1 trainees, and 4 respiratory nurse specialists.
Main Duties
There are opportunities to develop clinical and/or laboratory based research projects.
The award of a NTN(A) will be made to the appointee, who will undertake the ST3+ training programme in
respiratory medicine.
Together with Professor Morice and the clinical lead, the successful candidate will agree a job plan comprising 50/50
academic/clinical work. On-call commitments will be negotiated by mutual agreement with Hull and East Yorkshire
Hospitals NHS Trust.
The Lecturer will be appointed with clinical and academic educational supervisors, with regular appraisal and will be
subject to HEE ARCP process.
Relationships and Team working
The successful candidate with be expected to:
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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
Teaching and CME
Involvement in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training will be expected. There is a very active
educational program with regular radiology, histopathology, and multidisciplinary lung cancer meetings, and
departmental clinical and academic meetings. A weekly medical grand round and respiratory academic program are
available. There are medical libraries at Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital.
Academic Location
The Academic Respiratory Medicine Department is based at Castle Hill Hospital but also has a presence at the Hull
Royal Infirmary site. The post will be based at Castle Hill Hospital. Office accommodation and administrative support
will be provided.
Bursary and Research Grants
The NIHR bursary provides trainees with a source of funding to attend meetings and conferences that are relevant to
academic training.
The NIHR bursary provides £1,000 per financial year per trainee to the host Medical school. The Medical school is
responsible for managing the bursary fund and your Medical school is therefore responsible for approving expenditure
against the bursaries. Unclaimed bursary funds currently remain with the Medical school for use on activities that
benefit the academic development or training of the NIHR CL trainees.
Commencement date and duration of appointment
The post is available with immediate effect and the candidate must be available to take up employment by 31st March
2016. 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.
Candidates wishing to visit should contact Professor Alyn Morice, Head of HYMS CCMR, Respiratory Medicine,
Castle Hill Hospital
Direct line: 01482 624067
Email: a.h.morice@hull.ac.uk
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/
ESSENTIAL
ELIGIBILITY
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KNOWLEDGE &
ACHIEVEMENTS
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EDUCATIONAL &
PERSONAL
ASPECTS
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PROFESSIONAL
SKILLS
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DESIRABLE
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.
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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.
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WHEN EVALUATED
Evidence of commitment to
GMC specialty.
Intercalated honours degree
and/or additional
qualifications e.g. MSc etc.
Application form
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 and
selection centre
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.
Application Form
Evidence of team working
skills.
Evidence of leadership
potential.
Application Form and
selection centre
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.