Academic Clinical Lectureships in Diabetes & Endocrinology
These Academic Clinical Lectureship posts will allow the successful candidates to spend 50% of their time
in clinical training and 50% of their time undertaking cutting edge research relating to Diabetes,
Endocrinology or Obesity within the Department of Medicine at University College London. The Department
has an outstanding record for undertaking translational research and opportunities exist for undertaking
research relating to energy homeostasis, understanding the beneficial mechanisms of bariatric surgery,
obesity in pregnancy, gestational diabetes, and reproductive physiology. The successful applicant will have
access to world class basic science laboratories and interact with basic scientists and clinician scientists to
develop their portfolio of research skills. The UCLH Centre for Weight Loss, Metabolic and Endocrine
Surgery is one of the largest tertiary multidisciplinary obesity centres in the UK with an integrated clinical
and research ethos thus offering the successful applicant unique translation research opportunities. The
Clinical Research Facility at UCLH is well equipped for undertaking invasive healthy volunteer and patientbased studies.
The academic component will be supervised by Dr Rachel Batterham (r.batterham@ucl.ac.uk), Head of
the Centre for Obesity Research within the Department of Medicine. She has extensive expertise in
undertaking translational research and she will facilitate the project decided upon by the successful
applicant. During the academic research blocks the Academic Clinical Lecturer will have protected time to
further develop academic skills, undertake high quality research and prepare and compete for an externally
funded postdoctoral training fellowship. The training given will be flexible and trainee-centred.
Candidates are strongly urged to contact the Principal Investigator(s) and discuss potential
research opportunities and the ongoing research work of the Centre prior to interview.
NIHR posts are supported by research, training and travel grants which are also available to matched posts
funded by the Division of Medicine. Application to an external funding organization for project grant support
would be encouraged and supported.
This post is open to Specialist Registrars (SpR) or Specialty Registrars (StR) who have completed a
PhD/MD (or equivalent) in a relevant subject area or an MB PhD programme.
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Candidates may apply for a Clinical Lectureship post only if they have already submitted their
PhD/MD thesis at the time of application. However, successful candidates may not take up their post until
their PhD/MD has been fully awarded.
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If awarded after the 31st March 2013 deadline, the candidate will not be eligible to apply for a 2012
Clinical Lectureship.
UCL has over 40 NIHR Academic Clinical Lectureships in post and participates in a programme of academic
mentorship together with the Academy of Medical Sciences to help support and develop its academic
trainees (http://www.ucl.ac.uk/slms/aco/acl).
This NIHR Academic Clinical Lectureships offer academic and clinical training in Diabetes & Endocrinology
to those who have completed a higher degree (MD/PhD) and are at ST3 level or above are eligible to apply.
The academic component of the training period will include postdoctoral research/educationalist career
development with opportunities to develop an application for a postdoctoral training support (e.g. Clinician
Scientist Award or Intermediate Fellowship). The end of the clinical lectureship is marked by the completion
of clinical training and the attainment of a Certificate of Completion of Training and also by a period of high
quality, further post-doctoral training.
The Academic Clinical Lecturer will receive high quality clinical training within the hospitals of the North
Central Thames SpR rotation in Diabetes and Endocrinology. The main aim of the clinical training
programme is to ensure that the Academic Clinical Lecturer receives a full and balanced ongoing training in
diabetes and endocrinology and the necessary clinical competencies commensurate with their stage within
a supportive and friendly environment. The UCLH rotation offers first class training in all aspects of Diabetes
and Endocrinology. The clinical component of this post will provide training in the in-patient management of
diabetic and endocrine conditions. Out-patient training will be provided in general diabetes and
endocrinology, accompanied with sub-speciality training in renal diabetes, diabetic and thyroid eye disease
clinics, insulin pump and other novel therapies (including islet transplantation), paediatric and adolescent
diabetes and endocrinology (Great Ormond Street and UCLH), reproductive and obstetric diabetes &
endocrine medicine, intersex clinic, management of pituitary disorders (including dynamic endocrine
assessment and peri-operative care), adult growth hormone deficiency and acromegaly clinic, osteoporosis
clinics, lipid clinics and community diabetes clinics. In addition, highly specialized endocrine surgery is
undertaken at both UCLH and RFH, offering excellent learning opportunities for the ACL. Regular appraisal
and assessment will be undertaken as a two-way process, both to ascertain that satisfactory progress is
made by the trainee and to ensure that each post provides good educational experience, and is an
enjoyable experience. Milestones for clinical competencies will follow those for clinical trainees in accord
with specialty-specific PMETB curricula.
1. Job title
NIHR Academic Clinical Lectureship in Diabetes & Endocrinology
2. Duration of post.
4 years
3. Hospitals in which training will take place.
University College London Trust Hospital, Royal Free Hospital and district general hospital within the North
Central London region
4. Research institutions in which training will take place
University College London
5. Timetabling of clinical and research time
Clinical training in Endocrinology and Diabetes will be based at UCLH Foundation Trust Hospital, Royal
Free Hospital (RFH) and district general hospitals within the North Central London region. The academic
training will be at UCL within the Division of Medicine and will be delivered in six month blocks of protected
academic time (one per year). The block release structure will ensure that the occasional geographical
separation between UCL and the hospitals does not compromise academic training.
6. Description of research component of programme
This will be tailored to the research programme the candidate wishes to join.
7. Academic Programme Director name
Dr Rachel Batterham
Phone 0207 679 0991
Email r.batterham@ucl.ac.uk
10. Clinical Programme Director name
Dr Stephanie Baldeweg
Email : stephanie.baldeweg@uclh.nhs.uk
11. Programme contact for further information (phone or email)
diabetes@londondeanery.co.uk
12. Deanery contact for further information (email)
Richard Sams
Medical Workforce Officer
Academic Training
Medical Workforce Department
London Deanery
Stewart House, 32 Russell Square
London, WC1B 5DN
Tel: +44 (0)20 7862 8629
Fax: +44 (0)20 7866 3279
http://www.londondeanery.ac.uk/specialty-schools/integrated-academic-training
13. Useful websites for further information
Link to NCCRCD website for further information
www.nccrcd.nhs.uk/
14. Confirmation that the post attracts an NTN (A)
We confirm that the post attracts an NTN (A)
Proposed start date:
This job description was prepared in February 2012