FACULTY OF MEDICINE, IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON
IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST
Clinical Senior Lecturer in Obstetrics
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THE POST:
Title of Post:
Department:
Main site of activity:
Honorary Contract with:
Associated with:
Responsible to:
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Clinical Senior Lecturer in Obstetrics (SM281-13)
Surgery and Cancer
Hammersmith Campus, East Acton
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Women’s and Children Clinical Programme Group
Academic Activity
Professor Phillip Bennett (Head IRDB)
Professor Bob Brown (Director Cancer)
Professor Jeremy Nicholson (Head of Department,
Surgery and Cancer)
Clinical Services
Mr TG Teoh
Miss MK Dhanjal
Background to the Post
Applications are invited for the post of Clinical Senior Lecturer in Obstetrics in the Section of
Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Department of Surgery and Cancer, in the Faculty of
Medicine. This post is full time and open ended. The post-holder will be based at the Queen
Charlottes/Hammersmith Hospital and will hold a honorary contract as a Consultant Obstetrician
with Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
The appointee will be based mainly at the Hammersmith Campus but with wide-ranging
activities across the College, close association with other parts of the Department of Surgery
and Cancer, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (ICHNT) and its associated Hospitals.
NB. Details of Imperial College London are attached at Appendix 1; details of Imperial College
NHS Healthcare Trust are attached at Appendix 2
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Department of Surgery and Cancer
2.1
An Overview
The Department (Head - Professor Jeremy Nicholson) comprises Biosurgery and Surgical
Technology, Computational and Systems Medicine, Anaesthetics, Pain Medicine and Intensive
Care, Cancer and the Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology. Its focus is on both
basic science and translational research, which will be of clear benefit to patients. The
Department hosts the MRC/NIHR Phenome Centre, has recently established the Centre for
Systems Oncology and Cancer Innovation with the ICR, Cancer Research UK Centre of
Excellence and Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre.
For more information about the Department and its work, please visit the website
http://www1.imperial.ac.uk/surgeryandcancer/.
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Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology (IRDB)
The Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology comprises some fifteen research
groups working on stem cell biology, gonadal function, reproduction and pregnancy disorders,
fetal development and parturition and pre-term births. There is a broad spectrum of research
with an emphasis on molecular endocrinology and cell signaling pathways that underpin these
processes. In conjunction with studies of fundamental aspects of reproduction and early
development there is a commitment to investigate the pathogenesis of disease and the
development of new approaches for treatment.
The Institute provides core services including central wash and media-prep room, DNA
sequencing and molecular biology support and a cell imaging facility including, FISH, laser
capture and confocal microscopy. Elsewhere on the Hammersmith campus there are transgenic
and embryonic stem cell facilities, microarray and bioinformatic units and advanced cell and
whole subject imaging.
The IRDB has a close relationship with the Imperial Healthcare NHS Trust Biomedical Research
Centre, in particular the Women’s Health, Cancer and Stratified Medicine themes, with the BRC
and CLRN funded Women’s Health Research Centre and with the clinical service.
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Staffing
See Appendix 3.
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Relationship with other SIDs, Faculties and CPGs
Division of Women’s and Children’s Health
The maternity department within Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust provides obstetric and
midwifery care for over 9,000 women and their babies each year through our maternity units at
Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and St Mary’s hospitals. We offer a full range of
maternity/obstetric services from midwifery-led care to complex high risk care.
Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea Hospital is a tertiary referral maternity unit with a nationally
renowned centre for fetal and maternal medicine. It has one of the largest neonatal intensive
care units in the country and the labour ward has two fully equipped operating theatres, a two
bed high dependency care unit, four high risk and 12 low risk delivery rooms and a pool room.
There are further low risk delivery and pool rooms on the birth centre.
The Divisional Director is Mr TG Teoh. Maternity services are directed by Miss Mandish
Dhanjal. The Divisional research director for Women’s Health is Professor Phillip Bennett.
Details of Clinical staff are attached at Appendix 4.
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The Post - Key Result Areas, Main Duties and Responsibilities
Purpose of Role
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To expand academic activity in obstetrics and maternity care
To strengthen basic science, translation and clinical trial research and clinical support in
areas of recognised strength within IRDB
To support and engage with the BRC Women’s Health and Cancer themes which in turn will
link with the cross cutting themes of Stratified Medicine, Imaging, Genomics and with the
Surgery and Technology theme
To provide general obstetric clinical care, and specialized clinical care if appropriate to the
candidate, within Queen Charlotte’s Maternity Hospital
Provide High Quality Care to Patients in Obstetrics
To develop and maintain the competencies required to carry out the duties required of the
post
To ensure prompt attendance at agreed direct clinical care Programmed Activities
To ensure patients are involved in decisions about their care and to respond to their views
The care of in-patients will be undertaken in conjunction with fellow Consultants in the
associated hospitals.
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Research
A major strategic research aim for Surgery and Cancer is the translation of high quality basic
research into clinical studies and trials leading to stratified and personalised treatment
approaches which will change NHS practice and provide an outstanding environment for
academic and commercial research partnerships.
There is a large volume of clinical material relating to mid-pregnancy complications, preeclampsia and preterm birth passing through our Centre for Fetal Care and the Women’s Health
Research Centre to support research activity and relating to term parturition through our labour
wards. The post holder will be expected to work in one of the areas of Departmental interest
described below, or bring a new appropriate research area to the Institute. He or she will
develop interdepartmental and cross-faculty collaborations, for example with the MRC/NIHR
National Phenome Centre, the Imperial Genome Centre (next-generation transcriptomics and/or
microbiome studies), public health and epidemiology (biobanking and ambitious stratified
medicine studies), and neonatal medicine.
Microbiome in Pregnancy and Metabolic Phenotyping in Women’s Health
The Department has a major interest in gut health, an important determinant of general health in
children and adults. The childhood and adult microbiome is directly affected by the maternal
(gut, vaginal and skin) microbiome. The maternal microbiome is also aetiologically important in
pathology in pregnancy, notably in risk of preterm birth and of maternal metabolic disease. This
is an area in which the Department has unique expertise; collaborations have already been
developed between Computational and Systems Medicine and IRDB in these areas (Professors
Bennett, Nicholson and Holmes, Dr Julian Marchesi). A new appointment of an academic to
drive studies of maternal gut, oral and vaginal microbial health would inter-relate well with
current IRDB and Department-wide programmes in preterm labour, infection/inflammation and
microbiome, maternal gut health in pregnancy, and neonatal gut health.
Parturition and Prematurity
Professors Bennett and Johnson and Dr Terzidou work on integrating basic science, in vivo
models, experimental medicine and personalised healthcare/stratified medicine studies to
improve prediction and prevention of prematurity and the outcome for preterm babies. There are
growing links between parturition and obstetric research and the Department’s major interest in
gut health, which is an important determinant of general health in children and adults. The
childhood and adult microbiome is directly affected by maternal (gut, vaginal, oral and skin)
microbiome. Maternal microbiome is also aetiologically important in pathology in pregnancy;
notably in risk of preterm birth and of maternal metabolic disease.
The in-utero programming of adult disease
The in-utero programming of adult disease is becoming recognised as a key to future population
health. There is considerable expertise in epigenetics within the Department of Surgery and
Cancer. There is strong NHS clinical activity in early pregnancy development, fetal growth and
development, maternal metabolic and liver/gut disease in pregnancy and the pregnancy
complications that follow abnormal placentation (pre-eclampsia, fetal growth restriction).
The appointee will be expected to:
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To conduct a research programme complementary to the strategy outlined above
To submit research publications to refereed journals on a regular basis, aiming to submit at
least two publications per annum with an impact factor of 5 or above once research group is
established and expectation of publishing regularly in journals of impact factor >10
To submit grant applications and be awarded sufficient grants to be at a minimum costneutral to the institution once the research group is established
To contribute to the research profile and development of the IRDB, Department and College
through other activities
To develop research opportunities across the College and the wider community
To take initiatives in the planning of research
To manage research projects, supervising and taking responsibility for own research team
To present findings at national and international conferences
To promote the reputation of the Division, the Centre and the College
To run a research area with scientists, clinicians, technicians and students at the highest
scientifically rigorous levels
To successfully obtain funds and research grants for research and provide encouragement
and guidance to junior research staff to do the same
To write reports for submission to research sponsors and to take part in Audit
To develop contacts with other research organisations
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To collaborate with and strengthen links with colleagues within the Faculty of Medicine
across all SIDs and contribute to the work of the Faculty and College
To collaborate with academic and clinical colleagues to enhance the NHS Trust’s
translational research portfolio, at all times meeting the full requirements of Research
Governance
Teaching and Training
The appointee will play an active role in the clinical undergraduate course.
Additionally, the appointee will contribute to existing PGT courses (MSc in Reproduction) and be
expected to support the development of new opportunities in the field of cancer education and
training.
The appointee will be responsible for supervising postgraduate PhD research students,
including Clinical Research Fellows.
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Significant contribution to the clinical undergraduate course
To support Divisional leadership in the management of teaching, including examining and
the development of learning and teaching in general
To undertake MRes teaching or research and PhD postgraduate student supervision and
teaching as appropriate
To support the Division in its contribution to the assurance and enhancement of the quality
of teaching and learning and research within the Division, in line with College standards
To teach and examine courses at all levels – undergraduate, masters and higher research
degrees – through lectures, seminars, tutorials, course work, laboratory demonstrating,
classwork demonstrating, clinical training and personal supervision.
To plan and review own approach to teaching
To act as a coach and role model through excellent practice and mentoring colleagues
To undertake the supervision of MD and PhD candidates
To provide pastoral support for students
To train junior medical and nursing staff in the clinical setting
To contribute to curriculum development
To contribute to the development of teaching and teaching methods and assessment
To contribute to postgraduate medical education with the Graduate School of Life Sciences
& Medicine
To provide high quality teaching to medical undergraduates and members of other health
care professions as required by the Head of Department and Deputy Head of Department
(Teaching) in the Department, and the Clinical Director and Head of Education in the CPGD.
To act as educational supervisor and appraiser as delegated by the CPG Director/Clinical
Director to ensure external accreditation of training post
To act as external examiner for postgraduate students
To work with national bodies on curriculum development and quality assurance
Staff Management
To undertake appropriate management responsibilities in support of the IRDB and the
Department’s teaching and research activities
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To attend relevant academic or management committees
To comply with the College's Equal Opportunities policy, Health and Safety and other
College and departmental policies and to comply with similar policies within ICHNT.
To take responsibility for the appointment, management and development of College staff,
in line with College policy and procedure
To work with colleagues to ensure junior doctors’ hours are compliant in line with EWTD and
New Deal
To ensure that adequate systems and procedures are in place to control and monitor leave
for junior medical staff and to ensure that there is appropriate cover within the clinical areas,
including on-call commitments
To participate in the recruitment of junior medical staff as delegated by the CPG
Director/Clinical Director
To participate in team objective setting as part of the annual job planning cycle
To be responsible for the annual appraisal of academic/research staff for whom the post
holder is responsible as delegated by the Head of School/Institute/Department, all doctors in
training, Trust doctors and non-consultant grades as delegated by the CPG Director/Clinical
Director/General Manager
Other analogous duties commensurate with the grade of the post
Clinical Performance Management
To work with medical, nursing and managerial colleagues to ensure high performance in the
following areas:
 Clinical efficiency e.g. LOS reductions, reducing cancelled operations and DNA
rates.
 Quality of outcomes e.g. infection control targets, reducing re-admission rates
 Financial management e.g. identification, implementation and achievement of
cost improvement programmes and participating in efforts to ensure services are
provided cost effectively e.g. managing locum agency spend, monitoring and
managing the drug budget to target, ensuring accuracy of clinical data for the
team
 Operational efficiency e.g. day-case rates, waiting list activity and demand
management
Clinical Governance
To review clinical outcomes in designated area using external benchmarking data where
appropriate, to identify and advise variances to the CPG Director/Clinical Director
To participate in clinical audit, incident reporting and analysis and to ensure resulting actions
are implemented
To work closely with the Directorate, Patient and Public Involvement panels in relation to
clinical and service developments as delegated by the CPG Director/Clinical Director
To participate in ensuring NICE requirements are reviewed and implemented and monitored
in the speciality areas
To ensure clinical guidelines and protocols are adhered to by junior medical staff and
updated on a regular basis
To keep fully informed about best practice in the speciality areas and ensure implications for
practice changes are discussed with the CPG Director/ Clinical Director
To role model good practice for infection control to all members of the multidisciplinary team.
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4.
To maintain a programme of continuous professional development and revalidation of
registration as required by external agencies an also to comply with the NHS Trusts’ clinical
governance procedures. The NHS Trusts have clinical governance structures to deal with
Clinical Risk Management, Clinical Effectiveness and Clinical Service Development.
To participate in regular clinical audit meetings, both departmental and across the NHS
Trust, including mortality meetings and participation in Grand Rounds
Strategy and Business Planning
To participate in the business planning and objective setting process for the Academic
Department, Clinical Programme Group and NHS Trust where appropriate
To make a significant contribution to building and establishing links between the appropriate
research sections of the Department and colleagues in other parts of the Faculty and wider
College
To play an active part in the strategic planning of financial, staff and research resources
To represent the Department, Faculty and College at external meetings, as appropriate
To represent the NHS Trust at appropriate clinical networks/other external clinical meetings,
as delegated by the CPG Director/Clinical Director
Leadership and Team Working
To demonstrate excellent leadership skills with regard to individual performance, academic
teams, the Department, Faculty, College, clinical teams, the NHS Trust and when
participating in national/international initiatives
To work collaboratively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team and Imperial College
as required
To chair regular meetings for the specialties
To resolve conflict and difficult situations through negotiation and discussion, involving
appropriate parties
To adhere to College/NHS Trust guidelines on leave including reporting absence
Management and Administrative duties
To play an active part in the management of financial, staff and research resources, in line
with College policy and procedure
To undertake any other appropriate administrative duties, as required
Appraisal and Performance Review Systems
Clinical staff
A system of joint Academic/NHS Appraisal is in place for all Consultant Clinical Academic staff
of Imperial College London with honorary contracts at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
This is conducted on an annual basis in conjunction with a review of the post holder’s job plan.
The job plan will be a prospective agreement that sets out the duties, responsibilities and
objectives for the coming year. It should cover all aspects of a Consultant’s professional practice
including clinical work, teaching, research, education and managerial responsibilities. It should
provide a clear schedule of commitments, both internal and external. In addition, it should
include personal objectives, including details of their link to wider service objectives, and details
of the support required by the Consultant to fulfil the job plan and objectives.
5.
Job Plan
A formal job plan will be agreed annually between the post holder, the Head of Department and
CPG Director, on behalf of the Medical Director. The example given below is not designed to be
exhaustive.
The post holder, the Head of Department and the CPG Director/ Chief of Service will review the
job plan annually in line with the provisions of the Terms and Conditions of employment. Either
may propose amendment of the job plan.
Programmed Activities (PA’s)
For a whole-time contract:- A total of 10 PA’s
Academic Activities
5 (minimum 5) PA’s per week (including research, teaching
and administrative responsibilities)
Clinical Activities
4 PA’s per week (including clinical activity, clinically related
activity, predictable and unpredictable emergency work)
Supporting Professional Activities
1 PA’s per week (including audit, clinical governance,
CPD, teaching, research, educational supervision of junior
staff and CPD)
Outline Timetable
Day
Monday
Time
Location
09.00-13.00
QCCH
13.00-17.00
IRDB
09.00-13.00
QCCH
13.00-17.00
QCCH
09.00-13.00
QCCH
13.00-17.00
IRDB
09.00-13.00
IRDB
13.00-17.00
IRDB
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
DCC/SPA/
No. of PAs
AR
CPD, Job Planning, SPA
1
appraisal, training audit
Research/Academic
AR
1
activity
Alternate week
DCC
0.83
Antenatal Clinic (3hrs)
or Labour ward (4 hrs)
Special Obstetric clinic AR
0.82
(3hrs)
Work
Research/Academic
activity
Research/Academic
activity
Research/Academic
activity
AR
1
AR
1
AR
1
09.00-13.00
QCCH
Friday
CPD, Job Planning, SPA
appraisal, training audit
1
Prospective labour ward
cover (8 session per
year)
0.2
1 in 11
1.65 DCC
13.00-17.00
Additional agreed
activity to be
worked flexibly
Predictable
emergency on-call
work
Unpredictable
emergency on-call
work
TOTAL PAs
0.5 DCC
10
For a whole-time contract: - A total of 10 PA’s
Clinical Activities average 5 PA’s per week (including clinical activity, clinically related activity,
predictable and unpredictable emergency work), including 1 SPA per week will be allocated for
CPD, job Planning, appraisal, mandatory training and mandatory participation in clinical audit,
given that these activities are required of all Consultants.
The remaining Programmed Activities will be allocated to research (funded by IC).
On call frequency 1:10 with 98 hour consultant labour ward presence per week.
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Office Facilities
The post holder will have office facilities and access to administrative support at the
Hammersmith campus.
7.
Other Responsibilities
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To observe and comply with all College policies and regulations, including the key
policies and procedures on Confidentiality, Conflict of Interest, Data Protection, Equal
Opportunities, Financial Regulations, Health and Safety, Imperial Expectations (for new
leaders, managers and supervisors), Information Technology, Private Engagements and
Register of Interests, and Smoking.
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To undertake specific safety responsibilities relevant to individual roles, as set out on the
College Website Health and Safety Structure and Responsibilities page
(http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/safety/policies/organisationandarrangements).
Job descriptions cannot be exhaustive and so the post holder may be required to
undertake other duties, which are broadly in line with the above key responsibilities.
Imperial College is committed to equality of opportunity and to eliminating
discrimination. All employees are expected to adhere to the principles set out in our
Equal Opportunities in Employment Policy, Promoting Race Equality Policy and
Disability Policy and all other relevant guidance/practice frameworks.
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Person Specification
Post:
Clinical Senior Lecturer in Obstetrics
Academic leads:
Clinical Director:
Chief of Service:
Attributes/skills
Professor Phillip Bennett and Bob Brown
Mr TG Teoh
Miss M K Dhanjal
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications and
Registration
GMC registered Medical
Practitioner
Measurement
Application form
GMC specialist
registration or within 6
months of being
admitted to the GMC’s
specialist register
Higher qualifications
Appropriate Royal
College Membership
Further Higher Degree (
PhD or equivalent)
Knowledge/Skills
Clinical expertise in
Specialty/sub specialty
Clinical training and
experience in Obstetrics
equivalent to that
required for a UK CCT
Application/interview
Statement regarding
appropriate training and
experience including that
relating to a special
interest
Leadership/
Management skills
Able to take
responsibility, show
leadership, make
decisions, exert
appropriate authority
Demonstrate developing
skills in leading,
motivating, developing
and managing the
performance of
colleagues
Demonstrate a
developing knowledge of
Application/interview
finance/budgets
Teaching and Training
Audit
Research Experience
Experience of
management of staff
Experience of teaching
and training
undergraduates/postgra
duates and junior
medical staff and of
supervising
postgraduate research
students
Understanding of
principles of clinical audit
Track record of
publishing in national
peer-reviewed journals
Evidence of
development in
designing research
projects and attracting
research funding
Have an international
reputation in their field
of research
Show evidence of
contribution to the
development and
performance of
colleagues through
coaching and
mentoring
Have extensive
experience in leading
the design of research
programmes
Personal Attributes
Good leadership skills
Ability to communicate
effectively with
colleagues, patients,
relatives, GPs, nurses,
students and other
agencies
Application/interview
Application/interview
Application/interview
Ability to work under
pressure
Good organisational and
management skills
Supportive and tolerant
Ability to work within a
multidisciplinary team
Caring attitude to
patients
Interpersonal and
communication skills
Excellent written and
spoken communication
skills, ability to build
rapport, work with
others, persuade,
negotiate
Interview
Empathy,
understanding,
listening skills, patience,
social skills appropriate
to different types of
clients
Able to change and
adapt, respond to
changing circumstances
and to cope with
setbacks or pressure
Able to work as part of a
team
As this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, a satisfactory enhanced
Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required for the successful candidate. 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 Expectations
These are the 7 principles that Imperial leaders, managers and supervisors are expected to
follow:
1) Champion a positive approach to change and opportunity
2) Communicate regularly and effectively within, and across, teams
3) Consider the thoughts and expectations of others
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5)
6)
7)
Deliver positive outcomes
Encourage inclusive participation and eliminate discrimination
Support and develop staff to optimise talent
Work in a planned and managed way
APPLICATION
Our
preferred
method
of
application
is
online
via
our
website
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/employment (please select “Job Search” then enter the job title or
vacancy reference number into “Keywords”). Please complete and upload an application form
as directed.
Alternatively, if you are unable to apply online, please contact the HR Assistant at
smrecr@imperial.ac.uk to request an application form.
A full curriculum vitae should be included with your application including the following
information:
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Applicant’s full name, private address and private telephone number
A confidential fax number and e-mail address, where possible
Degrees (including University and dates)
Past and present posts
List of publications
Brief description of future research plans
Names, addresses and, email, fax numbers, of three referees.
Information on research grants and contracts which have been obtained, student
supervision, etc.
Job Reference: SM281-13
Closing Date: 1 January 2014
APPENDIX 1
IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON
Imperial College London consistently achieves one of the highest rankings nationally and
internationally, as listed in the Times Higher QS World University Rankings 2012-2013.
The President and Rector, Sir Keith O’Nions FRS, is the College’s academic head and chief
executive officer. The Chairman of the Court and Council is Baroness Eliza ManninghamBuller.
The Mission
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science, engineering and medicine, with particular regard to their application in industry,
commerce and healthcare. We foster interdisciplinary working within the College, and
collaborate widely externally.
Strategic Intent
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Continue to be a world-leading institution for scientific research and education,
To harness the quality, breadth and depth of our research capabilities to address the difficult
challenges of today and the future,
To develop the next generation of researchers, scientists and academics,
To provide an education for students from around the world that equips them with the
knowledge and skills they require to pursue their ambitions,
To make a demonstrable economic and social impact through the translation of our work into
practice worldwide,
To engage with the world and communicate the importance and benefits of science to society.
Formation and History
Imperial College was established in 1907 in London’s scientific and cultural heartland in South
Kensington, as a merger of the Royal College of Science, the City and Guilds College and the
Royal School of Mines. St Mary’s Hospital Medical School and the National Heart and Lung
Institute merged with the College in 1988 and 1995 respectively.
Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School and the Royal Postgraduate Medical School
merged with the College on 1 August 1997 to form, with the existing departments on the St
Mary’s and Royal Brompton campuses, the Faculty of Medicine.
The Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology joined the Faculty of Medicine in 2000 and for over a
decade was unique in Europe for its integration of basic science research and clinical facilities in
rheumatology. On 1 August 2011, the Institute moved to Oxford University to build a new centre
for research into rheumatology and inflammatory and autoimmune disease.
In 2007, the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, was formed by merging Hammersmith and
St Mary’s Hospitals’ NHS Trusts with the College, forming the country’s largest NHS Trust. This
also established the UK’s first Academic Health Science Centre (AHSC) bringing together
healthcare services, teaching and research for maximum synergistic benefits.
Imperial College was an independent constituent part of the University of London until July
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right.
The academic structure of Imperial College is divided into three faculties, the Faculties of
Engineering, Natural Sciences and Medicine. The College’s other major academic unit is the
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Staff and Students
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students come from outside the European Union. External assessment of the College’s
teaching quality in many different subject areas has been judged to be of high standard. The
proportion of women students is 36 percent of the total.
Research
The quality of the College’s research has been judged consistently to be of the highest
international standard and the proportion of income from research grants and contracts is one of
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The concentration and strength of research in science, engineering and medicine gives the
College a unique and internationally distinctive research presence.
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research councils and charities to undertake research.
Teaching and Learning
The College’s overall educational aim is to ensure a stretching and exhilarating learning
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also aims to give students the opportunity to broaden their experience through courses relevant
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experience, whilst those offered by the medical departments focus on subjects at the interface
between basic science and medicine and on specialist education for doctors and other health
professionals in training. In addition, the College’s wide range of PhD programmes reflect its
aim of pursuing research at the frontiers of scientific, engineering, management and medical
knowledge and the increasingly interdisciplinary nature of this research.
The Centre for Educational Development raises and consolidates the profile of learning,
teaching and educational development throughout the College. Newly-appointed non-clinical
lecturers will be expected to develop and expand their teaching skills, and there are many
learning and teaching activities for more experienced staff.
On 1 October 2011, the Graduate School of Life Sciences and Medicine merged with the
Graduate School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, to form a single entity. The merged
Graduate School is the focus of postgraduate education and research and maintains, enhances
and monitors quality, disseminates best practice, while initiating and developing new
programmes, particularly those with an interdisciplinary slant. It also has quality assurance
responsibilities for the two non-faculty departments of Humanities and the Business School.
The College’s teaching quality is audited regularly, both internally and externally.
external audit found teaching quality to be of a high standard.
Recent
Location
The College now has one of the largest operational estates of any UK University. It includes six
central London campuses, the main South Kensington campus, the Charring Cross campus, the
Chelsea and Westminster campus, the Hammersmith campus, the Royal Brompton campus
and St Mary’s campus.
Silwood Park, a postgraduate campus at Ascot in Berkshire, houses the Ecology and Evolution
Section of the Biology Division, in the Department of Life Sciences. The successful Master’s
courses in Crop Protection, Forest Protection and Ecology, Evolution and Conservation are run
at Silwood together with the newly created Master’s course in Conservation Science, and there
is a thriving postgraduate community. The campus houses excellent research facilities and a
wide range of natural environments. The NERC funded Centre for Population Biology is also
based at Silwood, together with a Business Centre.
THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE
The Faculty of Medicine is one of Europe’s largest medical institutions – in terms of its staff and
student population and its research income. It was established in 1997, bringing together all the
major West London medical schools into one world-class institution. It maintains close links with
a number of NHS Trusts with whom it collaborates in teaching and research activities.
Although on several sites, its academic Schools, Institutes and Departments function as one
Faculty, fully integrated within the College. The current Dean, Professor Dermot Kelleher, took
up his appointment in October 2012.
There are five academic Schools, Institutes and Departments:
Schools, Institutes and Departments
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Department of Medicine
Department of Surgery and Cancer
Institute for Clinical Sciences
National Heart and Lung Institute
School of Public Health
Faculty of Medicine Executive Team
Dean of the Faculty of Medicine
Vice-Dean for Education and Institutional Affairs
Vice-Dean for Research
Vice-Dean for Health Policy and Engagement
Vice-Dean for Academic Development
Head of School/Institute/Department
Professor Gavin Screaton
Professor Jeremy Nicholson
Professor Amanda Fisher
Professor Kim Fox
Professor Elio Riboli
Professor Dermot Kelleher
Professor Jenny Higham
Professor Jonathan Weber
Professor Lord Ara Darzi
Professor Gavin Screaton
APPENDIX 2
1.
IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST
On 1 October 2007, the UK’s first Academic Healthcare Science Centre (AHSC) was
established in North West London when Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust was created by
merging the Hammersmith Hospitals NHS Trust (Hammersmith, Queen Charlotte’s and Charing
Cross Hospitals) and St Mary’s NHS Trust (St Mary’s Hospital), and integrating with Imperial
College London. The Trust is now the largest in the country with an annual turnover of over
£780 million, approximately 10,000 staff, and it sees over 500,000 patients a year.
The creation of the AHSC is a major advance for patient care, clinical teaching and scientific
invention and innovation. The fusion of the different strands of our work and the achievements
that can now be realised will lead to significant benefits for patients and greater advances in
healthcare than could be delivered apart.
Collectively the three organisations already have a world-leading reputation. Hammersmith and
St Mary’s Trusts have two of the highest clinical ratings in the country, rated second and third
best Trusts for clinical performance, quality of care and safety.
The Mission of the AHSC is to lead the world in improving human health and to be universally
recognised as one of the world's top academic health sciences centres. It will achieve this by
providing world-class healthcare for our patients through excellence in research, education and
training.
Sir Richard Sykes is the chair of the organisation.
Chairman
Executive Director
Medical Director
Director of Nursing
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Operating Officer
Sir Richard Sykes
Mark Davies
Professor Nick Cheshire
Janice Sigsworth
Bill Shields
Steve McManus
Non-executive Directors
Jeremy Issacs
Sir Thomas Legg
Sir Gerald Archer
Dr Rodney Eastwood
Professor Sir Anthony Newman Taylor
Sarika Patel
Dr Andreas Raffel
Management Board
Director of Communications
Director of Governance and Assurance
Chief Information Officer
Director of People and
Organisational Development
Director of Strategy
Rebekah Fitzgerald
Cheryl Plumridge
Kevin Jarrold
Jayne Mee
Brendan Farmey
The Trust was awarded the status of a generic Biomedical Research Centre by the National
Institute of Health Research (NIHR) in 2006 for its excellence in translational and clinical
research – one of only 5 in the UK. This award was successfully renewed in 2011 to fund a
further five years from April 2012.
Imperial College London has a campus on all main sites and is increasingly integrated with all
the clinical specialties. The Clinical Sciences Centre of the Medical Research Council (MRC) is
also based at Hammersmith Hospital providing a strong foundation for clinical and scientific
research.
The clinical services of the Trust are organised into 4 Clinical Divisions which are clinician led
and have the autonomy to organise themselves into optimum vehicles for the delivery of world
class, integrated research and healthcare.
Clinical Divisions
Divisional Director
Investigative Sciences and Clinical Support
Medicine
Surgery and Cancer
Women’s and Children’s
Dr Julian Redhead
Professor Tim Orchard
Professor Jamil Mayet
Mr TG Teoh
APPENDIX 3
Academic Staff - INSTITUTE FOR REPRODCUTIVE AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
Clinical Professors: Professor Phillip Bennett (Head of IRDB)
Professor Mark Johnson (Head at Chelsea Westminster)
Professor Lesley Regan (Head at St Mary’s)
Professor Steven Franks
Academic Professors: Professor Malcolm Parker
Professor Kate Hardy
Professor Ilpo Huhtaniemi
Readers: Dr Nick Dibb
Clinical Senior Lecturers
Dr Vasso Terzidou
Dr Sadaf Maghami
Senior Lecturers:Dr Wei Cui
Dr Veronique Azura
Lecturer:Dr Pascale Guillot
Dr Aylin Hanyloglu
Dr Nobuaki Kudo
DIVISION OF CANCER
Academic Staff - Section of Cancer
Clinical Professors: Professor Charles Coombes
Professor Hani Gabra
Professor Michael Seckl
Professor Jonathan Waxman
Academic Professors: Professor Eric Aboagye
Professor Simak Ali
Professor Robert Brown – Head of Division
Professor Eric Lam
Professor Gerry Thomas
Readers: Dr Charlotte Bevan
Dr Laki Buluwela
Clinical Senior Lecturers
Dr Sarah Blagden
Dr Laura Kenny
Senior Lecturer:Dr Ana Costa-Pereira
Lecturer:Dr Robert Kypta
Dr Olivier Pardo
Dr Ernesto Yague
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APPENDIX 4
Consultants and key staff Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Neonatology
There are currently eight consultants on the obstetric on-call rota. The Directorate is run by a
Divisional Director and there are Chiefs of Services for Maternity, Gynaecology, and
Paediatrics.
Consultant Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
Professor Phillip Bennett
Miss Mandish Dhanjal (Chief of Service, Obstetrics)
Mr D. Keith Edmonds
Miss Sara Paterson-Brown (Risk Management Lead)
Miss Catriona Stalder (College Tutor)
Consultant Obstetricians
Miss Serap Akmal (Labour Ward Lead)
Miss Bryony Jones
Mr Christoph Lees
Mr Andrew McCarthy
Consultant Gynaecologists
Professor Tom Bourne
Mr Stuart Lavery
Mr Nicholas Panay
Miss Gillian Rose
Mr Geoffrey Trew
Consultant Subspecialist in Fetal Medicine
Miss Bryony Jones
Mr Christoph Lees (Fetal Medicine Lead)
Miss Loran Lakasing
Mr TG Teoh (Divisional Director)
Miss Chrissie Yu
Miss Eko Ge Zhang
Consultant Obstetric Physician
Professor Catherine Nelson-Piercy
Consultant Gynae-Oncologists
Mr Alan Farthing
Miss Christina Fotopoulou
Miss Sadaf Ghaem-Maghami
Miss Mara Kyrigou (locum)
Mr Richard Smith
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Consultant Neonatologists
Professor Denis Azzopardi
Dr Peter Chow
Dr Aniko Deierl (Locum)
Dr Sunit Godambe (Chief of Service, Neonatology)
Dr Sean Mun (Locum)
Dr Geraldine Ng
Dr Libuse Pazderova (Locum)
Dr Emma Porter
Dr Latha Srinivasan
Dr Lidia Tyszczuk
Dr Jenny Ziprin
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APPENDIX 5
SALARY AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE
A full set of terms and conditions will be given to the successful candidate, together with the
College’s most important policies which affect staff. The principal terms and conditions are as
follows:
For staff who will hold an honorary consultant contract, appointment will be made at an
appropriate point on the new Consultant Clinical Academic pay scale according to seniority plus
the London Allowance. Calculation of basic salary and pay thresholds are based on the level of
seniority of the applicant's service.
Annual cost of living increases will be determined in line with the recommendations of the
Universities and Colleges Employers’ Association’s Clinical Academic Staff Salaries Committee
(CASSC).
As this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, a satisfactory enhanced
Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required for the successful candidate. 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.
Clinical academic members of staff are entitled to paid annual leave and are encouraged to take
it. Additional leave may also be taken for conferences, networking and to pursue research and
collaborative interests. Academic members of staff normally take leave during College
vacations. All leave is taken by arrangement with the Head of Department in the light of
academic and departmental requirements.
Personal annual leave entitlement is 30 days (pro rata for part-time staff).
Staff are also entitled to 10 days public holidays per annum (including two statutory days).
College closure days are allocated in addition to public holidays at Christmas and Easter. There
is no obligation for staff to take days during college closure dates but if you do, this must be
taken as part of your annual leave entitlement.
Salaries are payable on the 24th day of each month (the exception being December) by transfer
to a bank or building society account. Deductions in respect of income tax and National
Insurance contributions will be made from salaries at the statutory rates.
All appointments have a training and development review period, which lasts 5 years.
The occupational pension scheme is the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS). Staff who
are already members of the Federated Superannuation System for Universities (FSSU) or the
National Health Service Superannuation Scheme (NHSPS) may, if they are still eligible, retain
their membership in these schemes.
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Unless stated otherwise in the offer of employment, or agreed by the head of department, the
appointment may be terminated by either side by giving a minimum of three months’ notice in
writing. The last day of service should fall on one of the following dates: 31 December; 31
March; 30 June or 30 September or at the end of a term by agreement with the Head of
Department.
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