FACULTY OF MEDICINE, IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Weston Chair in Neonatal medicine
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THE POST:
Title of Post:
School/Institute/Department:
Main site of activity:
Honorary Contract with:
Weston Chair in Neonatal Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases
Queen Charlotte’s Hospital
Imperial Health NHS Trust (ICHNT)
Responsible to:
Accountable to:
Duration of post:
Professor Andy Bush
Professor Gavin Screaton
Permanent
Background to the Post
The Weston Chair in Neonatal Medicine at Imperial College was established in 1993 by the
Garfield Weston Foundation with the primary aim of addressing the key challenges in neonatal
healthcare through world leading research. We currently invite applications for this prestigious
professorship within an environment of world leading academic and clinical excellence in
paediatrics and neonatal medicine in the Department of Medicine. The successful candidate will
be an internationally recognised leader in the field with a strong research vision and
commitment to answering the most pressing research questions in neonatal health which is a
global health priority.
This is an exciting time to be joining the Division following substantial investment by Imperial
College London for the recruitment of high performing academic staff. The post will be full-time,
based mainly at Queen Charlotte’s hospital on the Hammersmith campus, but with clinical and
academic links to the Neonatal units at St Mary’s and Chelsea and Westminster hospitals, and
will form part of the Section of Paediatrics to be headed by Professor Andrew Bush. The
appointee will have extensive research experience the field of neonatal disorders and will be
expected to add to the good reputation of Imperial College by continuing international quality
research in the College in partnership with the neonatal research programme led by Professor
Neena Modi based at Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, enhancing its teaching delivery and
quality, contributing to maintaining financial viability of the Division and supporting good
governance. The post-holder will be expected to bring enthusiasm to the Division, enhance the
intellectual community, and support strong collaborations across neonatal units in north-west
London .
The Department has huge potential to expand and build on the strengths already present on
site. The Division has access to substantial research facilities and will build on unique resources
of its strong patient base (with significant research network support), the embedded new
Wellcome Trust Centre for Global Health research starting Sept 2013, and the Henry Wellcome
Imaging Centre
NB. Details of Imperial College London are attached at Appendix 1
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DEPARTMENT Of MEDICINE
2.1
An Overview
The Department of Medicine, led by Professor Gavin Screaton, is sub-divided into five Divisions:
Experimental Medicine; Immunology & Inflammation; Infectious Diseases; Brain Sciences; and
Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism with particular strengths in infection, immunity and
inflammation, genetics and clinical investigation. There is a broad spectrum of research “from
the bench to the bedside” with a particular emphasis on the application of modern scientific
techniques to questions relevant to understanding the pathogenesis of disease and developing
new approaches to treatment.
Within the Department there are over 900 members of staff, based on six campuses. The
Department has an annual research spend of £60m and currently trains around 400 PhD
students.
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DIVISION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
The Division of Infectious Disease is headed by Professor Charles Bangham and is sub-divided
into six sections: Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Infectious Diseases and Immunity,
Microbiology, Paediatrics and Virology. There is a broad spectrum of cutting edge research,
“from the bench to the bedside”, with a particular emphasis on the application of modern
scientific techniques to questions relevant to understanding the pathogenesis of disease and
developing new approaches to treatment.
The Division is responsible for teaching a substantial part of the undergraduate and clinical
curriculum to medical students. It also has an extensive programme of postgraduate teaching,
comprising taught courses, short courses and supervised higher degree students. The
successful applicant will be expected to participate fully in the teaching activities of the Division.
Within the Division there are currently 353 members of staff and over 100 research students,
based on five campuses. A number of the Sections are based on more than one campus. The
Division has around 380 research grants with a total value of around £60m, giving an annual
turnover of around £24m in 2010/11.
2.3
Section of Paediatrics
The section is headed by Professor John Warner, and soon to be headed by Professor Andy
Bush, and its research is focused on:
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Allergy and Infectious Diseases (Professors Warner, Levin, Kroll , Langford, )
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Global Health (Professors Maitland, Williams, Kampman and Levin)
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Respiratory medicine (Professors Bush, Prof Warner and Dr Habibi)
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Neonatal Medicine (Professor Modi)
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Paediatric Haematology (Professor Roberts)
The Paediatric group has major strengths in the application of genetic and genomic methods to
childhood infection and inflammatory diseases, and has major focus on global health, with a
number of senior positions linked to Institutions in Africa (Prof Kampmann, Maitland, Williams).
In view of the global health importance of the neonatal period in efforts to reduce early
childhood mortality, the Paediatric group’s strength in international child health offers exciting
opportunities for neonatal research to be focused globally. This Section also plays a leading
role in research and teaching The section runs an internationally recognised MSc in Allergy /
Certificate of Advanced Study in Allergy and has recently launched the MSc in Paediatrics and
Child Health and the successful MRCPCH Clinical Course for paediatricians preparing to take
their MRCPCH Part 2 clinical exams. A MSc in Neonatal Medicine is currently being developed.
It currently employs the 21 academics staff and large number of research active non-tenured
staff with support from MRC, Wellcome Trust, EU and NIHR.
2.4.
Relationship with other SIDs, Faculties and CPGs
The Division of Infectious Diseases and the Section of Paediatrics is closely aligned with Clinical
Programme Group 1 and 5 – Medicine and Women’s and Children’s. The Division also
collaborates widely across the College with links in Natural Sciences and Bioengineering.
3.
The Post - Key Result Areas, Main Duties and Responsibilities
3.1
Provide High Quality Neonatal Care to Patients
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The post holder must be medically qualified and maintain GMC specialist
registration.
To develop and maintain the competencies required to carry out the duties
required of the post.
The postholder will provide a clinical service to patients in Imperial College
Healthcare NHS Trust
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.
3.2
Research
The person appointed will perform research in Neonatal Health/Child health relevant to their
expertise
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To be primarily responsible for the day-to-day conduct of research including study
design, development of appropriate new methodology, data analysis and
preparation of reports.
To run a research area with scientists, clinicians, technicians and students at the
highest scientifically rigorous levels.
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To successfully obtain funds and research grants for research in order to support
an internationally competitive research programme and provide encouragement
and guidance to junior research staff to do the same
To manage research projects.
To write reports for submission to research sponsors and to take part in such
Audits as may be necessary for good compliance with expectations from the
Division, the Faculty, regulators and funders
To publish research papers in peer reviewed journals of high quality with an
expectation of productivity and impact of such work consistent with expectations
across the College
To attend and present work at international conferences.
To develop and maintain contacts and collaborations with other research
organisations.
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 and
spirit of Clinical and Research Governance.
It is expected that the post holder will devote the equivalent of at least 5
programmed activities per week to these activities.
Teaching and Training
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To teach and examine courses at all levels – undergraduate, masters and higher
research degrees – through lectures, seminars, tutorials, course work, clinical
training and personal supervision
To deliver a level of teaching and examination sufficient to meet expectations set
by the Head of Division for staff based on overall teaching commitments of the
Division
To regularly plan and review own approach to teaching to ensure its most
effective delivery.
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 as appropriate to the roles of teacher,
supervisor or mentor
To train junior medical and nursing staff in the clinical setting as may be required
To contribute to curriculum development.
To contribute to the development of teaching and teaching methods and
assessment.
To contribute to the enhancement of quality teaching
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 Division
To act as educational supervisor and appraiser as delegated by the clinical lead
and clinical director to ensure external accreditation of training posts.
To act as external examiner for postgraduate students.
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Staff Management
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To take responsibility for the appointment, management and development of
College staff, in line with College policy and procedure.
To undertake the Performance Review and Development Plan annually for all
College staff managed.
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 clinical
lead and 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 nonconsultant grades as delegated by the clinical lead and clinical director.
Clinical Performance Management
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To work with national bodies on curriculum development and quality assurance.
It is expected that the post holder will devote the equivalent of at least 1
programmed activity per week to these activities.
To work with medical, nursing and managerial colleagues to ensure high
performance in the following areas:
Clinical efficiency
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
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To review clinical outcomes in designated area using external benchmarking data
where appropriate, to identify and advise variances to the clinical lead and clinical
director.
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 clinical lead and
clinical director.
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Strategy and Business Planning
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To participate in the business planning and objective setting process for the
Academic Division, 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 Division 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 Division, 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 clinical lead and clinical director.
Leadership and Team Working
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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 clinical lead and clinical
director.
To role model good practice for infection control to all members of the
multidisciplinary team.
The post holder will be required 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.
The post holder will be required to participate in regular clinical audit meetings,
both departmental and across the NHS Trust, including mortality meetings and
participation in Grand Rounds.
To demonstrate excellent leadership skills with regard to individual performance,
academic teams, the Division, 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
The post holder will be expected to participate and contribute towards the work of the
Faculty of Medicine; in particular, the post holder will aim:
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To contribute to the research and teaching strategy of the Division of Infectious Diseases
To contribute towards the planning of developments in Neonatal Health within the
Division
To co-operate with others in the Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, working on other
campuses
To assume some responsibility for the administration within the Division of Infectious
Diseases
In leadership, management and supervisory roles, new members of staff will be required to
familiarise themselves with Imperial’s Expectations, which will help them fulfill their role at the
College.
More information can be found at the following web page:
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/hr/procedures/support.
4.
Appraisal and Performance Review Systems
4.1
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
ICHNHT. 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.
The post will have a probation period of 6 months.
4.2 Service Activity
Summary of activity for the QCCH and SMH neonatal service
(Calendar year)
QCCH
2007
2008
2009
SMH
2010
2011
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Total number of live births
Total admissions (excluding
readmissions)
5143
5273
5667
5464
5310
4275
4456
4711
4738
4534
463
433
489
485
458
314
338
322
412
386
% admissions
6.7%
6.7%
8.6%
8.9%
8.6%
6.6%
6.7%
6.8%
8.7%
8.6%
booked
258
284
283
289
269
240
263
260
331
288
In utero transfers
87
71
101
87
76
43
37
19
37
51
Postnatal transfers
118
78
105
108
106
31
38
37
44
43
Birth weight <750g
53
42
52
51
47
20
16
16
12
9
750 - 999g
47
51
70
59
69
36
25
24
33
28
1000 - 1499g
60
62
82
66
62
41
49
42
55
74
Gestational age <27weeks
77
75
76
99
94
35
37
23
42
20
27-28 weeks
47
34
63
26
34
36
17
32
38
30
29 - 30 weeks
27
32
46
29
27
30
22
19
25
33
BAPM 2001 IC days
2919
2706
2770
2939
3204
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1552
1174
1266
1017
HD days
1487
1535
1419
1414
1122
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1047
1208
921
861
SC days
2893
3311
3202
2576
2609
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3544
3146
3030
3186
Ventilator days
752
705
657
910
915
636
796
592
405
267
nCPAP days
2876
2823
2847
3075
3096
1751
1572
1176
1344
1163
number ventilated
157
142
181
179
201
87
109
98
106
81
Multiples births
102
105
132
106
101
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108
Readmissions
33
20
15
17
25
13
4.3 Clinical Staffing (to include key research/practice interests)
Division of Neonatology
Chief of Service
Lead Clinician
Head of Research
Head of Education
Head of Neonatal Nursing
Lead Nurse for Neonatology
Dr Sunit Godambe
Dr Lidia Tyszczuk
Professor Denis Azzopardi
Dr Jenny Ziprin
Miss Ann Maloy
Miss Margot Brill
Consultant establishment
Weston Professor of Neonatal Medicine,
Division of Clinical Sciences IC and MRC
Professor in Neonatal Medicine IC (0.5 WTE)
Senior Lecturer in Neonatal Medicine IC
Senior Lecturer in Perinatal Cardiology IC
Consultant in Neonatal Medicine ICH NHS Trust
Consultant in Neonatal Medicine ICH NHS Trust
Consultant in Neonatal Medicine ICH NHS Trust
Consultant in Neonatal Medicine ICH NHS Trust (0.5 WTE)
Vacant
Professor Denis
Azzopardi
Dr Latha Srinivasan
Dr Helena Gardiner
Dr Peter Chow
Dr Sunit Godambe
Dr Geraldine Ng
Dr Emma Porter
Consultant in Neonatal Medicine ICH NHS Trust
Consultant in Neonatal Medicine ICH NHS Trust
Consultant in Neonatal Medicine ICH NHS Trust
Consultant in Neonatal Medicine ICH NHS Trust
Consultant in Neonatal Medicine ICH NHS Trust (Locum)
Consultant in Neonatal Medicine ICH NHS Trust (Locum)
Consultant in Neonatal Medicine ICH NHS Trust (Locum)
Vacant
Vacant
Dr Lidia Tyszczuk
Dr Jenny Ziprin
Dr Sean Mun
Dr Libuse Pazderova
Dr Aniko Deierl
Consultant Paediatric Neurologist with special interest in Neonatal
Neurologist ICH NHS Trust
Consultant Ambulatory and General Paediatrician ICH NHS Trust
Consultant Ambulatory and General Paediatrician ICH NHS Trust
Consultant Ambulatory and General Paediatrician ICH NHS Trust
Consultant Ambulatory and General Paediatrician ICH NHS Trust
Consultant in Perinatal and Paediatric Cardiology ICH NHS Trust
Dr Sheikh Basheer
Dr Nicky Coote
Dr Suzanne Keane
Dr Dayo Ajayi-Obe
Dr Nour Elhadi
Dr Anna Seale
5. JOB PLAN
A formal job plan will be agreed between the appointee and Chief of Service on behalf of the
CPG Director and Medical Director, this is not designed to be exhaustive.
The post holder and Chief of Service/ CPG Director will review the Job Plan annually in line with
the provisions in Schedule 3 of the Terms and Conditions. Either may propose amendment of
the job plan.
Consultant staffs are accountable to the Chief of Service for their day to day activities, including
the quality of their clinical work.
The Trust has recognised that the clinical work of the consultants within the neonatal service
should be covered by a departmental job plan and not individual job plans as this best reflects
their programmed activities. A summary is presented below.
At QCCH the daytime service is covered by 2 consultants at any one time; one for the
intensive/high dependency area and one for the high/low dependency area, postnatal and
labour wards. There is an additional consultant available for emergency cover. At SMH 1
consultant covers the service with 1 consultant for emergency cover and postnatal ward cover.
The job plan will be reviewed annually.
5.1 Programmed Activities (PA’s)
For a half-time clinical contract: - A total of 5 PAs plus the option of additional PAs as agreed
with the Chief of Service
Summary of Programmed Activities
Type of Programmed Activity
Direct Patient Care (including on-call)
Supporting Professional Activities*
Academic Duties
No. of Programmed
Activities
3.75
1.25
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Other NHS Responsibilities (usually negotiated separately)
External Duties
Additional Programmed Activities
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TOTAL PROGRAMMED ACTIVITIES PER WEEK
5
* Supporting Professional Activities – 1.25 PA’s per week (including audit, clinical governance, CPD, teaching,
research, educational supervision of junior staff and CPD)
On-call Availability Supplement = 5%
Weekly rota for NHS Consultants
Regular meetings: Centre meetings, Divisional Meetings
On call: Clinical directorate to include committee, operational and ad hoc meetings.
Academic Activities
6.
5 PA’s per week (including research, teaching and
administrative responsibilities)
Office Facilities
The post holder will be supported by Section Administrator for academic duties and by
nominated staff from Imperial NHS Trust for clinical activities. The post holder will have office
facilities and computer access at the at Queen Charlotte’s Hospital and the Paediatric Research
Unit based at St Mary’s Hospital
The post holder will also comply with all relevant College policies, including Data Protection,
Financial Regulations, Equal Opportunities Policy, Promoting Race Equality Policy, Health and
Safety Policy, Information Systems Security Policy and Intellectual Property Rights and Register
of Interests Policies.
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 all equal opportunities policies
and procedures, and all other relevant guidance/practice frameworks.
7.
Person Specification
Criteria
for Essential
Selection
Qualifications and  Full GMC registration or potential for this
skills
 Appropriate specialist qualification
 CCT in Neonatal Medicine or Child
Health
 Entry on the GMC Specialist Register or
eligibility for entry within 6 months of the
date of the Advisory Appointments
Committee
 Further Higher Degree (depends on post)
MD, MS, PhD or equivalent
Research
Experience
 Have an international reputation in their
field of research
 Have a demonstrated potential to attract
high levels of research funding
 Show evidence of contribution to the
development and performance of
colleagues through coaching and
mentoring
 Have experience and capability to act as
a role model in areas of research,
teaching
and
management
as
appropriate
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Have
demonstrated
research
independence with a capability to lead
in the design of effective research
programmes
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Teaching and
training
experience
 Experience of Training Undergraduate
and Postgraduate students
 Experience of supervision of higher
degrees (e.g., MSc, PhD, MD(Res)
 Experience of supervising junior medical
staff
Clinical
experience
and
effectiveness
 Clinical training and experience in
neonatology equivalent to that required
for a UK CCT
 Statement regarding appropriate training
and experience including that relating to
a special interest
Desirable
 Additional clinical
experience /training that
may be required
Management and
administrative
experience
 Be able to communicate well, conveying
ideas and concepts clearly and
effectively
 Have a high level of analytical capability
 Be able to make a significant
contribution to the management of a
department
 Have proven skills in leading, motivating,
developing
and
managing
the
performance of colleagues, ensuring the
effective performance and development
of a leading research department
 Evidence of management
and administration
experience
Personal
attributes
 Good leadership skills
 Ability to communicate effectively with
colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs,
nurses, students and other agencies
 Ability to work under pressure
 Good organisational and management
skills
 Supportive and tolerant
 Ability to work within a multidisciplinary
team
 Caring attitude to patients
 Resident with in 10 miles or 30 minutes
of hospital
 Completed special skills
modules appropriate to the
post
APPLICATIONS
In many instances for senior academic appointments, Heads of Sections/Division/Department
will wish for candidates to give a research seminar prior to the formal College interview.
Applicants should note that it may be necessary to disclose personal data and sensitive
personal data between relevant organizations during the recruitment and selection process; for
example, between the College and a particular NHS Trust in order to determine seniority and
their starting salary.
Shortlisted candidates will be contacted as soon as possible after the closing date.
Thank you for your interest in the post. We look forward to receiving your application
Our preferred method of application is online via our website at the following link:
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/employment (select “Job Search”). Please complete and upload an
application form as directed and submit any other relevant supporting documents such as your
full CV.
Alternatively, you may e-mail your application and CV to:
Maria Monteiro, at m.monteiro@imperial.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)207 594 5498
Applicants must complete a College application form and attach to it a copy of their CV, to
include the following information:
a) Applicant’s full name, private address and telephone number
b) A confidential fax number and e-mail address, where possible
c) Degrees (including Universities and dates)
d) Past and present posts
e) List of publications
f) Brief description of future research plans
g) Information on research grants and contracts which have been obtained, student
supervision, etc.
If candidates choose to e-mail their application, a hard copy of the application with an original
signature on it will also need to be mailed, together with the recruitment monitoring form, and
the CV to:
Maria Monteiro
Senior Appointments Coordinator (Professors and Readers)
Human Resources Division
Level 3, Faculty Building
Imperial College London
London SW7 2AZ
email m.monteiro@imperial.ac.uk
Closing date: 30 April 2013 (Midnight BST)
Envelopes should be marked “Appointment in Weston Chair in Neonatal Medicine”
APPENDIX 1
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 2010-2011.
The 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 Manningham-Buller.
2.1
The Mission
Imperial College embodies and delivers world class scholarship, education and research in
science, engineering and medicine, with particular regard to their application in industry,
commerce and healthcare. We foster interdisciplinary working internally and collaborate widely
externally.
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Strategic Intent
The College’s vision and intent is to:
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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.
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
2007, when it was granted a new royal charter declaring it an independent university in its own
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
Business School.
2.4
Staff and Students
The academic and research staff of 3,392 includes 68 Fellows of the Royal Society, 68 Fellows
of the Royal Academy of Engineering, 78 Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences, one
Fellow of the British Academy, four Crafoord Prize winners and two Fields Medalists. Fourteen
Nobel Laureates have been members of the College either as staff or students.
The College has 13,964 students, of whom 36 percent are postgraduate. Thirty per cent of
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 has increased to 36 percent of the total.
2.5
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
the highest of any UK university.
The concentration of research in science, engineering and medicine gives the College a unique
and internationally distinctive research presence.
Generous support for the College’s work comes from a wide variety of sources. From industry
there are donations towards certain senior academic posts, advanced courses, bursaries and
scholarships. The single largest contribution to the College from industrial concerns is in the
form of contracts to carry out research. The College also gains considerable support from
research councils and charities to undertake research.
2.6
Teaching and Learning
The College’s overall educational aim is to ensure a stretching and exhilarating learning
experience. While maintaining its traditional emphasis on single honours degree courses,
Imperial also aims to give students the opportunity to broaden their experience through courses
relevant to student and employer needs.
In its MSc. course provision, the College seeks to provide a wide range of specialist courses in
areas in which it has particular expertise. Many of those offered by non-medical departments
emphasise the valuable interaction between scientific/technological training and industrial
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.
2.7
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.
3.
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.
There are five academic Schools, Institutes and Departments:
Schools, Institutes and Departments
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Head of School/Institute/Department
Department of Medicine
Department of Surgery and Cancer
Institute for Clinical Sciences
National Heart and Lung Institute
School of Public Health
Professor Gavin Screaton
Professor Jeremy Nicholson
Professor Amanda Fisher
Professor Kim Fox
Professor Elio Riboli
Faculty Centre
Principal
Deputy Principal
Deputy Principal (Research)
Director of Education
Director of the Graduate School of Life Sciences &
Medicine and the School of Professional Development
Professor Dermot Kelleher
Professor Jenny Higham
Professor Jonathan Weber
Professor Jenny Higham
Professor Andrew George
APPENDIX 2
1.
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (ICHNT) was created on October 1, 2007 by merging St
Mary’s NHS Trust and Hammersmith Hospitals NHS Trust and integrating with the Faculty of
Medicine at Imperial College London. Now one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, we have
come together with the College to establish one of the UK’s first academic health science
centres (AHSCs).
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 we could have delivered apart.
ICHNT at St Mary’s Hospital acts as a teaching centre for Undergraduates and for Post
Graduate Trainees in a variety of disciplines. The Trust provides a wide variety for placements
of both core and specialty trainees. The Trust has an established reputation for providing high
quality training and recently appointed a new Medical Education Team with a view to becoming
a lead provider for specialty training in London. There are close links with Imperial College. As
reflected by a number of joint appointments.
There are five hospitals in Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust:
• Charing Cross Hospital
• Hammersmith Hospital
• Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea Hospital
• St Mary's Hospital
• Western Eye Hospital
St Mary’s is a general acute hospital that diagnoses and treats a range of adult and paediatric
conditions. The Jefferiss wing is an internationally renowned centre of excellence for the
diagnosis, treatment and care of people with sexual health problems, including sexually
transmitted diseases such as HIV and AIDS.
The paediatric service includes a dedicated children’s A&E department and north-west London’s
paediatric haematology service.
The hospital has pioneered the use of robotic surgery, including the UK’s first da Vinci robot for
keyhole surgery
2. Clinical structure
The clinical services of the Trust are organised into seven clinical programme groups (CPGs),
which each contain a range of specialties. Our infection prevention and control service operates
Trust-wide, across all seven CPGs. The senior team have an integral relationship with the head
of nursing and head of operations for each CPG, and there is a senior infection control nurse
post, plus one to two infection control nurse posts, within each group.
The seven CPGs are as follows
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Medicine
Surgery and Cancer
Specialist Services
Circulation Sciences and Renal Medicine
Women’s and Children
Clinical and Investigative Services
Interventional Public Health
The Trust’s Executive Team consists of
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Chief executive: Mark Davies
Medical director: Professor Nick Cheshire
Director of nursing: Janice Sigsworth
Chief financial officer: Bill Shields
Chief operating officer: Steve McManus
Services
The Medical Director and Director of Nursing & Patient Experience are jointly responsible for
Clinical Governance. The Medical Director provides professional leadership to the medical
workforce and his responsibilities also include Professional Governance & Revalidation,
Research & Development, Medical Education and Information Governance.
APPENDIX 3
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.
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.
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).
All appointments have a probationary period of six months, or, in the case Lecturers and Senior
Lecturers (clinical or non clinical), a training and development review period, which lasts 3 years
for non-clinical Lecturers, and 5 years for clinical Senior Lecturers.
Clinical Academic appointments require Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) checks and the
appointment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced level CRB Disclosure.
Clinical academic 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 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.
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.
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.
Staff on a fixed term contract receive notice of the ending of their employment within that
contract. No further contractual notice will be given unless the contract is to terminate prior to
the end date specified in the offer of employment. In these circumstances the notice from the
College would be as above.