Applications invited for Clinical Senior Lecturer or Reader in Stroke Medicine at Imperial College London

Applications are invited for a clinical senior lecturer or reader in stroke medicine, Department of Brain Sciences, Faculty of Medicine at Imperial College London. APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED

Role: Clinical Senior Lecturer or Reader  in Stroke Medicine

Dept: Brain Sciences

Salary:  £88,364-£119,133 per annum plus £2,162 London Allowance

Location: Imperial Stroke Centre, Charing Cross Hospital Campus

Closing Date: 14 August  2023 (Midnight BST)

About the Role

This opportunity has arisen from a joint initiative between the Clinical Stroke services and the Department of Brain Sciences within the Faculty of Medicine at Imperial College, that will be supported by the Department of Brain Sciences, St Mary’s Development Trust, private benefactors and ICHT.  This post will provide a first step towards developing an internationally leading clinical research programme for innovation in concepts or practice, relating to the prevention or treatment of cerebrovascular diseases, or care of stroke survivors. The programme is intended to provide academic leadership that will strengthen the clinical stroke service to maintain innovation and continue its national leadership for NHS hyperacute stroke management.  You will be expected to develop an academic programme in stroke science at Imperial College and Imperial College NHS Healthcare Trust (ICHT) while contributing to the stroke service and clinical care in the ICHT Hyperacute Stroke Unit at Charing Cross Hospital. The post will have up to 5 clinical sessions and at least 5 academic sessions.

Duties &  Responsibilities

• You develop a broad range of research in Neurology or Geriatric Medicine or Acute General Medicine within the Department of Brain Sciences.

• You direct, lead, or contribute to, a research area at the highest scientifically rigorous levels.

• You will foster national and international scientific collaborations with other world-leading centres.

• You will teach and supervise undergraduate, postgraduate, masters and high research degrees.

• You will demonstrate excellent leadership skills with regard to individual performance, academic teams, the Department, Faculty, College and when participating in national/international initiatives.

Full information on duties, responsibilities and criteria for the post can be found in the attached Job Description. (The job description is currently with the Royal College of Physicians for their review and approval).

Essential Requirements

• Full GMC (General Medical Council) registration

• Specialty accreditation in Neurology or Geriatric Medicine or Acute General Medicine

• Diploma in Stroke Medicine or equivalent experience

• CCT (Certificate of Completion of Training) in the appropriate area

• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register or eligibility for entry within 6 months of the date of the Advisory Appointments Committee

• The post-holder should hold the membership of the relevant Royal College (UK) or an equivalent qualification

• Further Higher Degree – MD, PhD or equivalent in a relevant area

• A sustained track record in attracting high levels of research funding

• An excellent record of research, evidenced by a portfolio of research publications, confirming international standing, commensurate with the level of appointment

• Experience in leading the design of research programmes, particularly related to stroke

• Experience of Training Undergraduate and Postgraduate students

• Experience of supervision of higher degrees (PhD, MD(Res))

• Experience of supervising junior medical staff

Further Information and How to Apply

Please see our Further Particulars for more information about the College and the benefits available to staff.

The post is fulltime, fixed term for a period of 5 years with a possibility of an extension, subject to funding.

All academic enquiries should be made to: Professor Paul Matthews, Head of the Department of Brain Sciences email: p.matthews@imperial.ac.uk

For further information on the recruitment process please contact: Maria Monteiro, Senior Appointments Manager, email: m.monteiro@imperial.ac.uk Telephone: +44 (0)207 594 5498

The College is a proud signatory to the San-Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which means that in hiring and promotion decisions, we evaluate applicants on the quality of their work, not the journal impact factor where it is published. For more information, see https://www.imperial.ac.uk/research-and-innovation/about-imperial-research/research-evaluation/

 The College believes that the use of animals in research is vital to improve human and animal health and welfare. Animals may only be used in research programmes where their use is shown to be necessary for developing new treatments and making medical advances. Imperial is committed to ensuring that, in cases where this research is deemed essential, all animals in the College’s care are treated with full respect, and that all staff involved with this work show due consideration at every level. 

http://www.imperial.ac.uk/research-and-innovation/about-imperial-research/research-integrity/animal-research/

 We are committed to equality of opportunity, to eliminating discrimination and to creating an inclusive working environment for all. We therefore encourage candidates to apply irrespective of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion and belief, gender reassignment, sex, or sexual orientation. We are an Athena SWAN Silver Award winner, a Disability Confident Leader and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.