Clinical Fellow in Ageing Research​ ​

Job id: 086588. Wage: £43,923 to £63,152 each year, excluding London Weighting Allowance (paid moreover in keeping with nationwide contract phrases).

Posted: 20 March 2024. Time limit: 10 April 2024.

Enterprise unit: School of Life Sciences & Medication. Division: Twin Analysis & Genetic Epidemiology.

Contact particulars:Dr Carly Welch. [email protected]

Location: St Thomas Campus. Class: Analysis.

Job description

The Fellow will probably be a part of the Division of Twin Analysis and Genetic Epidemiology. The Division is predicated at St. Thomas’ Hospital within the Faculty of Life Course Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Medication at King’s Faculty London. The Fellow may have an honorary contract of employment with Man’s and St Thomas’ NHS Basis Belief. The Fellow will undertake recruitment of older sufferers present process elective colorectal most cancers surgical procedure (with or with out subsequent systemic anti-cancer remedy) to a medical examine with follow-up assessments postoperatively. The examine is a part of a world initiative in experimental and translational medication to speed up interventions to forestall and deal with lack of resilience amongst older folks. The Fellow will obtain coaching and supervision within the conduct of musculoskeletal ultrasound, electroencephalography evaluation (not together with interpretation), and complete evaluation of older folks throughout a number of settings. The complete examine protocol and moral approval will probably be finalised previous to graduation of the Fellow to this publish.

The Fellow will work alongside a crew of skilled medical and biomedical researchers, a mission supervisor, and analysis nurses. Prior analysis expertise will probably be helpful however not a requirement of this publish, and medical employees with minimal earlier analysis expertise will probably be supported via all processes of analysis conduct and mission administration. The examine will contain the gathering of specimens for advanced organic investigations together with microbiome evaluation, inflammatory profiling, and underlying hallmarks of ageing. There could also be alternatives for the Fellow to acquire expertise in enterprise laboratory research via secondment on the College of Birmingham, depending on the pursuits of the Fellow.

The Fellow can even have the chance to work on additional research throughout the Division of Twin Analysis and Genetic Epidemiology together with the chance to acquire additional coaching within the assortment of fats and muscle biopsies. The Fellow will probably be supported to undertake the next diploma (e.g., MD or PhD) throughout this publish, ought to they need to take action, which is able to contain synthesising and decoding the outcomes of research that they are going to be straight concerned with. Doctoral supervision will probably be offered by Dr Carly Welch on this occasion. The Fellow will probably be supported to develop their very own analysis pursuits, and to acquire expertise in additional methodology together with systematic overview or knowledge linkage.     

This publish will probably be supplied on an fixed-term contract for 2 years. 

This can be a full-time  publish – 40 hours per week

Key obligations

• Work alongside a crew of skilled researchers and supply medical experience to help with the identification of sufferers and preliminary method, with honorary employment inside Man’s and St Thomas’ NHS Basis Belief.
• Attendance at decrease gastrointestinal most cancers multidisciplinary crew conferences.
• Liaison with medical groups (together with surgical procedure, oncology, geriatric medication, or common follow) as required, together with the communication of incidental findings recognized throughout the course of analysis.
• Completion of analysis procedures at examine visits together with musculoskeletal ultrasound, electroencephalography evaluation (not together with interpretation), and complete evaluation of older folks throughout a number of settings.
• Medical assist for sufferers at examine visits.
• To liaise with all members of the division together with analysis nurses, administrative, statisticians, operational and laboratory employees, in addition to exterior collaborators and their groups.
• The publish holder will probably be a part of the analysis crew throughout the division and will probably be anticipated to work together with different members of the crew and division each day.
• Participate in common educational conferences within the division and current outcomes and experiences.
• The function is predicated in an workplace and medical surroundings.
• The function holder ought to present good listening and accuracy abilities that are essential when coping with analysis contributors, skilled providers employees, college students and members of educational employees.
• Alternative to register for greater diploma (e.g., MD or PhD) and convert outcomes of analysis within the type of scientific displays and publications.
• Alternative to develop personal analysis concepts.

The above record of obligations might not be exhaustive, and the publish holder will probably be required to undertake such duties and obligations as could moderately be anticipated throughout the scope and grading of the publish.

Abilities, data, and expertise

Important standards

Capability to speak successfully in any respect ranges in a fancy multi-disciplinary surroundings with the flexibility to supply concise verbal and written experiences. 

Capability to fulfill competing and demanding deadlines. 

Capability to work in a crew and liaise successfully with all members of employees. 

Medical diploma registered with the Basic Medical Council (e.g. MBChB or MBBS). 

Full GMC Registration and maintain license to follow. 

Completion of UK Basis programme or demonstration of equivalencies.

Earlier expertise of enterprise analysis or high quality assurance initiatives together with strict compliance to info governance and confidentiality procedures when dealing with knowledge.

Robust regard for moral ideas e.g., Psychological Capability Act.

Capability to assume critically to unravel issues.

Fascinating standards

Medical expertise working in a related specialty (e.g. Geriatric medication, Basic surgical procedure, Oncology).

Earlier analysis expertise together with recruitment to medical research.

Earlier analysis coaching together with mission administration and analysis governance.

Proof of earlier educational outputs together with scientific publications and convention displays

Candidates ought to submit a supporting assertion to stipulate how they meet the important and fascinating standards for this publish alongside an up-to-date CV. Candidates who’re efficiently shortlisted will probably be invited to attend for interview and will probably be notified of the result of their utility following this. candidates ought to contact Dr Carly Welch [email protected] to debate additional.

Medical employees who’re presently employed inside a nationwide coaching programme will probably be required to acquire approval for Out Of Programme for Analysis (OOPR) from their well being schooling coaching board and the related coaching faculty. This employment has approval inside a GMC-approved web site and can embody honorary employment at Man’s and St Thomas’ NHS Basis Belief.