Clinical Fellow in Ageing Research​ ​

Job id: 086588. Wage: £43,923 to £63,152 every year, excluding London Weighting Allowance (paid moreover according to 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 relies at St. Thomas’ Hospital within the College 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 research with follow-up assessments postoperatively. The research is a part of a world initiative in experimental and translational drugs to speed up interventions to stop and deal with lack of resilience amongst older individuals. The Fellow will obtain coaching and supervision within the conduct of musculoskeletal ultrasound, electroencephalography evaluation (not together with interpretation), and complete evaluation of older individuals throughout a number of settings. The total research protocol and moral approval will probably be finalised previous to graduation of the Fellow to this put up.

The Fellow will work alongside a group of skilled medical and biomedical researchers, a challenge supervisor, and analysis nurses. Prior analysis expertise will probably be useful however not a requirement of this put up, and medical employees with minimal earlier analysis expertise will probably be supported by way of all processes of analysis conduct and challenge administration. The research 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 endeavor laboratory research by way of 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 inside 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 a better diploma (e.g., MD or PhD) throughout this put up, 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 instantly 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 evaluation or information linkage.     

This put up will probably be provided on an fixed-term contract for 2 years. 

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

Key duties

• Work alongside a group of skilled researchers and provide medical experience to help with the identification of sufferers and preliminary strategy, with honorary employment inside Man’s and St Thomas’ NHS Basis Belief.
• Attendance at decrease gastrointestinal most cancers multidisciplinary group conferences.
• Liaison with medical groups (together with surgical procedure, oncology, geriatric drugs, or basic follow) as required, together with the communication of incidental findings recognized through the course of analysis.
• Completion of analysis procedures at research visits together with musculoskeletal ultrasound, electroencephalography evaluation (not together with interpretation), and complete evaluation of older individuals throughout a number of settings.
• Medical help for sufferers at research 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 put up holder will probably be a part of the analysis group inside the division and will probably be anticipated to work together with different members of the group and division every day.
• Participate in common educational conferences within the division and current outcomes and experiences.
• The position relies in an workplace and medical surroundings.
• The position holder ought to present good listening and accuracy expertise that are necessary when coping with analysis members, skilled companies employees, college students and members of educational employees.
• Alternative to register for larger 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 duties is probably not exhaustive, and the put up holder will probably be required to undertake such duties and duties as could fairly be anticipated inside the scope and grading of the put up.

Expertise, data, and expertise

Important standards

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

Potential to fulfill competing and demanding deadlines.

Potential to work in a group and liaise successfully with all members of employees.

Medical diploma registered with the Common 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 endeavor analysis or high quality assurance initiatives together with strict compliance to info governance and confidentiality procedures when dealing with information.

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

Potential to assume critically to resolve issues.

Fascinating standards

Scientific expertise working in a related specialty (e.g. Geriatric drugs, Common surgical procedure, Oncology).

Earlier analysis expertise together with recruitment to medical research.

Earlier analysis coaching together with challenge 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 put up 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 software following this. candidates ought to contact Dr Carly Welch [email protected] to debate additional.

Medical employees who’re at the moment 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 website and can embody honorary employment at Man’s and St Thomas’ NHS Basis Belief.