Organisation/Company: KINGS COLLEGE LONDON
Research Field: Medical sciences, Sociology, Ethics in health sciences
Researcher Profile: Recognised Researcher (R2), First Stage Researcher (R1)
Country: United Kingdom
Application Deadline: 5 Jan 2025 - 00:00 (UTC)
Type of Contract: Permanent
Job Status: Full-time
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description
About Us
The Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine (FoLSM) at King’s College London is one of the largest and most successful centres for biomedical research and education in the UK. The Faculty has internationally leading expertise in basic, translational and clinical research, which is deployed to inform and deliver our education programmes, enhance clinical innovation and serve our communities.
We are located at four central London campuses - Guy’s, St Thomas’, Waterloo and Denmark Hill - which reflect the Faculty’s close alignment to our NHS partners. Assisted by our close collaboration with clinical colleagues in the King’s Health Partner (KHP) Trusts and outstanding infrastructure, research is strategically aligned to KHP, where academics and clinicians ensure faster translation and adoption of the Faculty’s research findings into impact directly on the clinical setting and on health outcomes for patients.
The Faculty delivers a comprehensive education and training portfolio, including undergraduate training in Medicine and Pharmacy and related BScs and an expansive postgraduate taught portfolio. It also has a comprehensive programme of initiatives to support an inclusive environment and culture, and promote diversity across our staff and student communities.
About the Role
We wish to appoint an outstanding individual as Clinical Professor in Critical Care within King’s College London’s Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine.
In addition to pursuing their own state-of-the-art research programme, the postholder will provide strategic leadership in the area of Critical Care across King’s College London. This will entail bringing together and working with the unparalleled breadth of critical care expertise including cardiothoracic, trauma, neuro, renal, liver, transplantation, haematology, oncology, advanced obstetrics and the complete portfolio of surgical specialties across the University and King’s Health Partners to deliver world-class research and innovation.
The successful candidate will be a key strategic leader within King’s emerging Centre for Critical Care, working in close collaboration with multi-disciplinary colleagues across King’s Faculties and NHS Trusts. The Centre for Critical Care will develop world-leading scholarship, education and multi-disciplinary collaborative research in critical care at KCL and across the King’s Health Partners.
Key responsibilities for the role include developing and leading multi-disciplinary Critical Care research and innovation within FoLSM and across KCL, including securing funding to develop a highly respected, international research programme, establishing productive collaborative links in academia and industry and with colleagues across King’s, the UK and internationally. The role holder will undertake a strategic leadership role within Academic Critical Care, including in research, education, mentorship, embedding a supportive, collegiate culture, maximising interactions with NHS colleagues, and delivering patient impact. They will spearhead delivery of high-quality education related to Critical Care, including taking a key role in promoting the development and direction of a new multi-disciplinary MSc programme in Critical Care.
This is a full-time post and you will be offered an indefinite contract.
About You
To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:
* Undergraduate Medical Degree and MD (Res), PhD or equivalent level in a related subject
* Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or equivalent training in a relevant medical specialism, with full GMC valid license to practice
* Success in obtaining significant research grant funding, including previously held independent Senior Investigator or equivalent academic leadership positions
* An established international reputation for research evidenced, for example, with an established track record of programmatic funding and high impact publications which includes invited contributions to present research at international conferences
* Evidence of leadership capability or promise, with ability to work effectively with academic, clinical, and professional services colleagues across organisations
* Proven track record in education and professional achievement, showing a commitment to high quality and innovation, including evidence of developing new knowledge and impact of relevance to patients and the public
* Committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, actively addressing areas of potential bias, and willingness to contribute to the pastoral care of students
Further Information
We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.
We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert.
Interviews are due to be held on 14th January.
We are able to offer sponsorship for candidates who do not currently possess the right to work in the UK.
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