THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAMROLE PROFILE

THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS DETAILS FORAN NIHR-FUNDED ACADEMIC CLINICAL LECTURESHIP (ACL)WHICH WILL BE OFFERED TO ONE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE

IN EITHER RESPIRATORY MEDICINE OR PAEDIATRICS

FOR DETAILS OF THE ACL OPPORTUNITY IN RESPIRATORY MEDICINEPlease see post details from Pages 2 – 8 inclusive and Appendices Pages 17-21

FOR DETAILS OF THE ACL OPPORTUNITY IN PAEDIATRICSPlease see post details from Pages 9 – 16 inclusive and Appendices Pages 17-21

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THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAMROLE PROFILE

Job Title: NIHR Academic Clinical Assistant Professor (ACL) in Respiratory Medicine

School/Department: School of Medicine - Division of Respiratory Medicine

Salary: £31,301 - £54,199 per annum, depending on skills and experience

Contract Status: This post will be offered on a fixed-term contract for a period of 4 years (if full-time; up to a maximum of 6 years part-time) or until award of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), whichever is the shorterSuccessful applicants must be in post before 31 March 2015

Hours of Work: Full-time or Part-time (minimum 0.6FTE)

Location: Clinical Sciences Building, Nottingham City Hospital

Reporting to: Head of Division of Respiratory Medicine

The University of Nottingham seeks applications for an NIHR-funded Academic Lecturer (ACL) in Respiratory Medicine. The post is offered in competition with eligible applicants in Paediatrics. The post will have a strong research commitment in respiratory research in conjunction with clinical training.

The PostThe successful candidate will spend 50% of their time in academic training and research and 50% of their time completing their clinical training. Time allocated to training and to academic work may be annualised, i.e. taken in blocks, as appropriate to successful candidate’s clinical and research training needs. The successful ACL will become a member of the well- developed Clinical Academic Training Programme in the School of Medicine, University of Nottingham (www.nottingham.ac.uk/go/catp). The programme provides support in integrated clinical academic training, with research funding applications, through networking, mentorship and with an annual research conference bursary.

During the academic component of the post, the ACL will further develop their academic skills at postdoctoral level, build on their research in Respiratory Medicine, undertake research, develop their own research programme and compete for external grant funding.

During periods of clinical training, the successful candidate will carry the full clinical responsibilities of a Speciality Trainee on the North (Nottingham-centred) Carousel of the Health Education East Midlands (HEEM) clinical training rotation in respiratory medicine where they will work alongside clinical-track colleagues to attain their remaining competencies in their Speciality Training.

Applicants must, therefore, be eligible to hold an academic National Training Number (NTN(A)) and show evidence of academic achievement, including a higher research degree at PhD/DPhil or MD/DM level, and successful outcomes from previous clinical annual assessments (ARCPs).

The post is open to those who are at, or within, 2 years of clinical training of attaining their CCT in speciality or subspecialty. Most benefit from the post will be obtained by those with at least 1 year of clinical training to complete.

Whilst the post will be offered on a fixed term contract for a period of up to 4 years, or until award of CCT whichever is shorter, the candidate would be expected to develop plans for a post-doctoral or clinician scientist award, which may shorten the lectureship. An Honorary Speciality Registrar contract will be sought from Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.Research

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The ACL would be expected to further develop their track record in research and will have access to the research facilities of the Academic Division which has excellent laboratory, statistical and technical support. They will be expected to undertake research and, as part of their research portfolio, they will be expected to develop skills in research supervision through the supervision of the research component in the 3rd year of the BMedSci medical student degree.

The ACL’s personal research programme would be expected to fit broadly within the research themes of the Academic Division of Respiratory Medicine, described in more detail below. There are 10 clinical academic respiratory consultants, Professor Knox, Professor Hall and Professor Johnson and Dr’s Harrison, Bolton, Shaw and Jenkins in Respiratory Medicine and Professor Britton, Professor Hubbard and Dr Fogarty in Respiratory Epidemiology. In addition, active research collaborations with other Divisions within the School of Medicine will be encouraged.

Office and laboratory accommodation will be provided in the Clinical Sciences Building at the City Hospital site.

For further details of the Research Opportunities and Academic Division of Respiratory Medicine, please see below.

Teaching and Organisation Teaching is a core generic academic skill and the ACL will be expected to take an active role in contributing to undergraduate medical teaching on the City Hospital site: this may include lectures, tutorials, assisting with the organisation of clinical examinations in the new Nottingham Medical School undergraduate curriculum and postgraduate teaching.

Clinical Work The post provides broad training and experience in respiratory and general medicine, plus experience of Intensive Care Unit and of all specialised respiratory procedures. It is anticipated that the ACL will spend most of their clinical time at the City Hospital although it may be possible to rotate into another local healthcare setting for a defined period.

In addition to the clinical academic consultants, there are 11 NHS respiratory consultants at Nottingham City Hospital in respiratory/acute medicine comprising Professor Baldwin, Dr’s Clayton, Lim, Anwar, Binnion, Roberts, Rich, Dewar, Nair, Sudhir and Chang. Respiratory Medicine is part of the Medical Directorate: General Manager – Simon Evans; Clinical Director – Demas Esberger; Respiratory Medicine Service Lead – Tim Harrison.

At present, each clinical respiratory medicine firm usually has some 20 inpatients. There is a registrar and two - three junior doctors. There is a specialist respiratory admissions process and a respiratory assessment unit. Professor Knox and Dr’s Dewar and Clayton look after all the adults with cystic fibrosis in Nottingham (now 150).

The ACL will be expected to help report routine lung function tests and to help carry out and interpret more sophisticated tests.

The Postgraduate Dean confirms that this placement and/or programme will have the required educational and Dean's approval at the time of entry in to the programme.

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DIVISION OF RESPIRATORY MEDICINERespiratory research is a major area of strength within Nottingham. At the 2001 University Research Assessment Exercise, Respiratory Medicine was flagged as 5* and there has been further development and expansion since.

The Academic Division has 15 full time academic staff:Professor Alan Knox (Clinical Professor and HoD)Professor Ian Hall (Clinical Professor)Professor Simon Johnson (Clinical Professor & Co-Director of the Nottingham

Clinical Academic Training Programme)Professor Thomas Meersman (Non-Clinical Professor)Professor Linhua Pang (Non-Clinical Professor) Dr Charlotte Bolton (Clinical Associate Professor & Academic Programme Director)Dr Mark Glover (MRC Clinician Scientist)Dr Tim Harrison (Clinical Associate Professor)Dr Gisli Jenkins (Clinical Associate Professor and Reader) Dr Ian Sayers (Non-Clinical Associate Professor and Reader) Dr Dominick Shaw (Clinical Associate Professor)Dr Helen Barr (Academic Clinical Lecturer)Dr Mitesh Patel (NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer)Dr Doug Forrester (Clinical Lecturer) Dr Galina Pavlovskaya (Non-Clinical Lecturer)

In addition, the department usually has a number of clinical research fellows.

The research groupings within the Respiratory Research Unit provide a wealth of opportunities in all aspects of research from studying disease in cells through to clinical trials and population based research. In 2008, the Department was successful in attaining funding support for a NIHR Biomedical Research Unit in Respiratory Diseases (£6M over 4 years) which has created the platform for establishing an ongoing successful translational research unit.

The main disease areas of research interest are:1. Obstructive lung disease (Asthma and COPD)2. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and Lymphangiolyomyomatosis (LAM)3. Infection including cystic fibrosis (CF)

Four themes cut across the three major disease areas and reflect areas of special expertise within the Nottingham respiratory research unit and are issues of central importance for translational research.

These are: Biomarker research Genetics/pharmacogenetics Imaging Tobacco Control

The Respiratory Research Unit has close links with the CRCUK National Tobacco Control centre and CRNUK Medicines for Children’s network both of which have a large Respiratory component to their research which provide additional training opportunities.

Research groupings within the Respiratory Research Unit and PIs:• Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology (Knox, Pang, Jenkins, Hall, Johnson, Sayers)• Respiratory Clinical Studies and Trials (Harrison, Shaw, Bolton)• Respiratory Epidemiology and Population Sciences (Britton, Lewis, Venn, Hubbard, McNeill,

McKeever, Leonardi-Bee, Fogarty)• Imaging (Meersman)

There are also close links with several other clinical and basic science groups within Nottingham University particularly molecular microbiology (Williams, Camara), genetics (Kalsheker), allergy and

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clinical immunology (Shakib, Sewell, Fairclough, Ghaemmaghami, Martinez-Pomares), paediatric clinical trials (Smyth), pharmacy (Heery) and medicinal chemistry (Fischer, Chan).

Current funding within the Division includes a Wellcome programme grant and several Wellcome, MRC, NIHR and EU project grants in addition to grants from charities (BLF, Asthma UK, US CF Foundation) and industry of approximately £29M in total. There are two main research areas within the Division which are discovery science and clinical translation.

The Division is based in the Clinical Sciences Building on the City Campus and at the Medical School, QMC.

Links with Other DevelopmentsThere have been 2 other major developments in Nottingham in the past 5 years funded by DH/NIHR which are directly linked to our research. These are the UKCRC Public Health Centre of Excellence in Tobacco Control Studies (£5M funding over 5 years) and the CRC UK Local Research Network in Children (£1.9M funding over 4 years) which are substantial new investments by DH/NIHR. The new UKCRC Public Health Centre of Excellence are housed in the new 4.2M extension to the Clinical Sciences Building. Interactions with the more generic Trent Comprehensive Local Research Network also complement our activities and facilitate the development of multicentre clinical trials.

Information on the University of Nottingham School of Medicine and on the City of Nottingham is given in the Appendices at the end of this document.

More information about the Division of Respiratory Medicinehttp://www.nottingham.ac.uk/medicine/about/respiratorymedicine/index.aspx

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Person Specifications for Candidates Applying for an Academic Clinical Lectureship in Respiratory Medicine

Applicants must have all of the essential criteria listed in BOTH the academic person specification AND the appropriate clinical person specification (ST3+ depending on the level of training at entry).

The post is only open to those eligible to hold an academic National Training Number who will have maximum of 2 years and minimum of 1 year of clinical training to complete before attaining their CCT in speciality or subspeciality on 4 February 2015.

The clinical person specification can be found at: http://specialtytraining.hee.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/475/2013/03/2014-ST3-respiratory-medicine-person-specification-v2.0.pdf

The academic person specification for the ACL in Respiratory Medicine is provided below.

ACADEMIC PERSON SPECIFICATION FOR CANDIDATES APPLYING FOR A CLINICAL LECTURESHIP in RESPIRATORY MEDICINE AS PART OF INTEGRATED ACADEMIC TRAINING

ESSENTIAL DESIRABLE WHEN EVALUATEDELIGIBILITY Evidence of

achievement of Foundation competences or equivalent.

Must hold a higher research degree (MD, PhD or equivalent) in a relevant subject area.

Evidence of good progress in clinical training and that completion of specialty training may be accommodated either during or after the 4 year period of the NIHR CL award.

Candidate must have less than or equal to 2 years, but more than one year of clinical training remaining before the award of Certificate of Completed Training (CCT).

Evidence of commitment to specialty.

Intercalated honours degree and/or additional qualifications e.g. MSc etc.

Application form

KNOWLEDGE & ACHIEVEMENTS

Demonstration of acquisition of the level of knowledge and skills necessary for the achievement of Foundation and clinical competencies or equivalent (matched to the entry level).

Demonstration of understanding of, and commitment to, an

Knowledge of the centre hosting the research and how this is best placed to support the research, education and training needs.

Prizes or distinctions. Presentation of work at

national or international meetings.

Significant publications

Application form and selection centre

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ACADEMIC PERSON SPECIFICATION FOR CANDIDATES APPLYING FOR A CLINICAL LECTURESHIP in RESPIRATORY MEDICINE AS PART OF INTEGRATED ACADEMIC TRAINING

ESSENTIAL DESIRABLE WHEN EVALUATEDacademic career.

Demonstration of the potential for scientific independence and the ability to lead a research team.

Potential to become a leader in chosen field.

in peer reviewed journals.

EDUCATIONAL & PERSONAL ASPECTS

Demonstration of understanding and commitment to academic career.

Indication of medium and long-term career goals.

Demonstration of educational reasons for applying for Clinical Lectureship Programme.

Application form

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

Evidence of team working skills.

Evidence of leadership potential.

Application form and selection centre

LEGAL Satisfactory Enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

GMC registration with a licence to practise.

Because of the nature of the work, this post is exempted from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applicants are, therefore, not entitled to withhold information about convictions, which for other purposes are “spent” under the provisions of the Act, and in the event of employment any failure to disclose such convictions could result in dismissal or disciplinary action by the University. Any information given will be strictly confidential and will be considered only in relation to an application for positions to which the Order applies. This post cannot be taken up until satisfactory enhanced disclosure has been received. If once employed, an employee receives a conviction, they are required to inform the University and the Trust.

Due to the requirements of the UK Border and Immigration Agency, applicants who are not UK or EEA nationals and whose immigration status entitles them to work without restriction in the UK will be considered on an equal basis with UK and EEA nationals.  Please visit http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/ for more information.

Further information for applicants to the ACL post in RESPIRATORY MEDICINECandidates are strongly encouraged to make informal enquiries and should contact the following in the first instance:

Dr Charlotte Bolton Respiratory academic programme director, Nottingham Respiratory Research Unit, Clinical Sciences Building, University of Nottingham, City Hospital, Nottingham, NG5 1PB. Email: Charlotte.bolton@nottingham.ac.uk Tel: 0115 8231710

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Professor Alan Knox, Head of Division of Respiratory Medicine, Clinical Sciences Building, University of Nottingham, City Hospital, Nottingham, NG5 1PB. Email: alan.knox@nottingham.ac.uk Tel:0115 823 1713.

Further information about the Clinical Training Programme may be obtained by contacting the Clinical Training Programme Director: Dr Nicola Downer, Consultant Respiratory Physician: nicola.downer@sfh-tr.nhs.uk

Guidance on Academic Clinical Lectureships is available from http://www.nihrtcc.nhs.uk/intetacatrain/nihrcls2014

The University’s Clinical Academic Training Programme Directors, Professor Helen Budge and Professor Simon Johnson are also able to provide advice on the training programme.see website: www.nottingham.ac.uk/go/catp

Please note that applications sent directly to these email addresses will not be considered.  

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THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAMROLE PROFILE

Job Title: NIHR Academic Clinical Assistant Professor (ACL) in Paediatrics

School/Department: School of Medicine - Division of Child Health, Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Salary: £31,301 - £54,199 per annum, depending on skills and experience

Contract Status: This post will be offered on a fixed-term contract for a period of 4 years (if full-time; up to a maximum of 6 years part-time) or until award of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), whichever is the shorterSuccessful applicants must be in post before 31 March 2015

Hours of Work: Full-time or Part-time (minimum 0.6FTE)

Location: Academic Child Health, Queen’s Medicine Centre, Nottingham

Reporting to: Head of Division of Child Health, Obstetrics & Gynaecology

The University of Nottingham seeks applications for an NIHR-funded Academic Lecturer (ACL) in Paediatrics. The post is offered in competition with eligible applicants in Respiratory Medicine. The post will have a strong research commitment in research in Paediatrics in conjunction with clinical training.

The Post The successful candidate will spend 50% of their time in academic training and research and 50% of their time completing their clinical training. Time allocated to training and to academic work may be annualised, i.e. taken in blocks, as appropriate to successful candidate’s clinical and research training needs. The successful ACL will become a member of the well- developed Clinical Academic Training Programme in the School of Medicine, University of Nottingham (www.nottingham.ac.uk/go/catp). The programme provides support in integrated clinical academic training, with research funding applications, through networking, mentorship and with an annual research conference bursary.During the academic component of the post, the ACL will further develop their academic skills at postdoctoral level, build on their research in Paediatrics, undertake research, develop their own research programme and compete for external grant funding.

During periods of clinical training, the successful candidate will carry the full clinical responsibilities of a Speciality Trainee on the North (Nottingham-centred) Carousel of the Health Education East Midlands (HEEM) clinical training rotation in Paediatrics where they will work alongside clinical-track colleagues to attain their remaining competencies in their Speciality Training.

Applicants must, therefore, be eligible to hold an academic National Training Number (NTN(A)) and show evidence of academic achievement, including a higher research degree at PhD/DPhil or MD/DM level, and successful outcomes from previous clinical annual assessments (ARCPs).

The post is open to those who are at, or within, 3 years of clinical training of attaining their CCT in Paediatrics. Most benefit from the post will be obtained by those with at least 1 year of clinical training to complete.

Whilst the post will be offered on a fixed term contract for a period of up to 4 years, or until award of CCT whichever is shorter, the candidate would be expected to develop plans for a post-doctoral or clinician scientist award, which may shorten the lectureship. An Honorary Speciality Registrar contract will be sought from Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.Research

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The ACL would be expected further develop their track record in research and will have access to the research facilities of the Academic Division which has excellent laboratory and clinical trials support. They will be expected to undertake research and, as part of their research portfolio, they will be expected to develop skills in research supervision through the supervision of the research component in the 3rd year of the BMedSci medical student degree.

Senior Academics in Child Health are: Professor Michael Symonds Professor of Developmental Physiology,

Deputy Head of SchoolProfessor Richard Grundy Professor of Neuro-Oncology and Cancer BiologyProfessor Alan Smyth Professor of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine,

Head of Division Professor David Walker Professor of Paediatric OncologyProfessor Helen Budge Professor of Neonatal Medicine,

Co-Director of Clinical Academic Training ProgrammeDr Beth Coyle Associate Professor of Cancer BiologyDr Jon Dorling Associate Professor in Neonatal MedicineDr Don Sharkey Associate Professor of NeonatologyDr William Whitehouse Senior Lecturer in Paediatric NeurologyDr James Law Clinical Assistant Professor in Child HealthDr Lindsay Robinson Clinical Assistant Professor in Neonatal Medicine Dr Shalini Ojha Clinical Assistant Professor in Neonatal MedicineProfessor Harish Vyas Special Professor of Paediatric Respiratory MedicineProfessor Alan Watson Special Professor in Paediatric NephrologyDr Will Carroll Honorary Associate Professor in PaediatricsDr Martin Hewitt Honorary Clinical Assistant Professor in PaediatricsMr Donald MacArthur Honorary Clinical Assistant Professor in Paediatric NeuroscienceDr Dilip Nathan Honorary Clinical Assistant Professor in Paediatrics Dr Sophie Wilne Honorary Clinical Assistant Professor in Paediatric OncologyDr Louise Wells Honorary Clinical Assistant Professor in Paediatrics

In addition, senior academics in Academic Child Health supervise PhD students, clinical research fellows, post-doctoral research fellows, research assistants and experimental officers.

The ACL’s personal research programme would be expected to fit broadly within the research themes of the Academic Division of Child Health described in more detail below. In addition, active research collaborations with other Divisions within the School of Medicine will be encouraged.

Office and laboratory accommodation will be provided in Academic Child Health on the Queen’s Medical Centre/ University Hospital site. The Academic Child Health department is embedded adjacent to Children’s Services in the Nottingham Children’s Hospital.

The major research themes of Academic Child Health include perinatal physiology, nutrition in early life, neonatology, obesity in infancy and childhood, developmental neuroscience, respiratory paediatrics, paediatric oncology and a number of translational themes and clinical trials in infants and children. Current research grants are held from research councils (MRC, BBSRC), NIHR, Department of Health, Wellcome, the European Union and charities such as the James Tudor Foundation, Action Medical Research and the British Heart Foundation. More information is available on our website: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/medicine/about/childhealthobsgyn/index.aspx

It is anticipated that the successful applicant will work under the mentorship of a key researcher in the School of Medicine’s Division of Child Health, Obstetrics & Gynaecology.

The successful applicant will be supported and supervised in their research programme and in making applications to grant funding bodies. Training in research for the benefit of children and in research methods will be provided (see our website http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/medicine/about/childhealthobsgyn/training-in-research-for-the-benefit-of-children.aspx#ACLs).

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The University, Faculty and School run short courses which cover all aspects of research, including study design, data collection, use of statistics, computer skills, presentation and writing papers. The successful candidate will be able to access some or all of these as determined by their personal development plan. There are weekly divisional research meetings where research methodology and work in progress are discussed and a full postgraduate education programme.

Teaching Teaching is a core generic academic skill and the ACL will be expected to take an active role in contributing to undergraduate medical teaching: this may include lectures and tutorials in the new Nottingham Medical School undergraduate curriculum.

Clinical Work The ACL will be based in Nottingham and undertake clinical work at middle-grade level working alongside clinical colleagues on the North (Nottingham-centred) Carousel of the Health Education East Midlands (HEEM) clinical training rotation in Paediatrics where they will work alongside clinical-track colleagues to attain their remaining competencies in their Speciality Training.

The successful applicant will already have attained MRCPCH, be participating in the RCPCH competency-based training programme in Paediatrics/Child Health and will complete their clinical training in Paediatrics or one of a range of paediatric subspecialties including, but not limited to, haemato-oncology, neonatology, nephrology, neurodisability, respiratory paediatrics, paediatric endocrinology or rheumatology.

In the clinical components of this post, training will be provided to a personal learning plan, mapped to the RCPCH curriculum and developed in liaison with a Clinical Educational Supervisor, a Consultant Paediatrician or Neonatologist who will be separate from the Academic Supervisor. Training will be provided in Level 3 RCPCH competencies. Middle-grade working in Nottingham operates as full shift systems and there are separate rotas in neonatology, paediatric intensive care and acute paediatrics, respectively. There is a well established monthly clinical Training Day Programme. The Postgraduate Dean confirms that this placement and/or programme will have the required educational and Dean's approval at the time of entry in to the programme.

Further information about the Clinical Training Programme may be obtained from the trainee’s website www.emitten.org.uk or by contacting the Clinical Training Programme Director, Dr Judith Grant, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, tel 0115 9249924 ext 63055 or email: judith.grant@nuh.nhs.uk

Clinical Paediatrics in the Nottingham Children’s HospitalAcute paediatric services in Nottingham are provided in the Nottingham Children’s Hospital at the Queens Medical Centre Campus of the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. Community paediatric services are provided by a team of community paediatricians (also employed by NUH). Hospital services for children in Nottingham are provided on a single site at the Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham providing a comprehensive range of specialist services for children in Nottingham, together with tertiary paediatric and neonatal services to the adjacent areas of Lincolnshire, Derbyshire and North Nottinghamshire, surgical services for Stoke on Trent in the Midlands and neurosurgical services for Leicestershire. There are also supra-regional services for paediatric spinal surgery, rheumatology, nephro-urology and cystic fibrosis.

The Childrens Hospital comprises:- Eight wards - 111 Beds- Critical Care Unit – 6 Paediatric Intensive Care Unit beds & 4 High Dependency beds- Oncology Day Case Unit with anaesthetic facilities- Short Stay unit for observation of the acutely ill child - large Hospital school Children’s Emergency Department which sees in excess of 40,000 children per year in a new

purpose built facility as part of the Emergency Department 2 out-patient areas

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More information about the Nottingham Children’s Hospital is available at: http://www.nuh.nhs.uk/nottinghamchildrenshospital

Consultants in the Children’s Hospital are:Haris Sri Alurkar (PICU)Emma Astwood (Haematology)Carol Bertenshaw (Medicine, Respiratory)Jayesh Bhatt (Medicine, Respiratory)Mel Bracewell (Community, Adoption)Caroline Brown (Medicine, Designated)Charlie Charlton (Gastroenterology)Gabby Chow (Neurology)Martin Christian (Nephrology)Lucy Cliffe (Medicine, HIV)Patrick Davies (PICU)David Devadason (Gastroenterology)Louise Denvir (Endocrine and Diabetes)Lizzie Didcock (Community, Designated)Clare Dieppe (Medicine, Emergency)Josie Drew (Diabetes, Medicine)Jonathan Evans (Nephrology, CD)Amy Faulkner (Community, Neurodisablility)Emma Fillmore (Community, Looked After, Named)Richard Grundy (Oncology)Martin Hewitt (Medicine, Oncology)Farida Hussain (Nephrology)Sian Kirkham (Gastroenterology)Simona Lampariello (PICU)Andy Lunn (Nephrology)Meeta Malik (Nephrology)Liz Marder (Community, Learning disability)Katherine Martin (Neurodisability)Kirsty Martin (Community)Elizabeth McDermott (Immunology)Dilip Nathan ((Community, Teaching, SUDI)Edna Ongosi (Community, Adoption)Tabitha Randell (Endocrine and Diabetes)Rangaraj Satyapal (Rheumatology)Stephanie Smith (Medicine)Alan Smyth (Respiratory, Medicine)Simone Stokley (Haematology)

Fiona Straw (Community, Adolescent)Jill Sussens (Medicine, Named)Pradip Thakker (Medicine, Cardiology)David Thomas (Medicine, Allergy)Harish Vyas (PICU, Respiratory)David Walker (Oncology)Lynda Walton (Medicine, Emergency, Named)Kishore Warrior (Rheumatology)Louise Wells (Medicine, Undergraduates)William Whitehouse (Neurology)Sophie Wilne (Oncology)Jane Williams (Disability, Named)Toni Wolff (Community, Development)Damian Wood (Medicine, Adolescents)Brain Freeman (Spinal)Hossein Mehdian (Spinal)Brian Davies (Paediatric Surgery)Nia Fraser (Paediatric Surgery)Daniel Colliver (Paediatric Surgery)Sandeep Motiwale (Paediatric Urology)Manoj Shenoy (Paediatric Surgery)Shailinder Singh (Paediatric Surgery)Richard Stewart (Paediatric Surgery)Alun Williams (Paediatric Urology)Maria Cartmill (Neurosurgery)Donald MacArthur (Neurosurgery)Michael Vloeberghs (Neurosurgery)Katya Tambe (Ophthalmology)Andy Marshall (ENT)Lorna Sneddon (ENT)Julian Chell (Orthopaedics)Mr Ong (Orthopaedics)James Hunter (Orthopaedics)Philip Radford (Orthopaedics)Mark Henley (Plastic Surgery)Jason Neil - Dwyer (Cleft Lip and Palate)John Rowson (Maxillo-Facial Surgery)

Clinical Neonatology in the Nottingham Neonatal ServiceThe Nottingham Neonatal Service serves over 10,000 Nottingham births per year and is comprised of two neonatal intensive care units in Nottingham, at the Queen’s Medical Centre and Nottingham City Hospital Campuses of the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust respectively. Activities of the two NICUs are organised on a “whole service” basis including junior doctors’ training, neonatal grand rounds, clinical policy and guidelines, audit and clinical governance. Each NICU admits around 450 babies each year and completes over 2000 intensive care days.The Neonatal Service provides the regional neonatal surgical service and is the lead organisation for the Trent Perinatal Network, providing the regional tertiary medical intensive care service and regional neonatal surgical service for the Network (23,000 deliveries per year plus tertiary work from a total of around 32,000 births). The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at QMC comprises 20 cots, is co-located with the Regional Fetal Medicine service and provides the majority of neonatal surgical intensive care, including subspecialty work such as ENT and Neurosurgery. The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the City Hospital (NCH) has 24 cots and also manages all aspects of medical neonatal intensive care.

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The Service itself has an excellent academic reputation with ongoing research in: Neonatal physiology and adaptation at birth Optimising nutritional support The programming of fetal and neonatal physiology during development supported by the use

of animal models Neonatal Imaging A number of multi-centre trials, for example, CORD, Heartlight, HOP-ON PLUS, PREMITRANS

and SIFT.

Consultants in the Neonatal Service are:Dr Dushyant Batra Consultant NeonatologistProfessor Helen Budge Professor of Neonatal Medicine

(RCPCH Regional Academic Representative)Dr Anjum Deorukhkar Consultant NeonatologistDr Jon Dorling Associate Professor of Neonatal MedicineDr Julia Edwards Consultant NeonatologistDr Dulip Jayasinghe Consultant NeonatologistDr Judith Grant Consultant Neonatologist

(Paediatric Training Programme Director)Dr Lleona Lee Consultant NeonatologistDr Bernard Schoonakker Consultant NeonatologistDr Don Sharkey HEFCE Senior Lecturer/ Associate Professor of NeonatologyDr Craig Smith Consultant Neonatologist

(Associate Postgraduate Dean)Dr Stephen Wardle Consultant Neonatologist

(Lead Clinician for the Nottingham Neonatal Service) Dr Anneli Wynn-Davies Consultant Neonatologist

(Lead Clinician for the Nottingham Neonatal Transport Team & Trent Perinatal Network)

Information on the University of Nottingham School of Medicine and on the City of Nottingham is given in the Appendices at the end of this document.

More information on the Division of Child Health, Obstetrics & Gynaecologyhttp://www.nottingham.ac.uk/medicine/about/childhealthobsgyn/index.aspx

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Person Specifications for Candidates applying for an Academic Clinical Lectureship in Paediatrics

Applicants must have all of the essential criteria listed in BOTH the academic person specification AND the appropriate clinical person specification (ST4+ depending on the level of training at entry).

The post is only open to those eligible to hold an academic National Training Number who will have a maximum of 3 years and minimum of 1 year of clinical training to complete before attaining their CCT in speciality or subspeciality on 4 February 2015.

The clinical person specification can be found at: http://specialtytraining.hee.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/475/2013/03/PS-2014-ST4-Paediatrics_1.pdf

The academic person specification for the ACL in Paediatrics is provided below.

ACADEMIC PERSON SPECIFICATION FOR CANDIDATES APPLYING FOR A CLINICAL LECTURESHIP in PAEDIATRICS AS PART OF INTEGRATED ACADEMIC TRAINING

ESSENTIAL DESIRABLE WHEN EVALUATEDELIGIBILITY Evidence of

achievement of Foundation competences or equivalent.

Must hold a higher research degree (MD, PhD or equivalent) in a relevant subject area.

Evidence of good progress in clinical training and that completion of specialty training may be accommodated either during or after the 4 year period of the NIHR CL award.

Candidate must have less than or equal to 3 years, but more than one year of clinical training remaining before the aware of Certificate of Completed Training (CCT).

Evidence of commitment to specialty.

Intercalated honours degree and/or additional qualifications e.g. MSc etc.

Application form

KNOWLEDGE & ACHIEVEMENTS

Demonstration of acquisition of the level of knowledge and skills necessary for the achievement of Foundation and clinical competencies or equivalent (matched to the entry level).

Demonstration of understanding of, and commitment to, an

Knowledge of the centre hosting the research and how this is best placed to support the research, education and training needs.

Prizes or distinctions. Presentation of work at

national or international meetings.

Significant publications

Application form and selection centre

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ACADEMIC PERSON SPECIFICATION FOR CANDIDATES APPLYING FOR A CLINICAL LECTURESHIP in PAEDIATRICS AS PART OF INTEGRATED ACADEMIC TRAINING

ESSENTIAL DESIRABLE WHEN EVALUATEDacademic career.

Demonstration of the potential for scientific independence and the ability to lead a research team.

Potential to become a leader in chosen field.

in peer reviewed journals.

EDUCATIONAL & PERSONAL ASPECTS

Demonstration of understanding and commitment to academic career.

Indication of medium and long-term career goals.

Demonstration of educational reasons for applying for Clinical Lectureship Programme.

Application form

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

Evidence of team working skills.

Evidence of leadership potential.

Application form and selection centre

LEGAL Satisfactory Enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

GMC registration with a licence to practise.

Because of the nature of the work, this post is exempted from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applicants are, therefore, not entitled to withhold information about convictions, which for other purposes are “spent” under the provisions of the Act, and in the event of employment any failure to disclose such convictions could result in dismissal or disciplinary action by the University. Any information given will be strictly confidential and will be considered only in relation to an application for positions to which the Order applies. This post cannot be taken up until satisfactory enhanced disclosure has been received. If once employed, an employee receives a conviction, they are required to inform the University and the Trust.

Due to the requirements of the UK Border and Immigration Agency, applicants who are not UK or EEA nationals and whose immigration status entitles them to work without restriction in the UK will be considered on an equal basis with UK and EEA nationals.  Please visit http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/ for more information. 

Further information for applicants to the ACL post in PAEDIATRICSCandidates are strongly encouraged to make informal enquiries and should contact the following in the first instance:

Professor Helen BudgeAcademic Programme Director for Paediatrics and Co-Director of the Clinical Academic Training Programme, Academic Child Health, University Hospital (Queen’s Medicine Centre), Nottingham, NG72UH.

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Email: helen.budge@nottingham.ac.uk Tel: 0115 8230611

Professor Alan Smyth, Head of Division of Child Health, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Academic Child Health, University Hospital (Queen’s Medicine Centre), Nottingham, NG72UH.Email: alan.smyth@nottingham.ac.uk Tel:0115 8230611.

Further information about the Clinical Training Programme may be obtained by contacting the Clinical Training Programme Director for Paediatrics: Dr Judith Grant: judith.grant@nuh.nhs.uk Tel: 0115 9249924 ext 63055

Guidance on Academic Clinical Lectureships is available from http://www.nihrtcc.nhs.uk/intetacatrain/nihrcls2014

The University’s Clinical Academic Training Programme Directors, Professor Helen Budge and Professor Simon Johnson are also able to provide advice on the training programme.see website: www.nottingham.ac.uk/go/catp

Please note that applications sent directly to these email addresses will not be considered.

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Appendix 1The University of NottinghamThe University of Nottingham is a global-leading, research-intensive university with campuses in the UK, Malaysia and China. Our reputation for world-class research has yielded major scientific breakthroughs such as Nobel-winning MRI techniques, drug discovery, food technologies and engineering solutions for future economic, social and cultural progress.

Already ranked among the UK’s elite universities and global polls for research excellence, our reputation for world-class research has been further enhanced with the 2008 results of the Research Assessment Exercise (RAE).

In addition to scoring highly in quality rankings covering major disciplines in science, engineering, the social sciences, medicine, business and the arts, it is Nottingham’s increase in research power rankings which demonstrate the impressive volume of excellent research which is carried out. We are now ranked in the Top 7 of all British universities and are one of only two institutions to move into the UK Top 10 since 2001 – an increase of seven places, making us the highest mover of any university.Following the RAE results, 90% of all research at Nottingham has been classified of an ‘international standard’ and 60% as ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’.

The main University campus is set beside a lake, in an extensive belt of woodland, parks and playing fields. The 330 acre University Park Campus is the focus of life for more than 32,000 students and houses the majority of the University’s academic schools and many of the central Services. The Jubilee campus is situated 2 miles away from the University Park, and provides extra capacity. University of Nottingham Medical SchoolThe University Medical School is situated next to the University Park. Together with the University Hospital, it forms the Queen’s Medical Centre (QMC). Nottingham has a strong reputation for both clinical medicine and teaching. As one of the most popular medical schools in the country, it is able to select excellent students and produce and attract good junior doctors.

The School of Medicine was formed following Faculty reconfiguration on August 1st 2013. The new School of Medicine comprises the Divisions of Cancer and Stem Cell Sciences, Child Health, Obstetrics and Gynaecology; Clinical Neuroscience; Epidemiology and Public Health; Primary Care; Psychiatry and Applied Psychology; Rehabilitation and Ageing; Medical Sciences and Graduate Entry Medicine; Respiratory Medicine; Rheumatology, Orthopaedics and Dermatology and the Nottingham Digestive Diseases Centre. The School also hosts the Medical Education Centre, the Centre for Interprofessional Education and Learning, the Clinical Research Facility, the Clinical Skills Centre, NIHR design Service East Midlands, Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit, PRIMIS and Medical Imaging Unit.

The new School of Medicine brings together in one School staff undertaking research for the benefit of the health of patients. It includes all primary care and hospital-based medical and surgical disciplines, principally in the Queen’s Medical Centre and City Hospital Nottingham Campuses, Royal Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and also at the University’s main campus and at the King’s Meadow and Jubilee Campuses. Most of our School’s Senior Researchers and Teachers are also clinicians who dedicate 50% of their time to patient care within the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust & Royal Derby Hospitals NHS Trust. This close juxtaposition brings cutting-edge clinical care to our patients and clinical relevance to our research and teaching. We are closely integrated with our full time NHS clinical colleagues, many of whom are themselves leaders in research and teaching and who work closely with the University and this increases the mutual benefit from integration between the University and NHS.

Mission:Our mission is to improve human health and quality of life locally, nationally and internationally through outstanding education, research and patient care.

Priorities:1. Teaching and learning, particularly training tomorrow’s doctors and teaching specialised

postgraduates

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2. Research and research training: We will perform and support the highest quality “big” research which impacts on human health and disease

3. Partnership with the NHS and other healthcare providers 4. Visibility and profile of the School of Medicine: We will do what we do better, and we will

tell others about it

Ethos and principles:1. Having people and patients at the heart of all we do: our teaching and learning, our

research and our patient care 2. Contribution within the School of Medicine and to society beyond our immediate roles;

helpfulness and service 3. Openness and fairness, with particular emphasis on communication (both internal and

external) and on equality and diversity among students and staff 4. Personal and group responsibility for all aspects of our work, within a culture of opportunity

and reward

Our research spans 11 major themes, ranging from cancer to vascular medicine. We work closely with industry and the NHS. Our world-leading research ranges from basic and translational science through to clinical trials, epidemiology, and health services research. Our clear theme is improving human health, underpinning a vibrant postgraduate research training programme leading to PhD or DM. Many of our academics are clinicians, using their expertise to provide cutting edge specialised treatment to NHS patients; reflecting our ethos that patients are at the heart of all we do.

Our major research themes are in Cancer and Stem Cells; Child Health, Obstetrics & Gynaecology; Clinical Neurosciences; Digestive Diseases; Epidemiology and Public Health; Mental Health; Musculoskeletal and Dermatology; Primary Care; Rehabilitation and Ageing; Respiratory Medicine and Vascular and Renal Medicine.

The School of Medicine trains tomorrow’s doctors on a vibrant undergraduate medical course with a unique intercalated BMedSci, as well in a specialised graduate-entry programme built around clinical problem solving. We teach medicine and related disciplines at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. We have a dedicated clinical academic training programme and are committed to training PhD and doctoral research students and to supporting postdoctoral clinicians and scientists in their research. 

Professor John Atherton is Dean of the School of Medicine.For further information, please see our website http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/medicine

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Appendix 2Nottingham and the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

NottinghamCentral within the East Midlands, Nottingham is a vibrant and prosperous city with something to offer everyone. It is one of the UK’s leading retail centres, has a huge variety of restaurants, bars and nightclubs which attract people from all over the UK. Culturally, it has good theatres, an arena which attracts both national and international performers and a range of historical interests relating to subjects such as the lace industry, Lord Byron and DH Lawrence. Nottingham is also known for sport, being the home of Trent Bridge Cricket Ground, Nottingham Forest and Notts County Football Clubs, the National Water Sports Centre and the Nottingham Tennis Centre. There is a good network of roads with easy access to the M1 and the A1, the rail service to London and other major cities is frequent and Nottingham East Midlands Airport is only eighteen miles away.

The city is set within a county of outstanding natural beauty that includes Sherwood Forest, Wollaton Park, lively market towns and wonderful historic buildings. Housing is relatively inexpensive and, in addition to the two Universities, there are excellent schools and colleges available.

To find out more about Nottingham, use the following links:Nottingham County Council – Tourism http://www.experiencenottinghamshire.com/ University of Nottingham http://www.nottingham.ac.ukZoopla (Guide to local properties) http://www.zoopla.co.uk/

My Nottingham (information on schools, term dates, school transport etc.)http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=8524

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS TrustThe Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest hospital Trusts in the UK with an annual budget of more than £500 million, a total of 2,200 hospital beds across both campuses and over 11,500 staff. NUH is a major teaching Trust, enjoying close links with the region’s Universities and attracting and developing the highest calibre of staff. The work carried out at NUH has led to a reputation for excellence and is making a very real difference to people’s lives. NUH is also a cancer centre – a major element of the Mid-Trent Cancer Network.

The Trust works in close association with the University of Nottingham and the University of Derby. There are very strong links with nursing and midwifery training, which is part of the University of Nottingham Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, and with the locally-based Schools of Physiotherapy, Radiology and Radiotherapy.

The following two sections describe the services and facilities currently at the two campuses. However, there are ongoing discussions about the future development and location of clinical services, as a result of which some services or parts of services may relocate to the other campus.

1. City Hospital CampusThe City Hospital Campus offers a wide range of clinical services to the local population of greater Nottingham, plus a much larger population in such specialties as plastic surgery and burns, cardio-thoracic surgery, cancer, renal, breast services, clinical genetics and neonatology.

There is no Accident and Emergency department on the campus, although the hospital does take medical and surgical emergency patients referred by GPs or from other acute hospitals.

The Nottingham City Hospital campus has a long association with the city of Nottingham. It first opened in 1903 and the buildings are a mixture of old and new, although services have recently benefited from huge investment in improving the facilities for patients. These developments include the purpose-built Endoscopy Centre, Nottingham Breast Institute, Nottingham Urology Centre, Trent Cardiac Centre, Short Stay Unit, Centre for Clinical Haematology and PET scanner. There are also new staff residences on site.

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Research interests at the City campus include oncology, respiratory medicine, clinical haematology, rheumatology, diabetes/endocrinology, stroke medicine, urology, breast cancer and mineral metabolism. Professors in the following specialities are based on this site - Surgical Science, Respiratory Medicine, Microbial Diseases, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Oncology, Medical Genetics and Stroke Medicine. In addition, there are academic departments of Haematology, Rheumatology, Continuing Care and Anaesthetics.

City Hospital is home to training centres in breast screening techniques and cardiac surgery and the Trust is a Cancer Centre, forming part of the Mid-Trent Cancer Network.

The City Hospital campus has a variety of facilities for the use of patients, visitors and staff. There is a restaurant, coffee bars selling hot and cold snacks and hospital shops.

The Nottingham City Hospital Campus of NHS Trust is a major teaching hospital with a total of 1070 beds. It is one of the campuses of the University of Nottingham with academic units in Respiratory Medicine, Haematology, Medical Oncology, Stroke Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology.In 1999 the Clinical Sciences Building (CSB), a £6M investment, was opened on the City Hospital site. This was a joint initiative by the NHS and the University of Nottingham to integrate and develop the academic presence within the City Hospital. The Division of Respiratory Medicine at Nottingham City Hospital is based in the Centre for Respiratory Research within the Clinical Sciences Building, which provides excellent, modern accommodation, teaching and laboratory facilities for undergraduate students and postgraduate work. The CSB has been expanded with a £4M extension to house the epidemiology group and Tobacco Control Centre.

Excellent facilities for cell and molecular biology research can be found in the Clinical Sciences Building. The top floor contains 40-50 lab based researchers from 5 groups (Respiratory Medicine/ Haematology/ Tumour Immunology/ Rheumatology/ Infectious Diseases0 working in a suite of state of the art laboratories with multi-user shared space and individual groups laboratories. Excellent facilities are available for cell culture and many aspects of cell and molecular biology including FACS scanning, PCR (including real time), GM work, isotope studies, gene sequencing etc. Nottingham University also has several technology platforms in genomics/proteomics/metabolomics allowing easy access to these technologies and transgenic facilities.

There are several new builds as part of the BRU including lung function and a research out-patient facility. There are excellent bronchoscopy facilities on the City Hospital site and the new BRU has one fully funded research bronchoscopy list.

2. Queen’s Medical Centre CampusAs well as the hospital, the QMC building, which opened in 1978, also houses the University of Nottingham Medical School and School of Health Sciences (incl. Nursing and Midwifery).

Clinical services provided within QMC include a very substantial emergency workload, particularly in medical admissions. Within the Medical Division services include the Emergency Department, Medicine, (including Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Gastroenterology, Diabetes and Endocrinology, Haematology, Rheumatology, Immunology, Palliative Care,) Dermatology, Intensive Care and Health Care of the Elderly. Within the Surgical Division services include Surgery, (including Vascular, Colorectal and Hepato pancreatic biliary,) ENT, Ophthalmology, Maxillofacial, Trauma & Orthopaedics, (including Spinal,) and Neurosciences. Within the Family Health Division, services include Obstetrics and Fetomaternal Medicine, Gynaecology, (including Fertility Services), Child Health (including Neonatology and Paediatric Surgery) and Occupational Health.

The QMC site has constantly developed the services it provides to enable it to meet the needs of its patients both now and for the future. Queen’s has the only Emergency Department for the city. In 2008, the new Nottingham NHS Treatment Centre opened on the QMC campus. The treatment centre is managed by an independent sector provider.

There are a number of facilities provided in QMC, including a Newsagent, Coffee shop/Sandwich bar, Clothes shop, Bank (National Westminster, open daily from 10.30 – 3.30pm) and a Pharmacy shop.

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There is a large dining area, roof garden and an active Doctors’ Mess with kitchen, PCs with Internet access, sitting room, billiard tables, and television.

Conditions of Service and GovernanceThe successful candidate will be offered an Honorary Contract with the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust under the terms and conditions. When undertaking clinical duties on this basis within the Trust, the person appointed will be expected to adhere to local policies and procedures and to take note of the standing orders and financial instructions of the Trust. Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to the development of Clinical Governance. The approach taken is to develop actions plans at a directorate level. Each member of the medical staff is expected to take an active role in clinical governance activities within their directorate and each directorate has a Consultant nominated as Clinical Governance lead. The activities include (but are not restricted to) audit, incident reporting, review of complaints, risk management, CPD and Evidence Based Practice.

Professional Standards The Clinical Director is managerially responsible for all activity and personnel in the directorate in which the appointee will work. The Medical Director, Dr Stephen Fowlie, has overall responsibility for the professional performance of clinicians, including of those holding Honorary Contracts with NUH. All clinicians are expected to comply with management arrangements in place, to follow the guidelines on practice laid down by the General Medical Council’s “Maintaining Good Medical Practice”, and to be accountable to the Trust for their actions and the quality of their work. A yearly Joint Clinical and Academic Appraisal is carried out.

Postgraduate Facilities Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust fully supports and recognises the importance of continuing professional development for Consultants and career-grade staff. The facilities available to support this include two large purpose-built Postgraduate Centres. The Trust encourages consultants to participate actively in Continuing Medical Education activities both within the Trust and externally and the provision of study leave is managed by a Trust Study Leave Committee administered within the Postgraduate Centres.

The Postgraduate Centre at the City Campus provides an excellent educational environment for multidisciplinary conferences and seminars, postgraduate medical education and continuing medical education. It also provides a base for the Nottingham Vocational Training Scheme for General Practice, as well as teaching facilities and common room for undergraduate students of Nottingham University Medical School and a brand new Clinical Skills Centre.

The Postgraduate Centre at Queen’s Medical Centre Campus contains eleven meeting rooms of varying sizes and audio-visual equipment including video-conferencing.

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