Job Description and Selection Criteria

Post Lee Placito Professorship of Gastroenterological Disease

Department/Faculty Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Henry Wellcome Building for Molecular Physiology, Old Road Campus, Headington, Oxford OX3 7BN

Division Medical Sciences

College Green Templeton College, 43 Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6HG

Overview of the postThe holder of the chair must be medically qualified.

The University is seeking to appoint a Professor in Gastroenterological Disease, commencing as soon as possible. The Professor will have an outstanding track record in research in inflammatory bowel disease or related field, with academic leadership skills at national and international levels. The holder of the chair will be elected to a fellowship at Green Templeton College.

The post-holder will be expected to provide leadership in basic scientific and translational research programmes in gastroenterology. Research in the Nuffield Department of Medicine has contributed to the fundamental understanding of immune regulation, autoimmunity, and genetic susceptibility to immune and infectious diseases. The gastroenterology unit has enjoyed considerable success in relating these advances to the understanding of gastrointestinal diseases and to the development and assessment of new therapeutic agents. This work spans the early definition of new inflammatory pathways and therapeutic targets, the evaluation of novel compounds including indices of efficacy and guidelines for clinical use. There is a need to capitalize on these opportunities, particularly in the area of inflammatory bowel disease and it is the intention of the Nuffield Department of Medicine to make an appointment that reflects this need and opportunity.

The post will benefit from established synergy with the Oxford University Hospitals Foundation NHS Trust, which is investing in Gastroenterology, as one of the Trust’s defining services.

Enquiries about the post should be addressed to Professor Christopher Conlon at chris.conlon@ndm.ox.ac.uk or telephone: +44 (0) 1865 287990.

Such enquiries will be treated in strict confidence; they will not form part of the selection decision.

Athena SWAN

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The Athena SWAN Charter recognises and celebrates good practice in recruiting, retaining and promoting women in science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine (STEMM) in higher education. The Charter addresses gender imbalance within these broad disciplines, recognising the importance of the role that all members of the science community play in the progression and advancement toward greater equality. The University holds an Institutional Athena SWAN Bronze Award; NDM was awarded Athena SWAN Bronze status in April 2013, and gained Silver status in May 2015. Consistent with this, the Department aims to be the career destination of choice for ambitious medical scientists of either gender.

For more information about NDM, please visit: www.ndm.ox.ac.uk

Duties of the postThe Lee Placito Professor will be a member of both the University and the College community. They will be part of, and expected to contribute to a lively and intellectually stimulating research community which performs to the highest international levels. As a Fellow, they will have a role to play in the running of the College.

Specific duties are as follows:

To provide research leadership in Gastroenterological Disease;

To undertake internationally excellent and original research and develop a detailed plan for the development or research in the field of interest;

To establish an externally funded research group. This will include responsibility for all aspects of the appointment, supervision, and management of the staff in the post-holder’s team, including appropriate personal development and training plans, and approaches to integrating science into clinical practice;

To take a leading role in research into inflammatory bowel disease or related fields (including for example; development of local research networks, management of research facilities, national and international representation);

To take a substantial role in the organisation and delivery of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching (including examining and doctoral supervision) in Gastroenterology;

To undertake clinical work under an honorary clinical contract with the Oxford University Hospitals Foundation NHS Trust;

To contribute appropriately to academic administration and leadership within the Nuffield Department of Medicine, including membership of the Department’s Strategic Management Committee;

To take a role in the running of the College through membership of its governing body and

other such bodies as may be necessary.

The professorship will be held in the Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine; the current head of the department is Professor Christopher Conlon. Specifically, the Lee Placito Professor will be part of the Translational Gastroenterology Unit (led by Professor Paul Klenerman, the Sidney Truelove Professor of Gastroenterology), which is part of NDM Experimental Medicine (current head Professor Christopher Conlon).

The successful candidate will be obliged to accept the headship of the Nuffield Department of Medicine for a specified period of five years, if requested to do so by the Divisional Board. To note: every professor who is employed by the University, unless individually exempted, has the

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obligation to accept the headship of the department in which his or her post is held, if invited to do so by Council.

The Professor will be a practising clinician at NHS consultant level.

Hazard-specific / Safety-critical duties

This job includes the following hazards or safety-critical activities which will require successful pre-employment health screening through our Occupational Health Service before the successful candidate will be allowed to start work:

• Night working (11pm-6am)

• Lone Working

• Working with Ionising Radiation

• Working with category 3b or 4 lasers (laser safety class)

• Working with infectious pathogens (hazard group 2/3) - Hazard Group 3 pathogens

• Working with blood, human products and human tissues

• Work in clinical areas with direct contact with patients

• Work with allergens, Eg laboratory animals, pollen, dust, fish or insects etc.

• Work with any substance which has any of the following pictograms on their MSDS:

• Travel outside of Europe or North America on University Business

Additional security pre-employment checks

This job includes the following duties which will require additional security pre-employment checks:

• University security screening (e.g. identity checks)

Selection Criteria

Applications will be judged only against the criteria which are set out below. Applicants should make sure that their application shows clearly how they consider that their skills and experience meet these criteria.

Oxford is committed to fairness, consistency and transparency in selection decisions. Chairs of selection committees (known as electoral boards) will be aware of the principles of equality of opportunity and fair selection; the board will comprise at least one member of each gender whenever possible.

The successful candidate will possess the following.

PhD, DPhil, MD or equivalent qualification; GMC registration with appropriate revalidation;

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Proven track record as a first class internationally-recognised researcher in the areas specified for the duties of the post;

Evidence of inspiring research plans, including personal research and the development of programs of work in associations with junior researchers in the field;

Highly respected publications in quality scientific journals; Proven ability to secure external research grant funding and evidence of leadership in

strategic planning and preparation for success in future funding opportunities; Experience of leading a substantial research group in a clinical or non-clinical setting; Experience in designing and conducting clinical studies; Evidence of expertise and interest in teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level; Excellent and effective written and oral communication skills; A strong potential to develop productive interactions with other scientists at the University of

Oxford.

How to applyTo apply, click on the Apply Now button on the ‘Job Details’ page (go to https://www.ox.ac.uk/about/jobs/academic/index/, click on the relevant post title) and follow the on-screen instructions to register as a new user or log-in if you have applied previously. Please provide details of three referees and indicate whether the University may contact them without seeking your permission.

You will also be asked to upload a CV and a supporting statement. The supporting statement should explain how you meet the selection criteria for the post using examples of your skills and experience. This may include experience gained in employment, education, or during career breaks (such as time out to care for dependants).

Please upload all documents as PDF files with your name and the document type in the filename.

All applications must be received by 12.00 noon on Monday 15 May 2017.

Should you experience any difficulties using the online application system, please email recruitment.support@admin.ox.ac.uk. Further help and support is available from www.ox.ac.uk/about_the_university/jobs/support/. To return to the online application at any stage, please go to: www.recruit.ox.ac.uk.

Please note that you will be notified of the progress of your application by automatic emails from our e-recruitment system. Please check your spam/junk mail regularly to ensure that you receive all emails.

The full membership of the board of electors will be published in the University Gazette (www.ox.ac.uk/gazette/) when it is finalised. All applications will be acknowledged after receipt and will be considered by the board of electors as soon as possible after the closing date. The board is free to search for other candidates at this or any subsequent stage in its proceedings. All shortlisted candidates will be interviewed and will be asked to give a short presentation to the electors as part of the interview. The board’s decision will be communicated as soon as possible after the interview but in some cases there may be a delay while deliberations are ongoing.

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Essential Information for Applicants for the Lee Placito Professorship of Gastroenterological Disease

The UniversityThe University of Oxford aims to sustain excellence in every area of its teaching and research, and to maintain and develop its position as a leader amongst world-class universities. Placing an equally high value on research and on teaching, the colleges, departments and faculties of Oxford aspire both to lead the international research agenda and to offer a unique and exceptional education to our undergraduate and graduate students.

Oxford’s self-governing community of scholars includes university professors, associate professors, and lecturers, college tutors, senior and junior research fellows and over 2,500 other university research staff. The University aims to provide facilities and support for colleagues to pursue innovative research and outstanding teaching, by responding to developments in the intellectual environment and society at large, and by forging close links with the wider academic world, the professions, industry and commerce. The Strategic Plan, detailing strategy for the period 2013-18, can be found at www.ox.ac.uk/about/organisation/strategic-plan.

Research at Oxford combines disciplinary depth with an increasing focus on inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary activities addressing a rich and diverse range of issues, from deciphering ancient texts and inscriptions using modern scientific and computational methods developed in Oxford, through to global health, climate change, ageing, energy and the effects on our world of rapid technological change.

Oxford seeks to admit undergraduate students with the intellectual potential to benefit fully from the college tutorial system and small group learning to which Oxford is deeply committed. Meeting in small groups with their tutor, undergraduates are exposed to rigorous scholarly challenge and learn to develop their critical thinking, their ability to articulate their views with clarity, and their personal and intellectual confidence. They receive a high level of personal attention from leading academics.

Oxford has a strong postgraduate student body which now numbers about 10,000, nearly 45% of the full-time students. Postgraduates are attracted to Oxford by the international standing of the faculty, by the rigorous intellectual training on offer, by the excellent research and laboratory facilities available, and by the resources of the museums and libraries, including one of the world’s greatest libraries, the Bodleian.

For more information please visit: www.ox.ac.uk

The Medical Sciences DivisionThe Medical Sciences Division is an internationally recognized centre of excellence for biomedical and clinical research and teaching. We are the largest academic division in the University of Oxford. World-leading programmes, housed in state-of-the-art facilities, cover the full range of scientific endeavour from the molecule to the population. With our NHS partners we also foster the highest possible standards in patient care.

For more information please visit: www.medsci.ox.ac.uk

The Nuffield Department of MedicineThe Department (www.ndm.ox.ac.uk) is part of the Medical Science Division and hosts one of the largest groupings of biomedical scientists in the university sector and provides an excellent interactive environment for research growth and collaboration. The Head of Department is Professor Christopher Conlon and the Associate Head of Department (Academic Support & Finance) is Mr Darren Nash.

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The Department has major research strengths across a range of clinical disciplines in including; infectious diseases, renal medicine, gastroenterology, tropical medicine, metabolic medicine and clinical immunology. These disciplines are backed by major research programmes in molecular and cell biology, molecular immunology, structural biology, human genetics, genomic medicine, proteomics, experimental and clinical imaging, epidemiology and clinical trials. In the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF) the Department was ranked top for the overall quality of submissions along with Public Health, Health Service and Primary Care.

The Department provides teaching in clinical medicine to students attending the Oxford Clinical School’s standard and graduate entry courses. It also hosts in the region of 200 doctoral (DPhil) students at any one time. Students studying on doctoral programmes are supported by a Departmental Director of Graduate Studies, by the University’s Doctoral Training Centre and by the Oxford University Clinical Academic Graduate School. The Department runs a Prize Studentship scheme that attracts applicants of the highest calibre; departmental staff also have access to a wide range of studentship programmes administered by the University cross-departmentally on a competitive basis, including five Wellcome Trust 4-year doctoral programmes and a Wellcome Trust DPhil programme for clinicians.

The Department is administered as a series of semi-autonomous research units and institutional groupings responsible for their own budgetary control through an internal accounting system. The Head of Department is assisted by committees dealing with issues such as teaching and education, graduate students and safety. In addition many of the research units and institutional groupings operate their own internal committee structures.

The Department’s activity is principally based at the Headington campus, where it is closely associated with the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust’s John Radcliffe and Churchill Hospitals. Further details can be found at www.ndm.ox.ac.uk/page/institutes-centres-units, and descriptions of some of the larger research and institutional groupings can be found at the following sites:

Centre for Cellular and Molecular Physiology – www.ccmp.ox.ac.uk

Experimental Medicine – www.expmedndm.ox.ac.uk/home

Respiratory Trials Unit – www.expmedndm.ox.ac.uk/respiratory-trials-unit

Translational Gastroenterology Unit - www.expmedndm.ox.ac.uk/tgu/home

Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research Oxford Branch (LICR) – www.ludwig.ox.ac.uk

Oxford Particle Imaging Centre - www.opic.ox.ac.uk

Structural Biology – www.strubi.ox.ac.uk

Structural Genomics Consortium – www.sgc.ox.ac.uk

Target Discovery Unit – www.tdi.ox.ac.uk

The Jenner Institute – www.jenner.ac.uk/

The Peter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research – www.medawar.ox.ac.uk

Tropical Medicine & Global Health – www.ccvtm.ox.ac.uk

Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics (WTCHG) – www.well.ox.ac.uk

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NDM Experimental Medicine

The Translational Gastroenterology Unit

Oxford has been an internationally recognized centre for Gastroenterology since Sidney Truelove performed the first randomized clinical trial in Gastroenterology in 1955. It lead the way investigating the genetics of inflammatory bowel disease and developed a strong clinical base with large, well-defined cohorts of patients with ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s, coeliac, hepatobiliary or viral liver disease. Its ethos has remained that of Sidney Truelove, combining precise clinical observation with basic science across different disciplines.

The TGU (www.expmedndm.ox.ac.uk/tgu/home) is now acknowledged as one of the premier units for gastroenterological research in Europe, especially in mucosal immunology, inflammatory bowel disease and viral liver disease. New state of the art laboratories opened at the John Radcliffe Hospital in 2010, adjacent to the clinical ward and offices and provide access to key infrastructure including an advanced flow cytometry facility incorporating the BRC immune phenotyping lab. The TGU, led by Professor Paul Klenerman (Sidney Truelove Professor of Gastroenterology), integrates basic and clinical research groups and includes Professor Simon Travis (Professor of Clinical Gastroenterology), Professor Alison Simmons (Professor of Molecular Gastroenterology and Honorary Consultant Gastroenterologist), Professor Ellie Barnes (MRC Senior Clinical Fellow and Honorary Consultant Hepatologist), Dr Holm Uhlig (Associate Professor in Gastroenterology and Honorary Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist), and Dr Simon Leedham (CRUK Senior Clinical Research Fellow and Honorary Consultant Gastroenterologist). The NDM, BRC and OUHT have provided significant strategic support for infrastructure and academic clinical training posts. The Unit is well recognised for its international diversity and posts attract the best trainees and staff from around the world.

ScienceThe Translational Gastroenterology Unit (TGU), led by Professor Paul Klenerman, has integrated the large clinical programme in IBD and liver disease, with outstanding mucosal immunology. The science spans analyses of cellular and molecular pathways of immunity and inflammation, through models of disease to experimental medicine studies in patients. Recent findings from the Unit include identification of how key IBD susceptibility loci IL-23R, NOD2 and autophagy function. Candidate vaccines for hepatitis C virus are being tested in the clinic and a stratified medicine approach developed for viral liver disease. There are large and well-characterised cohorts for adult and paediatric IBD and viral and non-viral liver disease. Key platforms include the use of novel tissue assays using patient-derived stromal cells and the use of physiologically relevant cellular assays for the identification of potential drug pathways using chemical probes. The TGU works closely with the Oxford branch of Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research led by Professor Xin Liu, to identify the cellular and molecular pathways that promote inflammation driven cancer. There are also strong links with Professor Vincenzo Cerundolo and the Human Immunology Unit in the Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, Professor Adrian Hill, Director of the Jenner Institute, Professor Ian Tomlinson in the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics and Professor Chas Bountra and the Structural Genomics Consortium.

Hepatology encompasses an outstanding clinical service that is integrated with laboratory science using established patient cohorts in viral hepatitis, biliary and pancreatic disease, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The current research portfolio spans laboratory programmes, through to investigator led phase-I experimental medicine studies, observational cohort studies, and industry sponsored studies. Candidate vaccines for hepatitis C virus developed at Oxford are being tested in the clinic locally and in European programmes (PEACHI, www.peachi.eu/). Oxford is leading the MRC funded consortium (STOP-HCV, www.stop-hcv.ox.ac.uk/home) taking a stratified medicine approach developed for viral liver disease, and establishing new technologies for the sequencing of pathogens (linked with the WTCHG) integrated with host genetics and immune parameters. The hepatology immunity programmes have strong links with the Peter Medawar Building and TGU labs with programs focusing on liver inflammation, novel innate T cell

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populations, T cell homing and viral hepatitis (HBV, HCV and HEV). Liver imaging technologies using multi-parameteric MRI have been recently developed leading to the spin-out company (Perspectum Diagnostics), with a focus on NAFLD, the assessment of the dynamics of hepatic fibrosis and portal hypertension. Studies investigating the interplay between Iron, inflammation and the gut microbiome in NASH are underway. There is a strong track record in PSC research and Oxford is leading international programs in IgG4-related disease. Hepatology has strong support from Oxford NIHR BRC and Professor Barnes is CLRN lead for Thames Valley and South Midlands.

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology ServiceConsultant staff: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology remain united as a single service. The service is consultant led, with 12 NHS, almost all with a substantive academic interest, and 5 academic honorary consultant staff.

Interface with academic staff: The Unit continues to expand, with the extension of the Endoscopy Unit and a research and Clinical Trials’ Facility (2015), together with further Consultant appointments in progress (2016). The clinical service is integrated with academic Gastroenterology in the Translational Gastroenterology Unit (www.expmedndm.ox.ac.uk/). There are currently three Academic Clinical Lecturers in Gastroenterology helping to integrate the clinical service and research (www.ouh.nhs.uk/news/videos/gastroenterology.aspx), in addition to senior staff.

Trainees: There are currently five gastroenterology StRs; inpatient luminal and hepatology sides have three CMT (Core Medical Trainee) posts and a FY1 (Foundation Year) post, which often attract academic trainees.

Senior Clinical Fellows: There are six SCFs, who are experienced trainees, often attracted from abroad to complete advanced GI Training pending a Consultant appointment, each with 6 clinical and 4 academic session each week.

Multidisciplinary care: Great emphasis is placed on multidisciplinary care, with close cooperation between seven colorectal and three upper gastrointestinal surgeons, three hepatobiliary surgeons, three intestinal transplant surgeons, gastrointestinal histopathology and radiology.

Green Templeton College

There are 38 self-governing and independent colleges at Oxford, giving both academic staff and students the benefits of belonging to a small, interdisciplinary community as well as to a large, internationally-renowned institution. The collegiate system fosters a strong sense of community, bringing together leading academics and students across subjects, and from different cultures and countries.

The successful applicant for this appointment will be elected to a Fellowship of Green Templeton College.

Green Templeton College came into existence in October 2008 as Oxford’s newest college. It is the result of a merger between two graduate colleges, Green and Templeton. Green College was established in 1979 and named after its principal benefactors, Dr Cecil Green (a founder of Texas Instruments) and his wife Dr Ida Green. Templeton College was originally the Oxford Centre for Management Studies which in 1983 received a major endowment from Sir John Templeton and was renamed.

The College has 600 students, all of them postgraduate. Reflecting the special focus of the two merging colleges, Green Templeton has particular strengths in medical and management sciences, but also has a broader range of interests. Its students and Fellows unite around an interest in human welfare and development in today's society, with a concentration on medical and life sciences, management studies, social policy, education, criminology, environmental science,

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and related social science disciplines. The College therefore attracts students, researchers and Fellows in these fields in a context which encourages interdisciplinarity through the cross-pollination of thinking and ideas. Existing examples of such interdisciplinarity are to be found in the College’s strong links with the Wellcome Unit for the History of Medicine and the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism.

Green Templeton College is located in the fine, mainly 18th century, buildings of the Radcliffe Observatory on Woodstock Road just north of the town centre and adjacent to the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter.

The Green Templeton community is overseen by a Governing Body of some 50 Fellows. The Fellowship includes a further 40 Research Fellows and Senior Research Fellows. The College has an historical commitment to medical training and research. More than 25 Fellows work in the Medical Sciences. The student body includes 100 clinical medicine students and a further 100 students conducting research in medical and life sciences. The College is also home to important medically related initiatives including the Health Experiences Institute (HEXI) and a programme of activities in Global Health Policy. In short, Green Templeton provides an outstanding college environment for the Lee-Placito Professor.

With the exception of Officers of the College, none of the Fellows receives financial reward from the College. They do, however, enjoy the national and international prestige of Fellowship of an Oxford College and access to the social, cultural, sporting and academic facilities and activities of the College and full rights to common table. The latter includes lunches and regular dinners. All Fellows are expected to take part in the life of the College. Responsibilities vary but the successful appointee will be expected to be willing to act as College Advisor to up to 5 postgraduate students, to participate where appropriate in the Medical Teaching Programme for the College’s clinical medicine students, and to serve on College committees. The College will discuss with the successful candidate whether he or she would prefer to be elected to a Senior Research Fellowship or a Governing Body Fellowship with full trustee responsibilities.

More information about the college may be found at: www.gtc.ox.ac.uk/about-gtc

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Lee Placito Professor of Gastroenterological Disease and Honorary Consultant Clinician

An indicative timetable and Job Plan is outlined below. The final Job Plan for the post will be agreed with the Head of the Nuffield Department of Medicine upon appointment, with clinical sessions agreed with the Clinical Director of Gastroenterology and will be subject to renegotiation at least annually.

Day Time Location Work Category No. of PAs

Monday am Research Academic 1

pm Research Academic 1

Tuesday am Admin Administrative 1lunchtime Lab meeting Academic 0.25pm Research Academic 1

Wednesdayam Research Academic 1

pm Trials Academic 1

Thursday

amlunchtime Academic

mentoring0.25

pm Teaching Teaching 1pm TGU academic

meetingAcademic 0.25

pm

Fridayam Admin Administrative 1lunchtime IBD Multidisicplinary

meetingClinical 0.25

pm Clinical session Clinical 1SaturdaySundayAcademic Research

5. 75

Teaching 1Administration 2Clinical 1.25

Predictable emergency on-call work

N/A

Unpredictable emergency on-call work

VariableOn-site, at home on the telephone and travelling to and from site

N/A Direct clinical care

1.25

TOTAL PAs10

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Standard Terms and Conditions

Standard dutiesTo engage in teaching and research and in clinical and administrative work under the direction of the head of the department.

Under conditions agreed upon between the Board of the Medical Sciences Division and appropriate agents of the NHS, the professor shall perform such clinical, administrative and other duties in the hospitals or general practices associated with the University, as the divisional board may determine or approve.

Salary, benefits and pensionThe salary of the professorship will be based on the years of seniority of the successful candidate, plus any applicable NHS merit awards.

An additional pensionable allowance will be payable in respect of any period during which the professor is Head of Department. (Any allowance payable for a period of less than three years will not, however, be pensionable.)

Eligible staff may join the Universities Superannuation Scheme(www.admin.ox.ac.uk/finance/pensions/uss/) or the National Health Service superannuation scheme (www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/pensions).

Length of appointmentThe professorship is tenable until retirement. For all academic staff the University has adopted a retirement age of 30 September before the 68th birthday. There is a procedure for requesting an extension of employment beyond that date.

The justification for this is explained at: www.admin.ox.ac.uk/personnel/end/retirement/revisedejra/revaim

For existing employees any employment beyond the retirement age is subject to approval through the procedure outlined at: www.admin.ox.ac.uk/personnel/end/retirement/revisedejra/revproc/

Sabbatical leave and outside commitmentsAll professors may apply for sabbatical leave to allow them to focus on their research. In general, one term of leave is available for each six terms worked. This leave may either be taken as one term of leave after 6 terms of service, or accumulated and taken as one year of leave after 6 years of service.

Professors may also spend up to 30 working days in each year on projects outside their employment duties, such as consultancy, spin-out activity and membership of research councils and other bodies. There is no limit to the amount of money which staff may earn from these activities. Full details are available on the university website at www.admin.ox.ac.uk/personnel/staffinfo/academic/approvaltoholdoutsideappointments/. Guidance on ownership of intellectual property (www.admin.ox.ac.uk/statutes/regulations/182-052.shtml) and managing conflicts of interest (www.admin.ox.ac.uk/researchsupport/integrity/conflict/policy/) is also available on the university website.

Membership of CongregationAppointment to this post carries with it the right to vote in Congregation, the sovereign body in the University. More information is available at www.ox.ac.uk/about/organisation/governance and www.admin.ox.ac.uk/statutes/781-121.shtml.

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ResidenceClinical Professors are required to reside within the University (i.e. within twenty-five miles of Carfax, the central point of Oxford) during forty weeks in each academic year.

Housing

The person appointed may be eligible for assistance with housing: some rental accommodation is available for statutory professors moving to Oxford for their first year, and there is a Joint Equity Scheme which new statutory professors may be entitled to join, to help with the purchase of a home in Oxford. General information about home rental and purchase is available at internationalstaffwelcome.admin.ox.ac.uk/housing.

Medical Defence SocietyAll clinical professors are required to belong to a medical defence society if they are involved in private practice (see below), and it is strongly recommended that those not involved in private practice maintain at least the basic cover provided by such bodies.

Private practiceHolders of clinical professorships are permitted to engage in private practice in the hospitals in Oxford on such terms as the Medical Sciences Board may from time to time determine, provided that such private practice

(i) shall be undertaken only in the name of the individual clinician concerned;

(ii) shall be subject to the same general arrangements as govern the holding of consultancies and outside appointments by university employees.

Relocation expensesSubject to HMRC regulations and the availability of funding, a relocation allowance may be available.

Family support

The University has generous maternity and adoption leave arrangements, and also offers support leave to fathers and partners. Additional paternity leave of up to 26 weeks (for children born or placed for adoption after 3 April 2011) is available where parents decide to share the 52 week maternity leave entitlement. Details are available on the website at www.admin.ox.ac.uk/personnel/during/family/.

All staff are eligible to apply to use the University nurseries (although there is a long waiting list for nursery places), and the full range of tax and National Insurance savings scheme is in operation. Details are available on the University’s childcare website at www.admin.ox.ac.uk/eop/childcare/.

The University will try to accommodate flexible working patterns as far as possible and there is considerable flexibility in the organisation of duties. More information on family support and flexible working policies is available on the website at www.admin.ox.ac.uk/personnel/during/family/.

Information for parents and carers is available at www.admin.ox.ac.uk/eop/parentsandcarersinformation/.

Facilities and servicesThe University has a range of facilities and benefits for its staff; more details are available on the website at www.admin.ox.ac.uk/personnel/staffinfo/benefits/.

Support is available to help international staff and partners/families make the transition to Oxford, and information about relocation, living and working in the UK and Oxford is available at internationalstaffwelcome.admin.ox.ac.uk/.

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The University of Oxford Newcomers Club www.newcomers.ox.ac.uk/ is aimed at helping partners of newly-arrived visiting scholars, graduate students and academic members of the University to settle in and meet people in Oxford.

The University Disability Office provides support to staff and students with a disability and may be contacted through its website at www.admin.ox.ac.uk/eop/disab/.

BUPA-Eduhealth

Bupa Eduhealth Essentials private medical insurance offers special rates for University of Oxford staff and their families; see eduhealth.co.uk/mini-site/.

Transport Schemes

The University offers a range of travel schemes and public transport travel discounts to staff. Full details are available at www.admin.ox.ac.uk/estates/ourservices/travel/.

Equality of opportunityThe policy and practice of the University of Oxford require that all staff are offered equal opportunities within employment. Entry into employment with the University and progression within employment will be determined only by personal merit and the application of criteria which are related to the duties of each particular post and the relevant salary structure. In all cases, ability to perform the job will be the primary consideration. Subject to statutory provisions, no applicant or member of staff will be treated less favourably than another because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

Immunity status, medical questionnaire and the right to work in the UK

NHS Trusts will not allow honorary contract holders to commence clinical contact with patients unless documentary evidence is produced of Hepatitis B status, BCG vaccination/TB immunity, and Rubella immunity. The successful candidate will therefore be required to produce such documentary evidence. The appointment will also be subject to satisfactory completion of a University medical questionnaire and an NHS pre-employment assessment form, and to the provision of proof of the right to work in the UK.

Applicants who would need a work visa if appointed to the post are asked to note that they may need to enter the UK under the Tier 1 (Exceptional talent) category of the UK’s points-based system. Further information is available at www.gov.uk/tier-1-exceptional-talent.

Particular arrangementsOxford welcomes applications from candidates who have a disability. These documents will be made available in large print, audio or other formats on request. Applicants invited for interview will be asked whether they require any particular arrangements to make the interview more convenient and effective for them.

Pre-employment screening

Please note that the appointment of the successful candidate will be subject to standard pre-employment screening, as applicable to the post. This will include right-to-work, proof of identity and references. We advise all applicants to read the candidate notes on the University’s pre-employment screening procedures, found at: www.ox.ac.uk/about/jobs/preemploymentscreening/.

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Data ProtectionAll data supplied by candidates will be used only for the purposes of determining their suitability for the post1 and will be held in accordance with the principles of the Data Protection Act 1998 and the University’s Data Protection Policy (available on the website at www.admin.ox.ac.uk/councilsec/dp/policy.shtml).

1 But NB if the person appointed to the post is a migrant sponsored under the UK’s points-based migration system, we are required to retain the applications of all shortlisted candidates for one year or until a UK Border Agency compliance officer has examined and approved them, whichever is the longer period.

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