Nottingham University

THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAMRECRUITMENT ROLE PROFILE FORM

Job Title:Head of Division of Medical Sciences and Graduate Entry Medicine and Deputy Head of the School of Medicine; Professor in the School of Medicine; Honorary Consultant in Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

School/Department: School of Medicine - Division of Medical Sciences & Graduate

Entry Medicine and Health

Salary:£75,249 - £101,451 per annum, depending upon seniority

Job Family and Level:Level 7 Professor

Contract Status: Permanent, Full-time

Programmed Activities:10 Programmed Activities (PAs), allocated as follows:

5 NHS PAs (4.25 PAs of Direct Clinical Care, including predictable emergency work where appropriate) + 0.75 PA for Supporting Professional Activities [SPA]).

5 University PAs (4.25 PAs for UG & PG teaching, research, academic leadership and administration + 0.75 SPA)

1 Additional NHS PA and/or on-call allowance may be available depending upon the clinical specialty of the appointee and the service needs of the specialty, subject to discussion.

Location:Division of Medical Sciences & Graduate-Entry Medicine (GEM), School of Medicine, University of Nottingham

Royal Derby Hospital

Reporting to:Dean, School of Medicine

Accountable to:Dean, School of Medicine for leadership, research, teaching and other academic responsibilities.

The Trust Divisional Medical Director for clinical activities within the Trust

Overview:

The University is looking for a new and inspirational Head of its Division of Medical Sciences and Graduate Entry Medicine. The successful applicant will also be a Deputy Head of the School of Medicine. The appointee will be expected to actively lead both teaching and research in the Division and to contribute to School-wide leadership. The Division is one of the largest within the School of Medicine and based in new purpose-built facilities in the University campus on the Royal Derby Hospital site. It has >100 staff and is internationally renowned for its graduate entry medical (GEM) teaching and for its focussed research programmes.

As well as delivering the preclinical phase of GEM (an 18-month PBL-based curriculum) and hospital-based clinical teaching to students on placement in Derby, the Division hosts a 3-yr BSc in Medical Physiology and Therapeutics with a Foundation course (year 0). Currently, there are also around 50 registered postgraduate research students (MD / PhD) in the Division, and several highly successful research groups including the Clinical Physiology Research group which is part of the MRC-ARUK Centre for Musculoskeletal Ageing Research. The Division includes a vibrant multidisciplinary workforce of biomedical scientists, clinical academics, educationalists, GP teaching fellows and PBL facilitators.

The University / Trust partnership has a primary aim of attracting the best possible individual to this post and to this end would be willing to consider excellent candidates whose primary academic activity was in teaching and learning or in research. Equally, the Trust would be willing to accommodate candidates from any clinical background relevant to the acute services provided at Royal Derby hospital.

Because the clinical specialty is flexible, we will be seeking Royal College approval for an appropriate job plan after appointment, and although this is straightforward final appointment will be subject to the relevant college approval.

We feel that this post would potentially be suitable for an ambitious and successful educationalist or researcher looking to further develop their leadership skills or for a respected senior academic leader looking for a new challenge. However, the candidate will need to demonstrate that they have the skills, vision and leadership qualities to lead both teaching and research.

The Clinical Professorship is a substantive post in the University of Nottingham with no end date. The Headship of the Division and Deputy Headship of the School will be reviewed by the University and Trust after 4 years and 4 yearly thereafter, but we expect the role-holder to remain in the role for at least 8 years.

Purpose of the New Role:

To provide leadership in research, teaching & clinical service within the University of Nottingham School of Medicine, the Royal Derby Hospital, and the Trent region. This is the main focus of the role.

To maintain and lead a high quality personal research programme with strategic fit within the University of Nottingham, including through collaboration with university and NHS colleagues. If the candidate is primarily an educationalist this could be in the field of medical education. If the programme is in medical research, the role-holder would be expected to: maintain an external research funding portfolio; to publish at a level to be returned in any future Research Excellence Framework; and to supervise postgraduate research and Bachelor of Medical Sciences students. Whether the candidate is primarily a researcher or an educator, they will be expected to support the Trust and University in working to enhance recruitment of patients into NIHR portfolio-listed clinical trials within the Trust, and in facilitating the establishment of studies that would be adopted onto the portfolio.

To provide leadership for, to support, and to be responsible for all School of Medicine teaching based at the Derby campus, reporting to the Vice-Dean for Teaching in the School of Medicine and to the Dean of Medicine. This teaching currently includes: the Graduate Entry Medicine programme; the Clinical Phases of all Nottingham Medical programmes for students based in Derby; the BSc in Physiology and Therapeutics; and postgraduate research supervision based in Derby.

Main Duties & Responsibilities of the Post

This post would suit a clinical academic with leadership skills and with a strong track-record in research on medical education

· Lead the Division of Medical Sciences and Graduate Entry Medicine within the School of Medicine and the Royal Derby Hospital.

· Have responsibility and provide leadership for research within the Division of Medical Sciences & Graduate Entry Medicine.

· Have responsibility and provide leadership for all undergraduate and postgraduate teaching within the Division of Medical Sciences and Graduate Entry Medicine

· Contribute to leadership and management in the wider School of Medicine, as requested by the Dean of Medicine and attend School of Medicine Management meetings and Executive meetings (the latter on a monthly basis).

· Formulate ideas, attract prestigious funding & undertake high-quality research in conjunction with others in the University and the NHS. This could be either in medical research or medical education research. If the appointee is from a medical research background, the university expects them to have been returnable in REF 2013 and to be returnable in any future similar exercise.

· Obtain funding & provide supervision for higher degree (MD or PhD) research students.

· Personally contribute to teaching in the School of Medicine, particularly teaching of medical students

· Participate in the consultant roster for clinical work within an appropriate clinical area as agreed with the Medical Director in the Trust.

· Fulfil the requirements of continuing professional development & annual joint appraisal, required by the clinical academic contract.

· Maintain high standards of clinical & professional practice.

· Contribute to teaching & training of junior medical staff.

· Actively participate in Clinical Governance & audit activities, service development, & promoting multidisciplinary teamwork in clinical practice.

· Actively participate in continuing medical education (CME), appraisal and the requirements for revalidation.

Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications & Experience

Requirements

Essential

Desirable

Qualifications/ Education

· MB BS, or equivalent

· Membership or Fellowship of a Royal College

· Eligible for (or more usually on) the GMC Specialist Register in the clinical specialty to be practiced in this role

· A higher degree (MD or PhD)

· Full GMC Registration with a licence to practice

· Eligible to reside & work in the UK

· Medical Education credentials

· Up-to-date GCP accreditation for clinical research governance

Skills/Training

· Demonstrable leadership skills

· Research skills (may be in educational research)

· Skills in Teaching and Learning

· Clinical problem-solving & decision-making skills

Experience,

Including Clinical Practice Experience

· A strong and currently active record of research publications (these can be in medical education).

· Significant clinical experience as a consultant.

· Experience of undergraduate medical student teaching using different formats

· Experience of supervision, mentoring, & assessment of undergraduate & postgraduate students

· Experience of managing research grants and contracts

Management & Administrative Experience

· Leadership experience in teaching, research or both

· Knowledge of university & NHS structures for managing quality in teaching & research, and line-management of staff

· Ability to manage & lead a clinical service at a consultant level

· Ability & willingness to work within the Trust & NHS performance management framework & targets

· Experience of university & NHS structures for managing quality in teaching & research, and line-management of staff

Personal Attributes

· Ability to provide high level academic leadership

· Ability to provide clinical leadership

· Excellent communication skills; a strong team-player with influencing skills

· Ability to exercise good judgement, maintain confidentiality & provide motivational support to clinical and academic colleagues as well as to undergraduate & postgraduate students.

Other Attributes

· Enquiring, critical approach to work

· Ability to communicate effectively with staff, students, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses & other agencies

· Commitment to Continuing Medical Education & the requirements of Clinical Governance & Audit

· Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels

Clinical Academic Job Plan

A formal job plan will be agreed between the appointee, their Clinical Director & the Dean of the School of Medicine and will be adjusted to suit the skills and interests of the appointee. This will need approval by the relevant Royal College before the appointee can take up the post.

The Job Plan will then be reviewed annually following the annual Joint Appraisal meeting for clinical academics.

Provisional assignment of Programmed Activities in Job Plan:

Academic activities4.25 PAs per week

(3.25 PA - research + 1 PA - teaching)

Direct Clinical Care:4.25 PA’s on average per week

Supporting Professional Activities:1.5 PA’s on average per week

(split between university & NHS time)

1 Additional NHS PA and/or on-call allowance may be available depending upon the clinical specialty of the appointee and the service needs of the specialty, subject to discussion.

Example Timetable

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

AM

SPA

NHS Direct Clinical Care

University

University (UG & PG teaching)

NHS Direct Clinical Care

PM

University

University

NHS Direct Clinical Care

University

(Research)

NHS Direct Clinical Care

Study Leave

The applicant is expected to participate in professional continuing medical education. The appointee is entitled to apply to the Medical Director for a contribution to funding of this activity, in line with study leave allowances provided to NHS consultants.

Further Particulars

Because of the nature of the work for which you are applying, 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.

Candidates 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.

Applicants will be considered on an equal basis, subject to the relevant permission to work in the UK as defined by the requirements set out by the UK Border and Immigration Agency.  Please visit http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/ for more information. 

This job description may be subject to revision following discussion with the person appointed, & forms part of the contract of employment.

Contacts:

Informal enquiries may be directed to:

Professor John Atherton

Dean, School of Medicine

University of Nottingham

Tel: 0115 8231088

John.atherton@nottingham.ac.uk

Professor Richard Donnelly

Head, Division of Medical Sciences & GEM

Medical School, Royal Derby Hospital

Richard.donnelly@nottingham.ac.uk

Tel: 01332 724618

Mob: 07500 976 582

Dr Nigel Sturrock FRCP

Executive Medical Director

Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Tel: 01332 785077

Nigel.sturrock1@nhs.net

Appendix 1

The Division of Medical Sciences and Graduate Entry Medicine in the University of Nottingham, based at Derby Royal Hospital

The University of Nottingham established clinical academic divisions in the Derby hospitals in 1996 and set-up a ground-breaking 4 year fast-track graduate entry medical course on its Derby site in 2003. Since then, both medical education and research on the Derby site have seen rapid growth in size and reputation. The Division of Medical Sciences and Graduate Entry Medicine currently employs >100 university staff, including 16 clinical Professors and Associate Professors with honorary consultant appointments and skilled biomedical scientists, educationalists and sessional healthcare professionals. A new BSc in Physiology and Therapeutics (50 students p.a) was established in 2010, and the Division also delivers a Foundation programme for students progressing onto the BSc and some who progress onto the 5-yr MB BS course. Postgraduate research student numbers have increased substantially in recent years & there are currently 56 PhD / MD students registered in the School.

There are several internationally-leading areas of research based on the Derby site including clinical physiology (particularly muscle physiology), renal disease and breast cancer. Several other areas of research are internationally strong. The Clinical Physiology Group have been particularly successful in securing BBSRC program grant support (musculoskeletal ageing & metabolism) and, in conjunction with the University of Birmingham, securing the MRC-ARUK Centre for Musculoskeletal Ageing. Academic staff within the Division currently hold MRC, NIHR, Wellcome and other research charity grants.

Graduate Entry Medicine in Derby has established a national and international reputation. Last year GEM celebrated its 10th anniversary, and the graduate-entry cohorts have added a valuable dimension to the Nottingham Medical School community in terms of their diversity, maturity and life experience. For example, around 30% of GEM students have non-science degrees, one-quarter are aged >30 years, and GEM students are overrepresented among those graduating MB BS with honours. Royal Derby Hospital also delivers 50% of all clinical teaching for the Nottingham medical course (4-yr GEM and 5-yr courses).

The School of Medicine, University of Nottingham

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; the NIHR design Service East Midlands; the Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit; PRIMIS; and the Medical Imaging Unit.

The new School of Medicine brings together in one School a true critical mass of staff undertaking research to benefit the health of patients. It includes all community and hospital-based medical disciplines and is based on campuses in the Queen’s Medical Centre and City Hospital Nottingham, Royal Derby Hospital, Jubilee campus (Institute of Mental Health), University main campus and King’s Meadow campus. 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, Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Nottinghamshire Healthcare Trust, Primary Care Partnerships and various other clinical partners. 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. 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

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 world-leading research spans 11 major themes and ranges from basic and translational science through to clinical trials, epidemiology, and health services research. We work closely with industry and the NHS. Our research is underpinned by a vibrant postgraduate research training programme leading to PhD or DM.

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

The School of Medicine trains tomorrow’s doctors in two settings which come together for the clinical training years. Our vibrant undergraduate medical course features a unique intercalated BMedSci and our specialised graduate-entry programme is built around highly relevant 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 the Dean of the School of Medicine.

For further information, please see our website http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/medicine

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Nottingham

Comprising of four schools (School of Health Sciences, School of Life Sciences, School of Medicine and the School of Veterinary Medicine and Science) we undertake research across the full range of health and basic sciences. Overall we teach around 6,000 undergraduate and 900 postgraduate taught students, with our courses being recognised for their innovative and exemplary teaching. Our wide ranging research covers areas from basic sciences to clinical translational research.

Vision

Our vision is to deliver world leading research and inspirational teaching for tomorrow’s scientists, doctors, nurses, midwives, physiotherapists and veterinarians.

We will achieve this via our:

· excellent links with industry and the NHS

· talented people – working and learning in a vibrant and supportive academic community

· commitment to inspirational teaching

· outstanding environment and facilities

· advanced research facilities and associated expertise to underpin cutting-edge research

Teaching

Our teaching strategy is to develop graduates who have a thorough grounding in their subject of study, are aware of research, have a critical approach to knowledge, can study independently and have the skills and attributes to be successful in employment.

We are particularly keen to ensure that our students have a well-balanced programme of lectures, small group teaching, tutorials and seminars. Laboratory and practical work are intrinsic parts of our undergraduate degrees and are highly valued and enjoyed by our students.

Research

Our wide ranging research covers areas from basic sciences to clinical translational research in which we currently supervise 800 postgraduate research students and undertake research of £43 million per annum.

The faculty provides advanced research facilities and associated expertise to underpin cutting-edge research. These include next generation high throughput gene sequencing and bioinformatics support, high content screening for drug discovery, and a wide range of imaging modalities such as MRI and PET CTs, for human and advanced animal research.

The dedicated Clinical Trials Unit and Clinical Research Facility are funded in partnership with Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The faculty’s research platforms make important contributions in four of the University’s Research and Knowledge Transfer Strategic Priority Areas:

• Biomedical Imaging

• Clinical Translational Research

• Drug Discovery

• Global Food Security

NHS Partnerships

The work we do depends on strong and effective partnerships with organisations in the East Midlands. In establishing the new Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences we aim to make our partnerships with the NHS even stronger so that our collective research and education activities deliver the greatest benefits for patients and the public.

Key Facts

· Around 1,700 faculty staff including 1,000 academics

• Over 5,000 students including 3,652 undergraduates (7% international)

• 818 postgraduate taught masters students (22% international)

• 810 research students

• Total research portfolio in excess of £140 million

• Attracted £37.3 million in new awards in 2012-13

• 328 live research projects (2012-13)

The University of Nottingham

The 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 last 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. The Jubilee campus is situated 2 miles away from the University Park, and provides extra capacity. The University Medical School is based on several sites including the campuses above, The Queen’s Medical Centre site adjacent to main campus, the City Hospital site and the Royal Derby Hospital site. 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 outstanding junior doctors.

Appendix 2

Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The Trust provides both acute hospital and community based health services, serving a population of over 600,000 people in and around Southern Derbyshire.

The Trust runs two hospitals: the Royal Derby Hospital, which incorporates the Derbyshire Children’s Hospital and is a busy acute teaching hospital. London Road is the Trust’s Community Hospital.

Clinical excellence and compassionate care lie at the heart of the services provided. These include a wide range of inpatient and outpatient surgical and medical specialities, intensive care, maternity services, community and children’s services and accident and emergency care. Some of the specialist services such as vascular, cancer and stroke care attract patients from a wide catchment area.

The Royal Derby Hospital, incorporating the Derby Medical School and the new School of Health Sciences, is the newest hospital in the East Midlands. This state of the art hospital was officially opened by The Queen in April 2010.

The Trust treats a million patients each year and more than 6,000 babies are born in its maternity unit annually, an average of 17 births every day. 72,000 elective operations take place every year in the hospital’s suite of 35 modern operating theatres, an average of more than 280 operations per day.

The Royal Derby has the only roof-top helipad in the East Midlands and its busy emergency department sees around 320 patients every day. The hospital has a total of 1,100 beds, many of which are single rooms for improved privacy and dignity for patients.

The Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has an annual budget of £450 million and is one of the largest employers in the region with more than 8,000 staff.

Staff pride themselves on delivering high quality patient care, winning praise from the Secretary of State for Health, Jeremy Hunt, when the Trust won the Health Service Journal’s first national ‘Compassionate Patient Care’ award. This prestigious new award was presented for the first time in November 2013 and recognises Derby Hospitals’ pioneering work in delivering compassionate care to its patients.

Appendix 3

General Information about the city of Derby

Derby is an historic city, which lies at the heart of some of England’s most magnificent countryside. The Derbyshire Dales & Peak District National Park are only a short drive away, with the spa towns of Ashbourne, Matlock & Buxton within easy reach. Southern Derbyshire has a population of approximately 570,000 & is well served by rail & road within easy travelling distance of the M1, M5, M6 & M42. The Nottingham East Midlands Airport is close by.

The city offers a wide range of recreational amenities. The Assembly Rooms & Playhouse offer a wide variety of shows, concerts & productions to suit all tastes. Other nightlife centres around two multi-screen cinemas, various nightclubs, several traditional public houses & excellent restaurants in the city centre & throughout the county. There are various social & cultural facilities, museums, stately homes, castles, gardens & numerous places of historical & archaeological interest. There are first class facilities for sport enthusiasts within Southern Derbyshire including Derbyshire County Cricket Club & Derby County Football Club.

Housing is both plentiful & reasonably priced, with a choice of country village settings & modern hustle & bustle of city life, with the larger cities of Nottingham & Leicester within easy access. There are many good schools, primary & secondary, both state & private.

To find out more about Derby, visit www.derby.gov.uk

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