Job summary
This innovative post combines acute medicine (6PA) along with (4PA) dedicated sessions for NHS-based research on the NIHR Liverpool Clinical Research Facility (CRF). This is in the broad area of Clinical Pharmacology, with the specific remit of working within the CRF to increase capacity within the Trust to conduct early phase trials (Phase I and II) trials in humans. The CRF is the first NHS unit in England and Wales to obtain MHRA Phase I accreditation in May 2013 and has been continuously accredited since then. Early phase study activity has increased markedly since 2011 with currently 12-15 active Phase 1 studies. The CRF received £5.3 million in funding from the NIHR from September 2022 for 5 years to support expansion across additional sites, including dedicated experimental medicines beds at Clatterbridge Cancer Centre and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital.
Main duties of the job
The position is a consultant post in acute medicine and clinical pharmacology & therapeutics. The post holder will be located in the AMU department which sits in the division of medicine within the sub-division of acute and emergency care. The appointee will be accountable to the clinical director for AMU (Dr Patricia Cunningham). Accountability for the NHS research component will be through Dr Richard FitzGerald (Director, CRF) and to Professor T Jones (Director for R&I).
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
To hear more about our achievements click here https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Plan: AMU and Clinical Research Facility (2 years followed by review)
The 10 PA week can be summarized as follows.
4PAs for research and development within the CRF, 20 weeks6PAs for acute medicine
2.0 SPAs for non-core development and revalidation including educational/clinical supervision. Adequacy of this provision will be reviewed at 6 months.
Education supervision is 0.25 per supervisee and Level 2 training is required.
Telephone on call commitment for the CRF is included, this is currently on a rotational basis 1 week in 4 but is subject to change.
All job plans will be reviewed at annual appraisal, but also at 3 and 6 months post commencing post.
AM
Lunch
PM
Evening
Monday
AMU
AMU
Tuesday
CRF
1PA
CRF
1PA
Wednesday
ADMIN
SPA
AMU
Thursday
OFF
OFF
Friday
CRF R&D (1PA)
CRF R&D (1PA)
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Plan: AMU and Clinical Research Facility (2 years followed by review)
The 10 PA week can be summarized as follows.
4PAs for research and development within the CRF, 20 weeks6PAs for acute medicine
2.0 SPAs for non-core development and revalidation including educational/clinical supervision. Adequacy of this provision will be reviewed at 6 months.
Education supervision is 0.25 per supervisee and Level 2 training is required.
Telephone on call commitment for the CRF is included, this is currently on a rotational basis 1 week in 4 but is subject to change.
All job plans will be reviewed at annual appraisal, but also at 3 and 6 months post commencing post.
AM
Lunch
PM
Evening
Monday
AMU
AMU
Tuesday
CRF
1PA
CRF
1PA
Wednesday
ADMIN
SPA
AMU
Thursday
OFF
OFF
Friday
CRF R&D (1PA)
CRF R&D (1PA)
Person Specification
ACADEMIC & RESEARCH SKILLS
Essential
- Research Skills: Demonstrates ability to undertake robust audit / research within team structure.
- Teaching Skills: Demonstrates range of teaching techniques relevant to variety of curricula,
Desirable
- Degrees, awards, presentations, publications. Evidence of teaching and assessment skills.
Clinical Skills
Essential
- Clinical Knowledge & Expertise: Appropriate knowledge base and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems. Demonstrates the necessary range, depth and breadth of competencies specified in the acute and general medicine curriculum and applying to this post.
Application Completion
Essential
- ALL sections of application form FULLY completed according to written guidelines
Language Skills
Essential
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues
Fitness to Practice
Essential
- Is up to date and fit to practise safely
Eligibility
Essential
- oEligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment
- oMembership of Society of Acute Medicine
- oEvidence of achievement of competencies by time of appointment in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practice including: oGood clinical care oMaintaining good medical practice oGood relationships and communication with patients oGood working relationships with colleagues oGood teaching and training oProfessional behaviour and probity oDelivery of good acute clinical care
- oEligibility to work in the UK
Qualifications
Essential
- oMB ChB or equivalent medical qualification
- oMRCP (UK) or equivalent
- CCT in acute medicine or GIM (General Internal Medicine) (or within 6 months)
Desirable
- Additional post-graduate qualifications. CCT in acute Medicine
Person Specification
ACADEMIC & RESEARCH SKILLS
Essential
- Research Skills: Demonstrates ability to undertake robust audit / research within team structure.
- Teaching Skills: Demonstrates range of teaching techniques relevant to variety of curricula,
Desirable
- Degrees, awards, presentations, publications. Evidence of teaching and assessment skills.
Clinical Skills
Essential
- Clinical Knowledge & Expertise: Appropriate knowledge base and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems. Demonstrates the necessary range, depth and breadth of competencies specified in the acute and general medicine curriculum and applying to this post.
Application Completion
Essential
- ALL sections of application form FULLY completed according to written guidelines
Language Skills
Essential
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues
Fitness to Practice
Essential
- Is up to date and fit to practise safely
Eligibility
Essential
- oEligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment
- oMembership of Society of Acute Medicine
- oEvidence of achievement of competencies by time of appointment in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practice including: oGood clinical care oMaintaining good medical practice oGood relationships and communication with patients oGood working relationships with colleagues oGood teaching and training oProfessional behaviour and probity oDelivery of good acute clinical care
- oEligibility to work in the UK
Qualifications
Essential
- oMB ChB or equivalent medical qualification
- oMRCP (UK) or equivalent
- CCT in acute medicine or GIM (General Internal Medicine) (or within 6 months)
Desirable
- Additional post-graduate qualifications. CCT in acute Medicine
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
