Senior Clinical Research Fellow/Clinical Consultant

Job title:

Senior Clinical Research Fellow/Clinical Consultant

Company:

University College London

Job description

About usWe are one of the world’s leading research centres for the study of prions and their wider relevance to neurodegenerative disease with a growing research activity in Alzheimer’s disease (www.prion.ucl.ac.uk).The Institute is highly multidisciplinary with close integration of structural and molecular biology, genetics, cellular and animal models, small molecule and immuno-therapeutics and clinical research.MRC and UCL have jointly invested £30 million in provision of a dedicated building in central London for the Institute supporting the vision to expand research in protein misfolding and aggregation in neurodegenerative disease.About the roleThe main purpose of the post is to support the clinical and research activities of the National Prion Clinic and the relevant MRC Prion Unit at UCL Programme. In particular, this might include the assessment of complex patients suspected to have prion disease, clinical supervision of clinical research fellows, and liaison with consultant colleagues around the country and at the National CJD Research and Surveillance Unit. The postholder will be expected to lead on specific projects in discussion with Professors Collinge and Mead, and Dr Mok. The post-holder will be part of the National Prion Clinic (NPC) team.The post is for 12 months in the first instance. In the event that further funding is secured to continue the research studies, it is envisaged that the post may be extended.Please see the job description for further details.About youYou will be a consultant neurologist, or in a training post and expected to achieve CCT within 12 months.You will have a specialist interest in clinical and research aspects of cognitive and/or palliative neurology, or a specialist interest in prion diseases.This role will involve travel around the country to see selected and often particularly complex cases, and supervision of Clinical Research Fellows who will typically see more routine cases suspected to have prion diseases.You will be seen as a senior member of staff at the National Prion Clinic and Institute of Prion Diseases with a leadership role, and contribute to management activities. In addition you will be expected to contribute to research studies and develop areas of research of your own, setting research questions, designing projects, raising funds, managing project conduct and reporting conclusions to our peers and stakeholders.

You will need to play a role in strengthening our partnerships with patient organisations, colleagues at NCJDRSU, the relevant medical, scientific, and local community in Fitzrovia, and the media.What we offerAs well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:

• 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)

• Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme

• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan

• Immigration loan
• Relocation scheme for certain posts

• UCL Campus nursery
• UCL Campus gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
• Discounted medical insurance

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and InclusionAs London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce.These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.Athena Swan Status StatementOur department holds an Athena SWAN Bronze award, in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality.Available documents

Expected salary

Location

North West London

Job date

Sun, 18 Aug 2024 02:07:44 GMT

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