Clinical Research Fellow in Cardiac PET
- Employer
- KINGS COLLEGE LONDON
- Location
- London (Central), London (Greater)
- Salary
- £36,616 - £70,425 per annum, plus £2162 London Weighting Allowance
- Closing date
- 12 Dec 2024
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- Job Type
- Research Related, Other Research Related
- Contract Type
- Fixed Term
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
About us
Applications are invited for a clinical research fellow in Cardiac PET to undertake a cutting-edge project used Total Body PET (Positron Emission Tomography) under the supervision of Dr Sohaib Nazir and Professor Gary Cook within the Department of Cardiovascular Imaging, School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences, King’s College London.
KCL was awarded one of the UK’s two £13 Total Body PET awards from the Medical Research Council and this funded project represents the first cardiac project using this nascent technology to understand the pathophysiology in heart failure and ischaemic heart disease.
About the role
Applicants should be medically qualified with full GMC registration with license to practice in the UK. The post is suitable for Specialty Trainees in Cardiology or Nuclear Medicine who intend to specialise in the cardiac imaging sub-specialty or who have already commenced training in general cardiology and wish to gain more sub-specialty experience in Cardiac PET, by taking an Out-Of-Programme Experience (OOPE) from their current training programmes. The ideal candidate would be looking for sub-speciality experience in cardiac PET imaging to further their medical career and lead high impact international research in this new field.
The candidate should have excellent interpersonal, analytical and problem-solving skills with a proven ability to manage projects, work to deadlines and collaborate with clinical teams. Prior research experience and peer-reviewed publications are highly desirable.
This is a full time post (40 Hours per week), and you will be offered a fixed term contract for 3 years (03.02.25 - 02.02.28).
About you
To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:
Essential criteria
- MBBS or equivalent
- MRCP or equivalent
- GMC registered
- Valid ALS Qualification
- Clinical experience in care of cardiac patients
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary environment
- Proven knowledge of ICH GCP guidelines
- Demonstrates understanding of the importance of audit/quality, excellent organisational/time management skills and the ability to work to clinical and scientific deadlines
Desirable criteria
- Current post in a higher specialist training or post CCT
- Experience in cardiovascular imaging including attendance at courses and experience of preparing IRAS/REC documentation
- Oral presentations at conferences
- Publication of original manuscripts in journals
Downloading a copy of our Job Description
Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click “Apply Now”. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.
Further information
This post is subject to Disclosure and Barring Service and/or Occupational Health clearances.
We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.
We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's.
We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.
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King's College London is one of the top 20 universities in the world and among the oldest in England. King's has more than 27,600 students (of whom nearly 10,500 are graduate students) from some 150 countries worldwide, and some 6,800 staff.
King's has an outstanding reputation for world-class teaching and cutting-edge research. In the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF) King’s was ranked 6th nationally in the ‘power’ ranking, which takes into account both the quality and quantity of research activity, and 7th for quality according to Times Higher Education rankings. Eighty-four per cent of research at King’s was deemed ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ (3* and 4*). The university is in the top seven UK universities for research earnings and has an overall annual income of more than £684 million.
King's has a particularly distinguished reputation in the humanities, law, the sciences (including a wide range of health areas such as psychiatry, medicine, nursing and dentistry) and social sciences including international affairs. It has played a major role in many of the advances that have shaped modern life, such as the discovery of the structure of DNA and research that led to the development of radio, television, mobile phones and radar.
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