Making Significant Research Contributions to the Field Nationally and Internationally

Job Profile

Core job information
Job Title / Reader/Professor of Respiratory Medicine and Difficult Asthma
Dept./School/Inst. / SMD/WHRI / Section/Centre/Unit / Clinical Pharmacology
Career Family / Principal Investigator / Grade / Clinical Reader/Professor
Working hours per week / FT / Appointment period / Permanent
Reports to (job title) / Institute Directors / Current location / John Vane Science Centre & William Harvey Heart Centre
Job purpose (Why does the job exist? What is it there to achieve or deliver?)
To contribute to the delivery of high-quality clinical care, to lead research and contribute to teaching activity, scholarly with administration, in a manner that goes beyond that expected of a Senior Lecturer.
This is achieved by:

Making significant research contributions to the field nationally and internationally
Leading the Severe Asthma service
Making innovations in key aspects of teaching and learning
Contributing to the administration of these and other College activities

The Reader/Professor is expected; to be strong in clinical respiratory medicine and expert in asthma, strong in research and may also be strong in administration; or to be strong in teaching and administration but less strong in research or equivalent scholarly activity. Such contribution will be sustained over a period of years.
A.Academic (5 Programmed Activities)

Research:
To acquire resources and financial support in order to develop and direct an independent research programme into asthma, respiratory medicine and inflammation, complementary to the overall research strategy of the William Harvey Research Centre, Institute and School, and of the Trust Directorate.
To be a member of, and to develop collaborative research (basic, translational or applied) that contributes to the development of, the Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research and its linkage to the planned Asthma UK Centre in Mechanisms of Asthma
Clinical interface- to provide academic leadership to colleagues in respiratory medicine
Fit with the WHRI Centre strategy: Inflammation research stream
To develop and maintain national and international research links and a high profile in the subject or field, e.g. by attending and presenting at national and international conferences.
To publish research results using well-regarded means, such as reputable publishers, or high impact factor peer-reviewed academic journals and conference proceedings.
To play a leading role in the Centre’s/Institute’s regular research group meetings, to attend laboratory and journal club meetings, weekly seminars, audit meetings, etc.
To supervise undergraduate and postgraduate students engaged in research, postdoctoral research workers and research assistants, as appropriate.
To ensure that all research is undertaken according to College and Trust protocols.
Any clinical study proposals must comply with the School’s and Trust’s policies and procedures and, in particular, must be registered with the School and Trust’s Joint Research Office. Research proposals must be submitted through the School’s Research Deanery and the Trust’s Ethics committee, and all costings and overheads agreed in advance with the School and Trust’s Joint Research Office.

B.Clinical Duties (5 Programmed Activities)
We are looking for an experienced senior Clinician with a strong Academic portfolio to co-lead the Severe Asthma service at the St Bartholomew’s Hospital after the departure of Professor Neil Barnes. A background of working within the Asthma, Allergy and Airway fields is preferable. The post consists of 5 Academic and 5 Clinical Programmed Activities (PAs). The Clinical component of the post is open to negotiation, but Direct Clinical Care sessions are likely to include the following (see draft Job Plan below). All sessions are located at the St Bartholomew’sHospital unless otherwise specified.
•Weekly Severe Asthma clinic including admin time
•Weekly Severe Asthma MDT meeting
•Alternate week Airways or General Respiratory clinic including admin time
•Daily review of inpatients with Severe Asthma (role shared with Dr Ali)
•Alternate week Ward round of Acute Respiratory Admissions (Royal London Hospital)
•Respiratory Consultant non-resident on call 1 in 10 (Trust wide)
•Weekend review of Acute Respiratory Admissions and selected inpatients (Royal London Hospital) 1 in 10
Supporting Professional Activities PAs will include 1 Core SPA to cover Statutory and Mandatory Training, Appraisal and Job Plan planning and sessions, CPD, clinical teaching and training, and supervision of trainees. Further SPA time will be allocated for the Clinical Governance activities within the department and to support any additional non clinical activities that the post-holder would like to pursue in line with the departmental objectives and Job Planning process. The ratio between DCC and SPA for the 5 PA Clinical component is therefore likely to be approximately 3.5:1.5. Additional Programmed Activities may be available in negotiation with the Clinical Director and reviewed at the yearly Job Planning session.
The post-holder is required to have and maintain full registration and regular revalidation with the General Medical Council. Medical Staff are advised to continue membership of one of the medical defence organisations. An honorary consultant contract with the Barts Health NHS Trust will be provided.
Background to the Trust, the Directorate of Respiratory Medicine, the Severe Asthma Service and the London Severe Asthma Network are detailed below in the Appendix.
Knowledge, Skills & Experience(work experience, qualifications, specialist training, key skills, disposition)
Requirements / Essential/Desirable
Qualifications / MBBS/MBChB or equivalent
MRCP
CCST in Respiratory Medicine
On the GMC Specialist Register
Must have satisfied the academic criteria for award of academic title of Reader*/Professor* through the University of London appointments/promotions procedures.
Postgraduate degree and/or relevant professional qualification and/or equivalent professional experience
PhD or other higher degree
CCST in General (Internal) Medicine / Essential
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Experience / PhD or other higher degree
CCST in General (Internal) Medicine
Experience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching and assessment
Substantial experience in research with an appropriate publication record.
Experience in writing applications for research grants, obtaining funding and application to research in one of the core areas of activity in respiratory medicine and Biochemical Pharmacology
Experience of mentoring and supervising research students to completion of a PhD
Clinical experience in Severe Asthma service / Essential
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Knowledge, skills & abilities / Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Ability to teach medical students and junior medical and nursing staff
Knowledge of multidisciplinary clinical audit and demonstrable commitment to improving quality of care to patients
Ability to manage staff and resources effectively
Ability to communicate effectively with GPs and other professionals in hospital and community
Strong record of research or scholarship in subject area
Ability to develop research projects and supervise trainees in their research
Commitment to providing leadership in research and scholarship and/or teaching
Appropriate level of skill in use of IT
Proven ability to lead a team
Ability to motivate other staff in the areas of teaching and research
Responsive to feedback
Ability to play a leading role, both singly and collaboratively, in applying for grant funding for research as appropriate to discipline
Presentation of specialist material in a logical, coherent and interesting manner, both to students and to fellow specialists
Ability to teach at any level within area of expertise, and across a range of subjects at a more introductory level, and demonstrate enthusiasm and commitment in the process of teaching
Proven ability to take a leading role in the supervision of research students
Organisation of working time between research, teaching and administration / Essential
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Attitude & disposition / Ability to communicate effectively
Willingness to assume appropriate load of teaching and
administration
Flexible and co-operative approach to colleagues
Professional attitude towards work, with a good attendance record
A demonstrable ability to cope under pressure
Willingness to teach undergraduate and postgraduate courses at all
levels
Team player with demonstrable leadership experience. / Essential
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Other circumstances / May involve working in a laboratory or in the field to carry out
research and teaching duties, this may involve exposure to
hazardous biological or chemical agents within health and safety
regulations
Full GMC Registration
A demonstrable commitment to the School in teaching and research / Essential
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Working Environment (knowledge of special working practices, breadth of management skill required, customer impact, responsibility, efficiency)
Research
Obtain new knowledge by theoretical and/or practical methods. Engage actively in research at a high level in a particular subject area.
Ensure appropriate dissemination of research to a national or international audience by scholarly publication or other outputs appropriate to the relevant academic discipline.
Monitor research findings with a view to commercial exploitation, and to inform the Head of Department and Head of Innovation and Enterprise of any appropriate novel research outcomes.
Teaching
Contribute to innovations in teaching and learning through the development of teaching materials, of forms of pedagogy, or of appropriate teaching collaborations.
Administration & Management
Carry out such Centre/Institute and/or College administrative tasks as may be required by the Head of Centre for Biochemical Pharmacology.
Take responsibility for a particular area of administration as agreed with the Head of Centre for Biochemical Pharmacology.
Comply with relevant College policies and regulations regarding financial matters, harassment, equal opportunities, public interest disclosure, health and safety, intellectual property, data protection or any other rules, regulations or codes binding on the member of staff.
Participate in the College Appraisal Scheme (QMPAS) and demonstrate a commitment to continuing professional development.
Undertake such other reasonable duties as may be required by the Head of Centre for Biochemical Pharmacology from time to time.
Freedom to Act & Decision Making (depth of control, supervision received, use of judgement & initiative, analytical ability)
Research
To lead the development of national and international research links in asthma, respiratory and inflammation research.
Use expertise, experience and judgement to decide how to design and execute research work within QMUL and Barts Health.
To develop and expand on the commercial clinical trials portfolio built by Professor Neil Barnes and sustained by Dr David Collier
(Joint Clinical Director of WHRI CRC) & Dr Manish Saxena in the William Harvey Research Institute Clinical Research Centre at
Charterhouse Square (with Carolyn Dawson and Wai Yee James)
To explore links with the MRC-Asthma UK Centre for Allergic Mechanisms in Asthma at which Professor Chris Griffiths
(Professor of Primary Care and joint Centre Lead in the Centre for Primary Care and Public Health and Deputy Director for
research at the Blizard Institute QMUL), Prof. Jonathan Grigg (Professor of Paediatric Respiratory and Environmental Medicine at
the Blizard Institute), Prof. Seif Shaheen (Clinical Professor of Respiratory Epidemiology in the Centre for Primary Care and
Public Health) are all principal investigators (along with colleagues from the National Heart and Lung Institute at Imperial College
London and the Division of Asthma, Allergy and Lung Biology, King's College London (
Teaching
Organise and undertake teaching in the School/Centre as agreed with the Head of the Centre for Biochemical Pharmacology; this includes providing lectures, classes, and seminars, in a variety of combinations.
Set and mark examinations and coursework as appropriate, including attending examiners’ meetings.
Use experience and knowledge (and an understanding of students’ backgroundsand abilities) to design , deliver and assess teaching and learning.
Contribute to long-term planning of undergraduate teaching programmes in the Centre/Institute in consultation with other academic staff.
Communication & Networking (liaison with others, type and level of communications)
Research
Collaborate with colleagues in research activities, where appropriate, both internally within Queen Mary and externally with other Higher Education Institutes and/or non-academic organisations.
Prepare and present papers and other research outputs relating to the field in national and international seminars, conferences, workshops and other events.
Admin & Management
Attend Centre/Institute meetings as required as well other relevant College meetings and boards, as agreed with the Head of Centre for Microvascular Research.
With staff at Queen Mary within Department/Centre/Institute/research centre:
Interact with research collaborators, in order to achieve research objectives and generate outputs (e.g. publications, presentations).
Liaise with academic colleagues over collaborative teaching, orally and in writing, in order to ensure efficient and successful course delivery as appropriate.
Liaise with, instruct and support part-time staff who contribute to Department/Centre/Institute teaching programmes through written communication, formal and informal oral discussions and appraisal. Both preceding and during term time.
Contribute to groups such as Staff Student Liaison Committee, or Teaching and Learning Committee.
With staff at Queen Mary outside the Department / Institute / Centre / research centre:
Liaise with other administrative Department/Centre/Institutes in the College in order to support effective research, (eg Research Grants Administration and the Joint Research Office), teaching (eg. Information Services, Learning Disabilities Support Group or the Registry), and knowledge transfer (e.g. Innovation and Enterprise regarding Intellectual Property protection, exploitation and other Knowledge Transfer).
With students:
Support, teach, advise and facilitate the learning of students in formal teaching sessions (e.g. lectures, seminars, fieldwork, tutorials, and one-to-one supervision) to help them achieve their best potential. Oral instruction, discussion, advice and response, written notes, questions, comments and feedback in a variety of media. Both in term time, and to a more limited extent, out of term time. Capacity to act as personal tutor to students.
With external contacts:
Establish links with academic-related organisations, such as publishers, journals, research councils, charities and other HEIs, in order to:
Edit and review scholarly journals
Act as member of peer review panels and colleges
Collaborate with external colleagues on research projects, in the UK and abroad
Administer research networks
Organise collaborative conferences
Develop relationships with external organisations to maximise opportunities for Knowledge Transfer, for example:
Industrial research
External teaching collaborations
Student placements with external organisations
Consultancy or policy advice given to business, professional bodies, government or regulatory bodies, not-for-profit organisations, or other users of research
Finance/Resource Management(budgeting, forecasting)
Research
Submit, singly or jointly with colleagues, proposals to funding bodies (including research councils, government departments, private sector and public sector collaborators)for the financial support of research and manage those grants as appropriate
Responsible for obtaining income and managing own research funds.
People Management(supervisory responsibility, human relations skills)
Research
Support and supervise the work of research students as appropriate.
Support, supervise and direct others as necessary (such as research assistants, technicians [where applicable], postgraduate research students and colleagues) to maximise the research activity and outputs.
Teaching
Supervise teaching assistants and other teaching support staff as may be required.
Take pastoral responsibility for students in the Centre/Institute, as assigned and to support students in key aspects of personal development planning and the acquisition of relevant skills.
This job description sets out the duties of the post at the time it was drawn up. Such duties may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the duties or level of responsibility entailed. Such variations are a common occurrence and cannot of themselves justify a reconsideration of the grading of the post.
Organisation Chart

Current Joint Job Plan Updated by SLO

The exact content of the job plan may be subject to review and negotiation with the post-holder. All job plans are reviewed on at least an annual basis.

Day / Time / Location / Work / Categorisation / No. of Pas
Monday / 9am to 1pm / St Bartholomew’s Hospital (SBH) / Severe Asthma Clinic / NHS DCC / 1.0
1pm to 2pm / SBH / Clinic admin / NHS DCC / 0.25
2pm to 4pm / SBH / Severe Asthma MDT meeting / NHS DCC / 0.5
Tuesday / 8am to12pm
Alternate weeks / Charterhouse Square (ChSq) / Research / Academic / 0.5
9am to 11am
Alternate weeks / Royal London Hospital / Acute Respiratory Ward Round / NHS DCC / 0.25
12pm to 5pm / ChSq / Research / Academic / 1.25
Wednesday / 9am to 1pm / SBH / General Respiratory/Airway clinic / NHS DCC / 1.0
Pm (indicative) / SBH / Core SPA activities, including undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and clinical audit / SPA / 1.0
Thursday / 9am to 1pm / ChSq / Research / Academic / 1.0
1pm to 5pm / ChSq / Research / Academic / 1.0
Friday / Monthly am 8am- 12pm / SBH / Clinical Governance Activities/consultant meeting / SPA / 0.25
Weekly am
(other weeks) / SBH / Admin / DCC / 0.5
12pm to 5pm / ChSq / Research / Academic / 1.25
Predictable emergency
On-call work / 9am to 1pm Sat/Sun 1 in 8-10 / RLH / Weekend review of Acute Respiratory patients and selected inpatients / NHS DCC / 0.3
Unpredictable emergency
On-call work / One week in 10
? 1 in 10 / Trust wide / Respiratory Consultant on call (advice) / On call supplement 3%
NHS Direct Clinical Care
NHS Supporting Professional Activities
Academic (Teaching/Research/Admin)
TOTAL PROGRAMMED ACTIVITIES / 3.75
1.25
5.0
10

Background to Queen Mary University of London

Queen Mary University of London is one of the UK's leading research-focused higher education institutions. With around 17,840 students, 4,000 staff and an annual turnover of £300m, we are one of the biggest University of London colleges.We teach and research across a wide range of subjects in the humanities, social sciences, law, medicine and dentistry, and science and engineering. Based in a creative and culturally diverse area of east London, we are the only London University able to offer a completely integrated residential campus, with a 2,000-bed award-winning student village at our Mile End home.