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Tuesday, June 17, 2008

UK : University of Southampton Clinical Band 7 & Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Awards

Clinical Academic Career Pathway for Allied Health Care Professionals and Nurses

• Improving the quality of patient care
• Combining clinical excellence with research excellence
• Generating an evidence base for non-medical interventions

An exciting and innovative programme to provide research and clinical training for practitioners wishing to pursue a clinical academic career has been funded by NHS Education South Central and developed with the School of Health Sciences University of Southampton, in partnership with Southampton University NHS Hospitals Trust, Southampton City Primary Care Trust and Basingstoke and North Hampshire NHS Foundation Trust.

These new posts provide the opportunity of a lifetime to undertake either doctoral or postdoctoral level clinical research and develop clinical expertise in the specialty areas of one of the following: cancer and end of life care, patient safety focused on infection control, or long-term conditions.

Applications are invited from clinically experienced and doctorally prepared nurses, midwives or allied health professionals for 3 joint clinical academic appointments combining a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship with an AfC Band 7 clinical position. These posts are for 3 years in the first instance and will focus on the development of a clinically focused research programme with the development of high level clinical leadership skills in one of the above specialty areas.
£28,313 - £37,326 pa

You will be linked to both the relevant University research group and the appropriate practice areas in one or more of the partnership Trusts.

The above post is offered on a full-time or part-time basis. We will also consider secondment arrangements. Interviews will be held on 14 July 2008 and/or 15 July 2008.

Applicants should submit a full CV and indicate their choice of speciality cancer and end of life care, patient safety focused on infection control, or long-term conditions. To find out more about us and the roles we have on offer visit www.jobs.soton.ac.uk and apply on-line, or call 023 8059 7831. The closing date for this position is 27 June 2008 at 12 noon. Please quote reference 2446-08-M and job title of post you are applying for.

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