Clinical Lecturer in General Practice

About Us

The School of Life Course & Population Sciences is one of five Schools that make up the Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine at King's College London. The School unites over 400 experts in women and children's health, nutritional sciences, population health and the molecular genetics of human disease. Our research links the causes of common health problems to life's landmark stages, treating life, disease and healthcare as a continuum. We are interdisciplinary by nature and this innovative approach works: 91 per cent of our research submitted to the Subjects Allied to Medicine (Pharmacy, Nutritional Sciences and Women's Health cluster) for REF was rated as world-leading or internationally excellent. We use this expertise to teach the next generation of health professionals and research scientists. Based across King's Denmark Hill, Guy's, St Thomas' and Waterloo campuses, our academic programme of teaching, research and clinical practice is embedded across five Departments.

About the role

The School of Life Course and Population Sciences is seeking to appoint a Clinical Lecturer in General Practice under the NIHR Integrated Academic Training Pathway

The post holder will develop their own research portfolio within the Department's areas of interest in population health and long-term conditions (LTCs) (particularly stroke and cardiovascular disease, COPD, kidney disease, cancer, and multimorbidity). and health inequalities in a primary care setting, while continuing with their clinical development in a local general practice.

Our group leads NIHR-funded research programmes in stroke and cardiovascular disease prevention, and COPD. Our overarching aims are to investigate and address health inequalities in these areas, in South London, nationally, and globally. We develop and evaluate diverse interventions to address these issues, from working with members of the local community to improve the identification and treatment of long-term conditions, to digital patient self-management tools. We are seeking a clinical academic GP whose research will complement our interests. The postholder will have the opportunity to make use of key datasets either hosted or accessible by our group, including the South London Stroke Register (SLSR), Lambeth DataNet, the Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme (SSNAP), and CPRD.

The post holder will also contribute to primary care education across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.

The post holder will be a competent researcher in qualitative or quantitative research with independent research experience. They will be medically qualified, have full GMC registration and already hold or be close to obtaining a PhD/ DPhil/MD. They should be eligible to work as a GP in the UK.

The post holder will be eligible to apply for the School Learning and Development Fund for financial support with training and conferences.

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This is a full time (40 hours per week), and you will be offered an 4 years fixed term contract.

About You

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

1. Full GMC / NMC / other relevant body registration with valid license to practice
2. PhD (or completed thesis submission for PhD)
3. Registered and licensed by the General Medical Council to practise as a GP
4. Competent researcher in qualitative or quantitative research in areas of our current work programmes
5. Competent scientific writer e.g. First author scientific publication
6. Highly motivated to achieve career as independent researcher in general practice and primary care
7. Demonstrable understanding of the principles of good teamwork
8. Committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, actively addressing areas of potential bias

Desirable criteria

1. Competent clinical teacher
2. Competent in academic supervision
3. Continued clinical experience after completion of higher professional training in keeping with seniority
4. Collaborator in research funding application

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

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.

To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our 'How we Recruit' pages.

Interviews are due to be held in May/June 2025 (online or at Guy's Campus). The post holder is required to take up the post before 1st September 2025.

We are able to offer sponsorship for candidates who do not currently possess the right to work in the UK

This post is subject to DBS and Occupational Health clearances.