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​Post-Doctoral Fellowships in Improvement Science

King’s College, London

Reference: THW/14/059639/339

Salary Details: £32,277 - £38,511 per annum

Allowances: £2,323 Ldn Allowance per annum

Contract Type: Temporary/Fixed term

Contract Term: Full time



King’s Improvement Science (KIS) (www.kingsimprovementscience.org<http://www.kingsimprovementscience.org>) is a collaboration between King’s College London and its partners in the King’s Health Partners (KHP) Academic Health Sciences Centre—King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.



KIS aims to detect and remedy quality gaps in its constituent NHS Trusts and to develop the relatively new field of improvement and implementation science. Via a suite of prestigious one and three year fellowships, KIS will develop a new cadre of post-doctoral staff who will bridge the clinical-research divide in healthcare improvement. KIS aims to meet the internationally recognised need for researchers of this type, and help to correct a historic imbalance in healthcare research funding away from applied health and social care research.



KIS are delighted to offer three post-doctoral fellowships of one year duration and three post-doctoral fellowships of three years duration to outstanding post-doctoral researchers. The fellows will work on improvement / implementation science research at the King's Health Partners Trusts. Fellowship post-holders will be employed by King's College London and receive supervision from senior academic staff at King's College London. Please note that one of the three year fellowships is to work on patient and public involvemnt (PPI) (please see job reference (THW/14/059639/317). We welcome and strongly encourage applications from candidates with experience of using health services for a long-term condition for this post in particular.



The post holders will contribute to the development of improvement / implementation science. During the course of the fellowship, the post holders will be expected to publish first author publications in high impact scientific journals and make a significant authorial contribution to others. At the end of the preparatory one year fellowships, fellows are expected to have applied for their own post-doctoral grant in improvement / implementation science. At the end of the three year fellowships, fellows are expected to have lead their own improvement science research project, contributed significantly to the improvement science knowledge base and to have secured their own grant in improvement / implementation science.



Fellowship candidates can apply to work on one of the projects listed on the KIS website (see www.kingsimprovementscience.org/jobs<http://www.kingsimprovementscience.org/jobs>), or can propose their own original one or three year project within the field of improvement / implementation science.



Within their application, candidates must clearly indicate their project preference, or state that they wish to make their own proposal and provide a clear outline of this. The outline should provide details of: the project aims, scientific significance in relation to improvement and implementation science, proposed methodology, timescales, plans for dissemination and potential impact. Candidates should explain why they are seeking a career in the field of improvement / implementation science and should describe their suitability for a fellowship with reference to the person specification.



It is envisaged that the fellowships will commence in January 2015.



The appointees will receive a salary between £32,277 - £38,511 per annum plus £2,323 London Allowance per annum depending on relevant qualifications and experience.



There are 3 fixed term contracts for 3 years and 3 fixed term contracts for 1 year. Please state on your application which post you would like to apply for.



Closing date for applications is 12 November 2014.



Interviews to be held week commencing 1st Dec 2014.



To apply for this post, you will need to register with the Hirewire system first to download and submit the application form. Please note, should you wish to submit a CV or a short statement, you will need to copy & paste these documents after the application form as the system will only accept one document to be uploaded.

https://www.hirewire.co.uk/HE/1061247/MS_JobDetails.aspx?JobID=55500



Closing date: 12 November 2014



If you have questions about this role, please contact: Karen Smith, Tel: 02078485702, Email:[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>,





Jane Sandall PhD MSc BSc RM

Professor of Social Science and Women's Health

Division of Women’s Health | King’s College London |Women’s Health Academic Centre | 10th Floor | North Wing | St. Thomas' Hospital | Westminster Bridge Road | London| SE1 7EH

http://www.kcl.ac.uk/medicine/research/divisions/wh/index.aspx<https://am2prd0311.outlook.com/owa/redir.aspx?C=IsX3ybc_MUSakuhflU4dc1tshHvTa9AItMmuP5m6fV8XMfKEZRYM3_xSz-qxDWObyTr7mtQA5g8.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.kcl.ac.uk%2fmedicine%2fresearch%2fdivisions%2fwh%2findex.aspx>



Maternity and Women’s Health and Capacity Building theme lead

NIHR CLAHRC South London | www.clahrc-southlondon.nihr.ac.uk<http://www.clahrc-southlondon.nihr.ac.uk/>



Capacity Building lead

http://www.kingsimprovementscience.org<http://www.kingsimprovementscience.org/>



Tel: 020 7188 8149

Fax: 020 7620 1227

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Skype: jsandall

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