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Apologies for cross posting. This advert will appear in the Guardian on 29 th November. IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON FACULTY OF MEDICINE and NATIONAL PATIENT SAFETY AGENCY Department of Biosurgery & Surgical Technology Clinical Safety Research Unit Joint Lectureship in Patient Safety (£36,200 - £38,250 per annum inclusive of London Allowance) Up to 3 year appointment Applications are invited for the above post funded jointly by The National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) and Imperial College. The post is a full-time fixed term appointment reporting to and to Professor Vincent, Director of the Clinical Safety Research Unit (CSRU), Department of Biosurgery & Surgical Technology and Professor Richard Thomson, Director of Epidemiology and Research at the National Patient Safety Agency. The post will be based at the NPSA (50%) and at St Marys Hospital (50%). The NPSA is a Special Health Authority responsible for improving patient safety in health care organisations providing NHS-funded care in England and Wales. The NPSA Department of Epidemiology and Research aims to develop the evidence base for patient safety. Its functions include research and development, including evaluation of the impact of the NPSA; statistics and analysis; prioritisation; and a patient safety observatory. The primary objective of the CSRU is to establish innovative inter-disciplinary research in the broad areas of patient safety and human factors in medicine. The Appointee will be expected to hold a PhD in Psychology, Human Factors, Health Services Research or a related discipline or to have experience of research in clinical settings or other high-risk environments. Further information can be obtained from Professor Vincent (Email [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> ) and details of NPSA activities from the NPSA website (www.npsa.nhs.uk <http://www.npsa.nhs.uk/> ) or from Tara Lamont, Acting Head of R&D ([log in to unmask]). To obtain an application form and further details go to: http://www.imperial.ac.uk/employment/academic/index.htm <http://www.imperial.ac.uk/employment/academic/index.htm> alternatively write to the Recruitment Assistant, HR, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, St Mary's Campus, Norfolk Place, London, W2 1PG, quoting reference: MJ140/05 Closing date: 13 December 2005 Interview date: 22 December 2005 Valuing diversity and committed to equality of opportunity