Academic ConnectDescription
Clinical Chair in Critical Care
Job number
MED05368
Faculties
Faculty of Medicine
Departments
Department of Surgery & Cancer
Salary or Salary range
£105,504 - £139,882 per annum
Location/campus
Hammersmith Campus - On site only
Contract type work pattern
Full time - Open ended
Posting End Date
8 Sept 2025
About the role
Are you a distinguished academic with expertise in Critical Care? Imperial College London's Department of Surgery and Cancer is actively seeking exceptional individuals for the position of Chair in Critical Care to expand its research in this area. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of critical care research and contribute to the advancement of patient care.
What you would be doing
You will have a research interest in any area of basic, translational or clinical research to improve care of critically ill patients. You will develop and grow the existing clinical research training posts in intensive care medicine collaborating with multiple specialities and funders. Furthermore, you will be expected to develop a nationally leading programme of research that will have excellent synergy with the current critical care clinical and laboratory research portfolio within the Division of Anaesthetics, Pain Medicine and Intensive Care (APMIC).
What we are looking for
You must have a track record of high-quality publications and a proven ability to work across disciplines and specialities, harnessing the translational research focus of the Division and to collaborate with other investigators in the Department and College. You will work with the Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), Academic Health Science Centre (AHSC) and the Clinical Academic Training Office (CATO) to develop themes for critical care in its various aspects described above for PhD students, NIHR ACFs and CLs as well as attracting funding for clinical research fellows and doctoral research fellows. You will be expected to provide research opportunities and deliver lecturers and seminars for clinical teaching; contribute to the Anaesthetics, Pain Medicine and Intensive Care stream of the MRes in Biomedical Research programme and other MRes programmes as appropriate and the iBSc (Anaesthesia & Critical Care). You will also be supervisor /co-supervisor of PhD students.Full information on duties, responsibilities and criteria for the post can be found in the attached Job Description.
What we can offer you
The opportunity to continue your career at a world-leading institution and be part of our interdisciplinary mission to use science for humanity.Grow in your career with tailored training programmes for clinical staff including dedicated support with navigating your career and managing research as well as a transparent promotion process.Sector-leading salary and remuneration package (including 39 days off a year and generous pension schemes).Be part of a diverse, inclusive, and collaborative work culture with various staff networks and resources designed to support your personal and professional wellbeing.
Further information
This job description is currently with the Royal College of Anaesthetists for their review and approval.Please see our Further Particulars for more information about the College and the benefits available to staff.The post is available on a full-time, open-ended basis within the Division of Anaesthetics, Pain Medicine and Intensive Care (APMIC) with an Honorary consultant contract with Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (ICHT). You will be based at Hammersmith Hospital (main campus) and St. Mary’s or Charing Cross dependent of clinical subspecialisation.Informal inquiries about the post can be directed to Professor Anthony Gordon, Chair in Anaesthesia and Critical Care (anthony.gordon@imperial.ac.uk ).For further assistance in the application process, please contact: Maria Monteiro, Senior Appointments Manager (m.monteiro@imperial.ac.uk).Clinical Academic appointments require checks by the Disclosure and Barring Service or DBS, _(formerly the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB))_. As this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, at the appropriate level, will be required for the successful candidate.Further information about the DBS disclosure process can be found on the Home Office website or by telephoning 03000 200 190. You may also wish to view the College’s DBS webpage for policy statements on the Recruitment and Employment of Ex-Offenders and the Secure Storage, Use, Retention & Disposal of Disclosures and Disclosure Information._The College is a proud signatory to the San-Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which means that in hiring and promotion decisions, we evaluate applicants on the quality of their work, not the journal impact factor where it is published. For more information, see_ _Research evaluation | Research | Imperial College London__The College believes that the use of animals in research is vital to improve human and animal health and welfare. Animals may only be used in research programmes where their use is shown to be necessary for developing new treatments and making medical advances. Imperial is committed to ensuring that, in cases where this research is deemed essential, all animals in the College’s care are treated with full respect, and that all staff involved with this work show due consideration at every level. Animal research | Research | Imperial College London_
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- download: Job Description Clinical Chair in Critical Care.pdf
- download: Employee Benefits Booklet.pdf
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