Chair of Heart Failure Medicine
Chair of Heart Failure Medicine
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Job Description
Grade AMN4: 107144.00 to 142369.00 per annum
CMVM / School of Neurological and Cardiovascular Sciences
Full-time: 40 hours per week
Open-ended (permanent)
The Opportunity:
To lead an internationally visible programme of work in basic and translational heart failure research with clinical relevance with a focus in the areas of the pathogenesis and treatment of heart failure using preclinical models and clinical analysis. To ensure external funding outputs in high quality journals and contributions to teaching and training within the Centre and College. To contribute to clinical cardiology services of NHS Lothian.
Placement on the pay scale will be subject to consultant seniority as per the Clinical Consultant Contract. The successful applicant will be also be offered an additional Academic EPA. You must appear on the GMC Specialist Register and be eligible to hold an honorary consultant contract with NHS you are currently a member of the NHS Pension Scheme and are employed in a clinical post it may be possible for you to remain a member of the NHS Pension Scheme.
Your skills and attributes for success:
- GMC registered medical practitioner with a licence to practice and be on or eligible to join the Specialist Register
- PhD and expansive experience in academic heart failure research over a sustained period with a track record of international standing in cardiovascular research
- Experience and capability to act as role model in the areas of research teaching and management as appropriate
- Extensive experience in leading the design of programmes and projects with a recognised reputation for excellence in engaging external stakeholders and the general public in research and knowledge exchange
- Proven ability to plan and lead the delivery of high-quality research and/or teaching programmes
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An Honorary NHS contract will be sought for the successful post holder. You therefore must be eligible to hold an honorary contract with NHS Lothian and must also be registered with theGeneral Medical Council
Application Information
Please ensure you include the following documents in your application:
- CV
- Cover letter
As a valued member of our team you can expect:
- A competitive salary
- An exciting positive creative challenging and rewarding place to work.
- To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community
- Comprehensive Staff Benefits such as a generous holiday entitlement competitive pension schemes staff discounts and family-friendly initiatives. Check out the full list on ourstaff benefits page(opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits
Championing equality diversity and inclusion
The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions actively promoting LGBT equality.
Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on ourright to work webpages(opens new browser tab)
The University is able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. If successful an international applicant requiring sponsorship to work in the UK will need to satisfy the UK Home Offices English Language requirements and apply for and secure a Skilled Worker Visa.
Key dates to note
The closing date for applications is 30th July 2025.
Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.
Interview is likely to be held 2 September 2025.
Employment Type
Full-Time
