Clinical Research Fellow - Trust Doctor in Medicine

Clinical Research Fellow - Trust Doctor in Medicine NHS Medical & Dental: Local Appointment nodal point 4 (MT04)

Main area: Research and Development

Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Local Appointment nodal point 4 (MT04)

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 40 hours per week

Job ref: 309-UCLH-5867

Site: NIHR UCLH Clinical Research Facility

Town: London

Salary: £61,825 Per annum + London Weighting (No out of hours)

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 26/02/:59

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Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic multidisciplinary team of clinical researchers conducting innovative clinical trials in neurology and general internal medicine. The successful candidate will play a key role as an investigator in drug development and clinical trials, ensuring the highest safety standards for participants while adhering to ethical and regulatory standards.

Key responsibilities include assessing suitability and obtaining consent for research, conducting comprehensive medical assessments, including neurological and physical examinations, and contributing to data collection. Based primarily at the LWENC site, the post holder will also support trials at the Bloomsbury campus in infectious diseases and cardiology.

This role offers excellent experience for those pursuing specialty applications in neurology or medical specialties. The post holder will gain hands-on exposure to clinical trials, interact with leading experts at Queen Square, and participate in NHS specialty clinics and prestigious teaching opportunities like the Gower's Round at NHNN.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated professional to join our clinical research team, contributing to groundbreaking clinical trials in neurology and related fields. The successful candidate will ensure strict adherence to trial protocols and regulatory standards, conduct thorough medical assessments, and maintain accurate research records. They will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, provide medical oversight during trials, and manage patient care in compliance with ethical and Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines.

Key responsibilities include performing clinical procedures including lumbar puncture and intrathecal dosing of experimental medications. Daily duties include evaluating trial data, managing adverse events, and ensuring informed patient consent. The post holder will engage with primary care GPs, sponsors, and research teams to ensure effective communication.

The post holder will respond to urgent medical queries and clinical emergencies in line with ALS RESUS council guidelines and will facilitate regular emergency scenario readiness testing.

Working for our organisation

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

Person specification Knowledge and Qualifications

• Medical qualification MBBS with full valid registration at GMC
• Valid Resus Council Advanced Life Support (ALS) training certification
• Completed core medical training or equivalent
• Completed and passed MRCP exam
• GCP trained by start date

Experience

• Minimum of 1 year post GMC registration experience with outpatient experience
• Experience of working with patients with cognitive disorders and neurodegenerative diseases
• Demonstrable evidence of undertaking capacity assessments in line with MCA 2005
• Familiarity with principles of clinical research including Good Clinical Practice
• Independent competence in lumbar puncture
• Experience of phlebotomy, cannulation
• Experience in the conduct of clinical research

Skills & Abilities

• Demonstrates ability to prioritise workload
• Demonstrates evidence of professional development
• Demonstrates understanding of the importance of audit/quality
• Demonstrates academic achievement appropriate to level of appointment

Communication

• The post holder must have demonstrable experience in effectively communicating both in writing and verbally with primary care General Practitioners (GPs), ensuring clear, professional, and accurate exchange of information.

Personal and people management skills

• Demonstrates commitment and preparedness
• Enthusiastic nature
• Demonstrates honesty, integrity and appreciation of ethical dilemmas
• Reliability - demonstrates punctuality, attendance and sense of responsibility
• Ability to develop and maintain relationships as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Escalate where appropriate any clinical concerns to the Principal investigator or Senior investigator

Responsibilities towards promoting Equality Diversity and Inclusion

• Demonstrable understanding of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Ensure the risk of infection to self, colleagues, patients, relatives and visitors is minimised by:

• Being familiar with, and adhering to Trust policies and guidance on infection prevention and control.
• Completing all required training and education (both via e-learning and face to face) on infection prevention and control.
• Including infection prevention and control as an integral part of your continuous personal/professional development and included in your annual appraisal
• Taking personal responsibility so far as is reasonably practicable, in helping ensure that effective prevention and control of health care associated infections is embedded into everyday practice and applied consistently.

Other requirements

• Able to work flexibly when required
• This post covers basic salary only; however there will be a requirement to provide out-of-hours cover for the CRF when patients stay after 5pm. This will attract further payment.

At UCLH, we have a real 'One Team' ethos, and our values - safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work.

At UCLH we take equality of opportunity seriously and are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer, with a culture that creates a real sense of belonging and trust. It is our fundamental aim, to recruit, retain and promote a diverse mix of people who are representative of our local communities.