Senior Clinical Research Fellow in Diabetes and Endocrinology in London

• Senior Clinical Research Fellow in Diabetes and Endocrinology
• Key duties/responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities of Clinical Research Fellow The Clinical Research Fellow will be responsible for delivering clinical research projects under the supervision of the Principal Investigator.

Full training in relevant clinical research skills including clinical trial conduct will be provided.

There are no on‑call duties attributable to this research post.

The post holder will be expected to work 40 hours a week on average, principally within normal weekday hours but allowing a degree of flexibility to suit the needs of the proposed research.

The principal site of work will be Guys Hospital, although the post holder may also be required to work at the St Thomas site and in the community.

Duties will include, but are not limited to

• Screening and recruitment of potentially eligible patients
• Consent and enrolment of participants
• Support, follow‑up and clinical assessments of enrolled study participants and families according to the study protocol
• Liaison with R&D and collaborators
• Maintaining productive working relationships with the Diabetes and Endocrine research delivery team
• Collection and quantitative/qualitative analysis of study data and maintenance of database
• Preparation of study documents, ethics applications, study materials and reports
• Presentation and dissemination of progress/findings via multiple media including manuscript publication
• Clinical trial management and conduct according to GCP principles
• Teaching and training of medical, nursing and allied staff as well as medical students

Other responsibilities Clinical

The post holder will, together with colleagues, be responsible for the provision of services to the Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust to include:

• (a) Diagnosis and treatment of patients of the trust in such hospitals, health centres or clinics or other premises as required.
• (b) Continuing clinical responsibility for the patients in your charge, allowing for all proper delegation to, and training of, your staff.
• Clinical and Communication Responsibilities
• Manage a caseload of participants acting as a professional in ensuring a duty of care to the participant and their families.
• Work within relevant regulations and ICH GCP (International Conference on Harmonisation and Good Clinical Practice), Trusts policies, research governance, Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials Regulations) Regulations, Data Protection Act and Human Tissue Act.
• Ensuring that the clinical trial protocol is adhered to at all times.
• Devise, implement and evaluate strategies for identifying eligible participants for research studies, including by attending clinics, departments, screening notes/consultant referral and Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) meetings.
• Take informed consent and ensure on‑going consent in accordance with the necessary Trust research governance arrangements and necessary competent regulatory authority Regulations and International Conference on Harmonisation of Good Clinical Practice (ICH GCP).
• Coordinate the research participant pathway from screening through to study closure.
• Set up, collect and maintain adequate trial data and documentation via completion of participant records/case reports forms and investigator site files, ensuring the necessary information is documented in the electronic medical notes and databases, and communicated with clinical teams.
• Report any adverse events or health concerns which occur whilst the participant is taking part in the study to the appropriate doctor in a timely manner.
• Undertake a range of clinical tasks in line with personal, professional competencies and as stipulated in approved study protocols such as blood pressure, temperature, respiration, questionnaires, urinalysis, weight and height, and report abnormalities or changes appropriately.
• Perform tasks requiring clinical and laboratory skills, including drug administration and clinical observation, phlebotomy, venepuncture, biological sample preparation within clinical area and laboratories as stipulated in approved protocols and laboratory manuals as required.
• Have responsibility for the correct administration and custody of medicines according to Trust policy.
• Liaise with the clinical team to organise and ensure that study specific investigations are undertaken according to the protocol, obtain and document the results.
• Report any side effects or adverse events according to protocol guidelines and within the required time frame.
• Deal with concerns raised by participants and visitors in a proactive manner and take remedial action as necessary.
• Report to the senior clinical research staff and the principal investigator any clinical incidences.
• Assist in managing incidents, accidents and complaints in accordance with Trust Policies.
• Manage clinical incidents effectively.
• Carry out planned care required by the clinical trials protocol for participants and patients without direct supervision.
• Act as a patient advocate enabling patients to make informed choices concerning their involvement in the clinical trials and ensuring advice and information is provided.
• Deal with concerns raised in a proactive manner and take remedial action as necessary.

*** Please be advised that this vacancy may close early should we receive sufficient number of applications ***

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