Clinical Research Facility Clinical Fellow

The Department of Research & Innovation (R&I) has an opportunity for a Clinical Research Fellow to work in the dedicated Clinical Research Facility (CRF) located at the Northwick Park Hospital Site in Harrow. The successful candidate will be a GMC registered Medical Practitioner, with relevant and substantial hospital service, including a desire to gain experience managing clinical research patients and healthy participants. Research training will be provided.

The post holder will be responsible for recruitment and consent of trial participants, management of adverse events, protocol review and development, clinical oversight, ensuring all trial conduct is in accordance with GCP and the applicable national regulatory clinical trial standards, and aspects of clinical trial and CRF administrative management.

The successful candidate will also have the opportunity to spend half a day a week of protected time to direct their own career development. This can involve performing independent research, Quality Improvement Work or to gain clinical experience in a chosen medical speciality. Areas of clinical and research expertise at London North West include but are not limited to infectious diseases, gastroenterology, cardiology, stroke or acute medicine. The exact role will be tailored to the clinical experience and areas of interest of the successful candidate.

Main duties of the job:

• Co-ordination and execution of trial activities for the CRF, including obtaining informed consent for patients, checking eligibility of research patients, randomisation, study specific investigations, sample collection and handling, data collection, case record folder completion, maintenance of study documentation.
• The post holder will be expected to actively support and participate in both external and internal clinical research monitoring and audits including any regulatory inspections.
• The post will involve regular liaison with clinical trial sponsors, contract research organisations (CROs) and attendance at site selection and initiation visits.
• Under supervision, to undertake the setting up of clinical trials, including where required protocol design, grant applications, regulatory and ethical submissions, liaison with clinical trials units and preparation of study specific documentation.

About us:

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond. Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people. Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK. St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease. Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice. Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre. We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Job responsibilities:

The successful candidate will also have the opportunity to spend half a day a week of protected time to direct their own career development. This can involve performing independent research, Quality Improvement Work or to gain clinical experience in a chosen medical speciality. Areas of clinical and research expertise at London North West include but are not limited to infectious diseases, gastroenterology, cardiology, stroke or acute medicine. The exact role will be tailored to the clinical experience and areas of interest of the successful candidate. This would be an ideal opportunity to publish independent research or strengthen a subsequent application to speciality training.

Person Specification:

• Qualifications: MBBS (or equivalent), MRCP UK (or equivalent), GMC, BSc, MSc, DTM&H.
• Knowledge: Completed Foundation Training, Experience in Clinical trials and Research, Experience in Management of acute medical emergencies, Completed core medical training, Experience in urgent public health & vaccine research.
• Research / Publications: Keen interest in clinical research and appreciation of major research questions, Experience and knowledge of clinical trial methodology including the conduct of early and late phase trials, Awareness of Research Governance and GCP training, Knowledge of IRAS and ethics/HRA approval.
• Language: Able to speak and write English to fulfil job requirements.
• Personal Skills: Effective team member with good communication skills, Good organisational skills, Self-starter who completes tasks set by themselves and supervisors, Flexibility and adaptability.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.