Clinical Research Fellow

Full-time fixed term post for 12 months - MT03

The Trust has a reputation for award-winning research and innovation. Last year our research teams recruited over 16,000 participants into clinical trials and this effort led to PHU being ranked the top recruiting large acute trusts.

This post represents an exciting opportunity to work as part of our Research Delivery Team supporting high-quality research visits as part of an agile workforce.

This will include acting as the delegated medical professional for our NIHR Commercial Research Delivery Centre studies and other portfolio research. You will work across multiple specialties, with a focus on areas such as vaccines, flu/RSV and specialty-based trials as directed by our Head of Research & Deputy Chief Research Officer.

Key Responsibilities

Supporting the coordination and management of trial activities

Submitting applications for relevant Regulatory, Ethics and Governance permissions to conduct Clinical Trials within the Trust/University.

Identifying, screening and assessing the suitability of local patients to take part in research, according to specified inclusion/exclusion criteria.

Providing specialist information to patients about taking part in Clinical Trials, including the risks and benefits of participation in specific protocols. Initiating and facilitating the process of gaining their informed consent.

Ensuring trial specific investigations and sampling are undertaken as per the Protocol to establish eligibility and to ensure safe entry into trials.

Maintaining accurate documentation in an auditable format and accurately record data as required by each project.

Identifying barriers to recruitment and performance, communicating these to the wider team, and help facilitate their resolution.

Ensuring all activities undertaken meet the standards set out in the Principles of Good Clinical Practice and National Research Governance Framework for Health & Social Care (DH, 2005).

Actively participate in team meetings, including research fellows, research nurses and department consultants and University staff.

Promote a culture of academic excellence through peer-peer learning and education sessions and journal club

Identifying barriers to recruitment and performance, communicating these to the wider team, and help facilitate their resolution.

Qualifications

- Full GMC registration with a licence to practice

- Good Clinical Practice

Experience

- Prior NHS experience in a medical specialty

- Prior engagement with research

- Development of documents for regulatory approval submission

Clinical Skills

- Understanding of clinical risk management

Knowledge

- Able to demonstrate appropriate level of clinical knowledge

- Knowledge and use of evidence based practice

- IT skills

- Effective, confident presentation ability

Other

- The ability to interact well intellectually and personally with colleagues, students and patients

- Ability to motivate others and engage different staff in activities

- Self-motivation, initiative and the ability to work both independently and as part of a busy team

- Evidence of prioritising and organisational skills and the ability to meet tight deadlines

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills including presentation and report writing skills

- Good attention to detail

- Evidence of participation in audit

- Publications

- Prizes and honours

- Logical thinking, problem solving and decision making