Senior Clinical Research Fellow

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With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

The post is based in the Imperial College Children's Clinical Research Facility at the St Mary's Hospital. The Trust Fellowship is 100% clinical research and the post holder will work within the paediatric allergy research team. They will primarily being overseeing delivery of two food immunotherapy trials across children and adults. Additionally, they will support studies focused on food allergy being undertaken within the research group. The post will require knowledge and experience of conduct of clinical trials but will also provide valuable training in research governance and regulation. It is a valuable opportunity for those interested in developing skills and experience in food immunotherapy for IgE mediated food allergy and further experience in co-morbid allergic disease management.

Main duties of the job

The fellow will divide his/her time between clinical research trial delivery, supervision of the research team delivering the trials and trial governance for the said studies. These roles will be delivered on the research unit. There will be a degree of flexibility to accommodate the successful candidate's preferences and interest.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To work under the direction of Professor Paul Turner and Dr Nandinee Patel to support the full range of trial delivery in several food allergy and food immunotherapy randomised clinical trials being undertaken at St Mary's Hospital evaluating new approaches to the diagnosis and management of food allergy in children. The Fellow will also support other research activities within the Children's Clinical Research Facility at Imperial's Academic Health Science Centre.

Key Responsibilities

Academic / Research Duties and Responsibilities
• Undertake delivery of clinical research on the BOPI-2 peanut immunotherapy and NATASHA studies
• Support delivery of other clinical research and clinical trials under the direction of Prof Turner.
• maintain accurate and accessible research records
• lead and participate in research meetings

Management

• The post holder will be responsible for accurate record keeping and documentation of results, and for preparing research reports
• To support junior research team members in the research delivery team to deliver the trial protocol and develop research skills.

Other Responsibilities:
• To carry out teaching duties within the research team.

• To undertake appropriate administrative tasks.
• To undertake any necessary training and/or development to support delivery of their role.
• Any other duties commensurate with the grade of the post as directed by line manager

To promote the reputation of the research Group and the Department.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications/Higher qualifications

Essential criteria

• On GMC's register with a Licence to Practice or eligible to apply for GMC registration and a Licence to Practice
• Appropriate Royal College Membership
• Recognised UK (or equivalent overseas qualification) training in Paediatrics
• Advanced life support training qualification

Desirable criteria

• Higher degree such as MSc, MD, PhD in related area.

Knowledge/skills Clinical expertise in Specialty/sub specialty

Essential criteria

• Good working acquaintance with standard computer software
• Minimum experience equivalent to ST4 in paediatrics
• Experience in leading resuscitation management of the sick child.
• IT Skills and computer literacy
• Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
• Experience of supervising oral food challenges in children or adults
• Accurate record keeping
• Previous research experience with children

Desirable criteria

• Ability to exercise initiative and work independently
• Appropriate clinical skills in medicine
• Experience of food immunotherapy.
• Experience in undertaking clinical research trials in paediatric allergy
• Over 2yr research experience

Leadership/ management skills

Essential criteria

• Able to take responsibility, show leadership, make decisions, exert appropriate authority
• Have proven skills in leading, motivating, developing and managing the performance of colleagues.
• Knowledge of finance/budgets
• Management of staff

Desirable criteria

• Ability to work to tight deadlines
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to prioritise a varied workload and work under pressure to meet deadlines while maintaining a high level of accuracy
• Ability to exercise initiative
• Good organisation and time management skills

Teaching and training

Essential criteria

• Experience of teaching and training undergraduates/postgraduates and junior medical staff

Audit

Essential criteria

• Understanding of principles of clinical audit
• Evidence of undertaking data governance activities that would be suitable for a research role

Academic achievements including research/publications

Essential criteria

• Evidence of achievement appropriate to appointment at fellow at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Desirable criteria

• Record of peer reviewed publications/presentations

Language

Essential criteria

• Able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements
• Evidence of being a clear, concise and effective communicator

Interpersonal skills

Essential criteria

• Excellent written and spoken communications, ability to build rapport, work with others, persuade and negotiate
• Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience, social skills appropriate to different types of client
• Able to change and adapt, respond to changing circumstances and to cope with setbacks or pressure
• Able to work as part of a team

Desirable criteria

• Proven ability to collaborate with a wide range of people
• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, or on a one-to-one

Probity

Essential criteria

• Honesty, integrity, appreciation of ethical dilemmas.
• Must be able to demonstrate and model the key Trust values of kind, expert, collaborative and aspirational

Physical requirements

Essential criteria

• Occupational health clearance for the role specified

Right to work

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