Senior Locally Employed Doctor in Neonatal Research

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the 'Supporting Documents' heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the 'Candidate Essentials Guide' that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how 'we care for you as you care for others'. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity, and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

We're looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

Other requirements

Essential criteria

• Full registration (or eligible for full registration) with the General Medical Council and License to Practice

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Medical Degree
• Qualifications: MRCPCH or MRCOG
• Certificate in Good Clinical Practice

Experience and Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Comprehensive understanding of UK Clinical Trials Regulations, ICH Good Clinical Practice, the European Directives on Clinical Trials and Good Clinical Practice and the Department of Health's Research Governance Framework
• Appreciation/knowledge of NHS Plan in related areas

Desirable criteria

• Previous experience of neonatal research
• Publications as first or last author in internationally refereed journals on topics mentioned in Job Description
• Clinical and Research Governance application in clinical service delivery
• Good knowledge of neonatal neurocritical care

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria

• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively demonstrating good organisation and management skills
• Demonstration of excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills
• Ability to present data publicly in poster and platform form

Desirable criteria

• Proven ability to attract grant funding to support research
• Ability to design and implement research studies
• Ability to develop new techniques and projects
• Ability to supervise academic work by undergraduates, masters and doctorate students

Personal attributes

Essential criteria

• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team, and collaborate with clinical researchers and basic scientists
• Commitment to academic research

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• ACUMEN Senior Clinical Research Fellow JD-PS (PDF, 400.6KB)
• Functional requirement form SCF - Research (PDF, 920.2KB)
• Candidate Essential Guide Non Medical (PDF, 1.3MB)
• Candidate Essential Guide Medical and Dental (PDF, 1.4MB)