About this role
Job summary
This Clinical Research Fellowship is based within the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust Renal and Transplant Centre at Hammersmith Hospital and is offered for a period of 30 months. The Fellowship provides 75% protected research time and 25% clinical training. Fellows will undertake a programme of high-quality clinical or translational research under the supervision of an academic within Imperial College London, with the expectation that they will register for and complete an MD(Res). Depending on their research interests and career plans, fellows may subsequently progress to externally funded research fellowships or PhD programmes. During the clinical component of the post, fellows will gain experience across renal medicine and kidney transplantation within the Imperial College Healthcare renal service, including exposure to a broad range of specialist nephrology services. Each fellow will have an educational supervisor and research supervisor and will have access to the wider academic, educational and mentoring opportunities available through Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Imperial College London.
Main duties of the job
The Clinical Research Fellow will undertake a programme comprising 75% protected research time and 25% clinical training within the Renal and Transplant Directorate. The post is designed to provide integrated academic and clinical training, with the majority of time protected for completion of a higher research degree.
The principal responsibility of the Clinical Research Fellow will be to undertake and complete a high-quality programme of clinical or translational research under the supervision of an Imperial College London academic. During clinical time, the fellow will participate in the delivery of renal and transplant services at Hammersmith Hospital and, where appropriate, associated Imperial College Healthcare sites. Clinical duties will be appropriate to the fellow's level of experience and will provide exposure to general and specialist nephrology, dialysis and kidney transplantation.
About us
Our organisation is driven by our trust strategic objectives and values (kind, collaborative, expert & aspirational) and we look for people who are strongly aligned with them. Our large team is tight-knit and work well together. This vacancy would suit a clinical research fellow who is looking for a team that can provide a high level of mentoring and support on an on-going basis. We are an academic unit, strongly aligned to Imperial College, with research and clinical trials embedded in our day-to-day clinical work. There is great opportunity to engage in education and research within our unit.
Previous clinical research fellows in this post have completed MDs, gone onto to secure additional external funding to complete a PhD, progressed to clinical lecturer / post-doctoral / clinical reader positions, and have published their research in peer reviewed journals.
Job description Job responsibilities
Research 75%
The principal responsibility of the Clinical Research Fellow will be to undertake and complete a high-quality programme of clinical or translational research under the supervision of an Imperial College London academic. The research project will be developed according to the fellow's interests and previous experience and the expertise of the supervisory team.
Research responsibilities will include, as appropriate to the individual project:
development and delivery of the research project, including relevant regulatory and governance requirements;
recruitment and clinical assessment of research participants where applicable;
collection, analysis and interpretation of research data;
participation in relevant laboratory, experimental medicine or clinical research activities;
presentation of work at local, national and international scientific meetings;
preparation of abstracts, scientific papers and the MD(Res) thesis; and
active participation in the Directorate's research groups, meetings and wider academic programme.
Clinical 25%
During clinical time, the fellow will participate in the delivery of renal and transplant services at Hammersmith Hospital. Clinical activities may include inpatient renal and transplant medicine, outpatient clinics and participation in specialist multidisciplinary meetings, including renal histopathology, imaging, transplantation, glomerular disease, lupus and vasculitis MDTs. The clinical component of the Fellowship will, where feasible, be planned to complement the fellow's research programme while maintaining and developing their clinical competencies in renal medicine. The Clinical Research Fellow will participate in the renal middle-grade out-of-hours rota alongside other appropriately experienced doctors within the Directorate.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
MRCP Appropriate Royal College Membership or equivalent
Management skills Essential
Active participation in and broad understanding of Clinical Governance.
Language Essential
Able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements.
Audit Essential
Evidence of involvement and leadership in multi-disciplinary audit. Understanding of principles of clinical audit.
Teaching & Training Essential
Experience of teaching and training undergraduates/postgraduates and junior medical staff
Desirable
Formal training in teaching skills
Clinical Skills Essential
Evidence of clinical leadership skills. Commitment to continuing Professional Development Experience of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching. Appraisal and assessment training and skills. Evidence of involvement and leadership in multi-disciplinary audit. Understanding of principles of clinical audit.
Desirable
Membership of appropriate professional society(ies) Knowledge of the up to date literature
Academic achievements including research/publications Essential
Evidence of achievement appropriate to appointment at registrar level at ICHNT.
Language Essential
Able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements.
Patient Focused Skills Essential
Empathy, understanding, Listening skills, patience, social skills appropriate to different types of client.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check 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.
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UK Registration
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Employer details Employer name Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Address Hammersmith Hospital
London
W12 0HS
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)