Job summary
- Main area
- Diabetes and General Medicine
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Clinical Research Fellow
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 289-EIC-SCF-145
- Employer
- Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- West Middlesex University Hospital
- Town
- Isleworth
- Salary
- £37,068 - £57,570 per annun
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
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Clinical Research Fellow - Diabetes and Endocrine
NHS Medical & Dental: Clinical Research Fellow
About our Trust
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is proud to be one of the top performing and safest trusts in England. We have two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, plus our award-winning clinics across North West London and beyond.
Our nearly 7,000 members of staff are proud to care for a diverse population of 1.5 million from the beginning to the end of life. Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including maternity, emergency and children’s, in addition to a range of community-based services across London, including our award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.
We’re one of the safest and best performing Trusts in the country. We’re also one of the top trusts to work for—our staff say they’re engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment.
Our Trust has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as ‘Good’ in the domains of safe, effective, caring and responsive, and 'Outstanding' in the domains of well-led and use of resources.
Our facilities are among the best in the country. We invest around £10m a year in our estate and have recently completed a £30m expansion of our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster. Works commence in spring 2024 on an ambitious £80m development of an Ambulatory Diagnostics Centre at our West Middlesex site.
Applications are welcomed from applicants who wish to apply for the position on the basis of a smarter or flexible working arrangement. Where candidates are successful at interview, such requests will be taken under consideration and accommodated where the needs of the service allow. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you.
Job overview
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Foundation Trust wishes to appoint one Clinical Research Fellow in Diabetes and General Medicine. This post will include general and specialist diabetes clinics, along with a rotational commitment to general medicine, with 50% of the time dedicated to clinical research.
Main duties of the job
CWFT seeks a Clinical Research Fellow in Diabetes and General Medicine for a 12-month fixed term. This role is divided between clinical duties (50%) and diabetes/endocrinology research (50%).
Clinical Role: This position is ideal for post-Core Training Doctors pursuing a career in Endocrinology and Diabetes. Clinical responsibilities include managing inpatients, conducting general and specialist diabetes clinics, and participating in general medicine on-call duties at the Specialist Registrar (SpR) level. The candidate will work in a Consultant-led team, providing comprehensive patient care.
Academic Role: Under Professor Jonathan Valabhji, the fellow will engage in research within the Department of Metabolism, Digestion, and Reproduction at Imperial College London. Research themes include type 2 diabetes, multiple long-term conditions, and programs like the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme. Duties include data analytics, ethics applications, study protocol development, and clinical trial recruitment. The postholder will join a team of academics and foster collaborations within the Faculty of Medicine.
Candidate Profile: The position suits those seeking a 12-month clinical research experience, potentially considering a future PhD, or those with a completed PhD needing additional research time for career advancement.
The postholder will also have teaching responsibilities for undergraduate and graduate students, contributing to a vibrant research and educational environment.
Working for our organisation
We provide services from two main hospitals, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, and a number of clinics across London and the South-East. We have over 7,000 members of staff that are PROUD to Care for nearly one million people. Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children’s, in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.
We’re one of the best preforming Trusts in the country. We’re also one of the top trusts to work for – our staff say they’re engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment.
Our Trust has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as ‘Good’ in all five of the main domains of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of ‘Good’. We’ve also been awarded an ‘Outstanding’ rating for ‘use of resources’ by an NHS Improvement inspection.
Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been invest30 million on expanding our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster and redevelopment of our children’s unit at West Middlesex – in partnership with our charity, CW+ and generous donors.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Foundation wishes to appoint one Clinical Research Fellow in Diabetes and General Medicine (Fixed Term for 12 months post). This post will include (50%) general and specialist diabetes clinics, along with a rotational commitment to general medicine & 50% dedicated time for clinical research in diabetes and endocrinology.
Clinical role: This is an exciting opportunity for a post Core Training Doctor interested in a career in Endocrinology & Diabetes to develop clinical research and leadership skills. The Clinical parts of the post involve the care of inpatients under Endocrinology and Diabetes, working in clinic and outpatients, and performing the regular functions of an SpR. You will be part of a Consultant led team of junior doctors. The post holder will participate in the General Medical on calls at SpR level.
Academic role: With regard the Research components of the post, the postholder will be expected to work under the supervision of the academic lead for Medicine at Chelsea and Westminster Campus, Professor Jonathan Valabhji, and will work closely with the Trust and the Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London to increase academic activity on campus.
It is expected that the postholder will participate in research broadly related to existing themes of research which include; type 2 diabetes, Multiple Long-Term Conditions and national lifestyle interventional programmes in England, such as the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme. The post-holder will join a team of academics in the department as well as developing collaborations more widely across the Faculty of Medicine. The research activity may include (but not be limited to) data analytics projects, writing ethics applications, developing study protocols and recruiting to clinical trials.
We invite applications from trainees who
1) are interested in having a 12-month clinical research experience
2) may be considering undertaking a PhD in the future and have longer term plans to do so
3) may have completed a PhD and looking for extra research time to bridge to the next phase
The postholder will work in a vibrant research environment and will be expected to undertake undergraduate and graduate teaching responsibilities. The post can be adapted to accommodate a postholder with longer-term research interest who may be considering a higher research degree in the future, for example by generating provisional data over a 12-month period to support an application for a PhD Fellowship, or indeed for a postholder who has completed a PhD and is looking for a career bridge towards a Clinical Lecturer or Clinical Senior Lecturer post.
Person specification
Educational and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MBBS or equivalent
- Full GMC Registration and License to practice
- Full MRCP (Applicants with MRCP part 1 and 2 written with evidence of recent PACES examination will be considered)
- Advanced Life Support Provider
Desirable criteria
- Advanced Life Support Instructor
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Prior experience of working as a Medical Registrar or equivalent
- General Internal Medicine (GIM) and acute medicine experience
- Experience in teaching and training
- Experience of audit or research
Desirable criteria
- Endocrinology and Diabetes experience
- Prior experience of working in the NHS
- Interest in research
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Professor Jonathan Valabhji
- Job title
- Chair of Medicine
- Email address
- [email protected]
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