Clinical Research Fellow (Cardiology)

Job overview

To conduct research in NIHR portfolio studies in the priority area of: Cardiovascular disease.

Excellent opportunity for a resident doctor interested in 12 months of full-time cardiovascular research activities at Lancashire Cardiac Centre, a UK regional centre providing tertiary cardiology services to Lancashire and South Cumbria. Activities would include:

• Opportunity to act as sub-investigator and provide medical cover as part of a multidisciplinary team for commercial and non-commercial clinical research studies, delivering those studies safely, on time and to target, complying with the regulatory requirements.
• Engage as appropriate with all aspects of the development and conduct of research studies, including the submission and maintenance of regulatory documents, the recruitment of subjects and providing medical cover. The post holder will work to ensure that all studies are conducted to Good Clinical Practice.
• Maintain accurate records (paper and electronic) as required by regulatory authorities and the R&D department at relevant Trust.
• Engage in all aspect of the overall business of the R&D department ensuring delivery of the Trust’s vision for research at BTH.

Main duties of the job

• Support a range of clinical research studies within their clinical expertise being conducted at BTH.
• Build excellent relationships and work with individuals and departments across the Trust and partner institutions, in particular the Research Nurse, Midwife and AHP teams to aid the smooth set-up and running of clinical research studies at relevant Trust.
• Help with the set-up of clinical research studies at BTH, as lead or as a member of the research team.
• Be responsible for specific study-related medical decisions within their expertise, and, where appropriate, in consultation with the Study Principal Investigators for the studies conducted within the relevant Trust.
• Provide, when required, medical cover for studies in the relevant Trust and in partnership with the principal investigators and staff, initiate definitive strategies to anticipate and expertly manage medical safety issues, including emergencies.
• Interact and collaborate with Study Teams personnel responsible for creating study protocols and related documents, including Local Research Ethics Committee documentation and R&D submissions.
• Assist with the writing, and review, of appropriate Standard Operating Procedures in association with the R&D Quality Assurance Manager.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Where appropriate take responsibility for overseeing the management of administration of study drugs for designated studies to healthy volunteers/patients according to local standard operating procedures.
• Assist in the training and development of medical and nursing staff, including planning and provision of seminars and lectures.
• Maintain accurate and accessible research records and provide formal reports where required.
• Assist PIs in assessing and reporting adverse events in accordance with the protocol and regulatory requirements.
• Participate in research meetings and internal seminars
• Take part in or conduct any other duties as may be deemed reasonable by the PI/R&D Director.
• Ensure and maintain compliance with intellectual property rights, the Data Protection Act 2000, COSHH Health and Safety Guidelines within the Laboratory, Trust policies, including Financial Regulations, Equal Opportunities Policy, Promoting Race Equality Policy, Health and Safety Policy, Information Systems Security Policy and Intellectual Property Rights and Register of Interests Policies

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.