Junior Clinical Trials Fellow in Infectious Diseases F2+/CT1
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Job overview
Clinical Trials Fellow in Infectious Diseases F2+/CT1
The appointment is to commence in August 2026 for a fixed term period of 12 months. A motivation to gain additional experience in the field of Infectious Diseases is desirable. As this post is not recognised as a ‘training post’, full registration with the GMC with a licence to practise is required, and if the appointee does not hold right of residence in the UK sponsorship will be required. The duties of this post are equivalent to CT1 / F2+ level.
Main duties of the job
CLINICAL RESEARCH DUTIES
The post holder will primarily be responsible for identifying and enrolling eligible in-patients, outpatients and healthy volunteers to a portfolio of clinical trials in infection. Other responsibilities include data collection, sample processing, liaising with different clinical and research teams, supporting monitoring visits from central study teams, conducting participant follow-up where required, and project management. There are also opportunities to further develop leadership and management skills via the NIHR Associate PI training scheme, and attend conferences and investigator meetings. The post holder will also be encouraged and supported to undertake their own project during this time.
The current portfolio of clinical trials includes (but is not limited to) a number of interventional and observational studies such as the respiratory trials (RECOVERY, POS-ARI-ER, PNEUMO, and ASPECT), the gastrointestinal vaccine studies (BiVISTA and RESTORATiVE303), EMBRACE (E coli vaccine trial) and h-ARP (antimicrobial resistance in bacteraemia). The post holder will be expected to undergo training and certification in Good Clinical Practice (unless already certified) as well individual study specific training. The post holder will work closely with the Clinical Research Facility (CRF) nursing team, local principal investigators for each study and the clinical teams in the department.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description for further information and detail of the role. Dr Payne will be happy to provide further detail also if required