Clinical Research Fellow in Renal Medicine

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.