University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Research Fellow – NIHR Clinical Research Facility
The closing date is 07 July 2026
Applications are invited for a Clinical Research Fellow to commence as soon as possible until August 2026 within the NIHR.
Main duties of the job
- Staff well clinic role (~10% of working time): Review any abnormal observations, blood results or ECGs and feedback to the staff well team on how to address them e.g., Repeat staff well visit, inform GP. Including very infrequent face to face review if required.
- Sub-investigator roles (~90% of working time): In a variety of specialities such as respiratory, oncology, endocrinology, neurology, psychiatry, nephrology, gastroenterology, and vaccine medicine. During these studies you may have different roles such as recruitment, consent, assessment of enrolment, monitoring patients during the trials, conducting procedures and assessments relevant to each trial.
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job responsibilities
- Good clinical practice
- Working within the NIHR with experienced nurses and clinicians
- Learn about the infrastructure and delivery of clinical trials
- Experience in clinical trial governance such as scientific advisory committee attendance and participation
- Patient and public engagement
- Sub-investigator roles for clinical trial experience in a wide range of specialities
- Supervision and collaboration with researchers in a wide range of clinical specialities as well as links with academics at the University of Birmingham
- Flexible nature of the work allows plenty of time for personal research
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Primary Medical Qualification.
- Full GMC registration
- Satisfactory completion of Foundation Training (or equivalent).
- MRCP or equivalent.
- ALS.
- Up-to-date training in Good Clinical Practice.
Experience
- At least 1 year of previous experience working in the NHS.
- To be clear, fluent and articulate in communication in English.
- Able to assess patients face to face and via telephone.
- Good history & examination skills.
- Able to formulate a working diagnosis.
- Able to order appropriate investigations.
- Image interpretation relevant to practice.
- Ability to manage common medical emergencies.
- Knows when to appropriately seek assistance from a senior colleague.
- Experience and interest in the specialty.
- Neat, legible writing of notes and charts.
- Ability to perform basic general procedures, including lumbar puncture (although training can be provided)
- Experience in clinical research at F1/F2/ST1 level.
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.
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
£54,499 to £67,325 a year dependent on experience
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