Clinical Research Fellow - Trust Doctor in Medicine

Clinical Research Fellow - Trust Doctor in Medicine

The closing date is 25 February 2026

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic multidisciplinary team conducting clinical trials in infectious diseases and general internal medicine. The successful candidate will play a key role as an investigator in drug development and clinical trials, ensuring participant safety and compliance with ethical and regulatory standards. Key responsibilities include assessing participant suitability, obtaining consent, conducting comprehensive medical assessments (including physical and exams), interpreting ECGs and lab tests, and addressing safety concerns. Experience in acutely unwell patient assessment and ALS certification is essential. The role also offers opportunities to lead research and quality improvement projects within the infection division. Based primarily at the NIHR UCLH Clinical Research Facility, you will also support neurology and cardiology trials. Although not formally approved for Internal Medical Training (IMT) or Specialty Training (ST), this role provides valuable clinical research experience. Applicants with broad medical backgrounds, including GIM, Infectious Diseases, General Practice, and Emergency Medicine, are encouraged to apply. The post offers access to specialist resources in Clinical Virology, Microbiology, and Infectious Diseases and involves collaboration with clinical teams, fellows, nurses, and biomedical scientists. Ideal candidates will have outpatient experience and strong communication skills with primary care providers.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be required to work as a Clinical Research Fellow taking responsibility for the coordination and support of vaccine studies and other relevant clinical trials with a focus on infectious diseases. The successful candidate will ensure strict adherence to trial protocols and regulatory standards, conduct thorough medical assessments, and maintain accurate research records. They will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, provide medical oversight during trials, and manage patient care in compliance with ethical and Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines. Daily duties include evaluating trial data, managing adverse events, and ensuring informed patient consent. The post holder will engage with primary care GPs, sponsors, and research teams to ensure effective communication. The post holder will respond to urgent medical queries and clinical emergencies in line with ALS RESUS council guidelines and will facilitate regular emergency scenario readiness testing.

About us

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world class research.

We provide first class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

Person Specification Knowledge and Qualifications

• Medical qualification MBBS with Full GMC Registration. NB: Non UK trained doctors must be on the GMC register by date of appointment.
• Valid Resus Council Advanced Life Support (ALS) training certification
• Completed Foundations Training with Foundation competencies or equivalent
• GCP trained by start date

Experience

• A minimum of two years' post registration clinical experience, including experience in outpatient care. Applicants must demonstrate familiarity with UK healthcare systems, clinical governance standards, and outpatient clinical practice, either through work undertaken within the UK or through equivalent experience in a comparable healthcare setting.
• Experience of receiving consent
• Demonstrable evidence of undertaking capacity assessments in line with MCA 2005.
• Familiarity with principle of clinical research including Good Clinical Practice.
• Demonstrable experience and interest in infectious diseases
• Experience in the conduct of clinical research

Skills & Abilities

• Demonstrates ability to prioritise workload
• Demonstrates evidence of professional development
• Demonstrates understanding of the importance of audit/quality
• Demonstrates academic achievement appropriate to level of appointment

Communication

• The post holder must have demonstrable experience in their application of effectively communicating both in writing and verbally with primary care General Practitioners (GPs), ensuring clear, professional, and accurate exchange of information.

Personal and people management skills

• Demonstrates commitment and preparedness
• Enthusiastic nature
• Demonstrates honesty, integrity and appreciation of ethical dilemmas
• Reliability - demonstrates punctuality, attendance and sense of responsibility
• Ability to develop and maintain relationships as part of a multidisciplinary team

Responsibilities towards promoting Equality Diversity and Inclusion

• Demonstratable understanding of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Ensure the risk of infection to self, colleagues, patients, relatives and visitors is minimised by:

• Being familiar with, and adhering to Trust policies and guidance on infection prevention and control.
• Completing all required training and education (both via e learning and face to face) on infection prevention and control.
• Including infection prevention and control as an integral part of your continuous personal/professional development and included in your annual appraisal
• Taking personal responsibility so far as is reasonably practicable, in helping ensure that effective prevention and control of health care associated infections is embedded into everyday practice and applied consistently.

Other requirements

• Able to work flexibly when required
• This post covers basic salary only; however there will be a requirement to provide out of hours cover for the CRF when patients stay after 5pm. This will attract further payment.

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.

Address

National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery, UCLH

£52,656 per annum + London weighting (No out of hours commitment)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full time

Reference number

309-UCLH-7451

Job locations

National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery, UCLH