Job summary
The Metabolic Medicine service at Great Ormond Street Hospital would like to announce an exciting opportunity for a 12 months fixed term Clinical Research Fellow post.
The Clinical Research fellow will help to correlate phenotypic, biochemical and genetic features in a cohort of patients with neurodegenerative inherited metabolic disorders recruited from Metabolic Outpatients clinics at Great Ormond Street Hospital. The Fellow will also provide a vital clinical support role for patients and families who are attending the Clinical Research facility at GOSH to participate in clinical trials .
Applicants should possess a primary medical degree with membership to the royal college of Physicians or RCPCH (MRCPCH /FRCPCH) and should be at ST5 level or above. They should possess at least one year's experience of Clinical Paediatric Metabolic Medicine.
Reference Number: 271-MPU-6206628
Based in central London, GOSH offers flexible working, help with childcare and travel, excellent training and development opportunities and assistance with finding somewhere to live.
We encourage applications from all sections of the community.
We conduct full criminal record checks on all successful candidates.
Main duties of the job
- Identify suitable patients from Great Ormond Street Hospital outpatient clinics and referred nationally.
- Evaluate clinical features of each patient and gather all available clinical data from clinical records.
- Obtain necessary clinical samples from the affected proband and family members for genetic and biochemical studies
- Correlate clinical, biochemical and genetic data in a database
- To liaise with collaborating UK and international groups and to present work to these groups and meetings as required.
- To record, analyse and write up the clinical data and laboratory experiments.
- To contribute to the overall, normal activities of the research team and department as required, including laboratory duties and attendance of department meetings and seminars.
- To provide clinical support for the clinical Inherited Metabolic Disease patient trials on the Clinical Research Facility at GOSH.
- To comply with health and safety regulations and to ensure equipment is maintained and used in good working order.
- To contribute to the drafting and submission of meeting abstracts, posters and research manuscript
About us
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust (GOSH) is an international centre of excellence in child healthcare. GOSH is an acute specialist paediatric hospital with a mission to provide world-class care to children and young people with rare, complex and difficult-to-treat conditions.
Together with our research partner, the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, we form the UK's only academic Biomedical Research Centre specialising in paediatrics.
Most of the children we care for are referred from other hospitals throughout the UK and overseas. There are 60 nationally recognised clinical specialities at GOSH; the UK's widest range of specialist health services for children on one site. We believe our people are the head, the heart, the hands and the face of GOSH. Being part of our team is incredibly rewarding and you will be doing something extraordinary to the lives of the children and young people we care for. GOSH is a challenging, complex and inspiring place to work. Each and every day our people come together to support each other to deliver excellent patient care, often working to help our patients and their families navigate through demanding processes and difficult decisions.
Creating a working environment where all our people are valued for who they are as well as what they do, and where they enjoy their work and coming into work, is everybody's job and is in everybody's interests
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachments.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachments.
Person Specification
Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Essential
- Medically qualified with a primary medical degree e.g. MBBChir, MBChB
- Membership of the Royal College of Physicians/ Paediatricians or equivalent MRCPCH/FRCPCH
- Full GMC registration with Licence to Practice or IELTS Certificate with an overall score of 7.5 with a minimum score of '7' in each domain or Occupational English Test (medicine version) with a minimum score of 'B' in each domain.
Desirable
Our always values
Essential
- Always welcoming
- Always helpful
- Always expert
- Always one team
- Experience of working as part of a diverse team.
- Experience of contributing to an inclusive workplace culture.
- Knowledge and Understanding of diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
- Understanding of Diversity and Inclusion challenges in the workplace.
- Demonstrable contribution to advancing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Ability to analyse and write up data and keep accurate records.
- Ability to present complex information effectively to a range of audiences.
- Ability to show initiative and provide leadership to junior colleagues
- Effective spoken and written English and good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent organisational skills
Desirable
- Basic IT skills - Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Photoshop
- Good organisational skills and attention to detail.
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- Clinical Paediatrics at ST5 upwards level (or equivalent)
- At least 1 year in Clinical Paediatric Metabolic Medicine at ST5 upwards level (or equivalent)
- Commitment to carry out high quality research, leading to publications
- Clinical experience in related paediatric specialties
- Understanding and proven ability to apply research findings in a clinical/organisational context
- Understanding of the principles of clinical governance
Desirable
- Published research in peer reviewed journals
Person Specification
Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Essential
- Medically qualified with a primary medical degree e.g. MBBChir, MBChB
- Membership of the Royal College of Physicians/ Paediatricians or equivalent MRCPCH/FRCPCH
- Full GMC registration with Licence to Practice or IELTS Certificate with an overall score of 7.5 with a minimum score of '7' in each domain or Occupational English Test (medicine version) with a minimum score of 'B' in each domain.
Desirable
Our always values
Essential
- Always welcoming
- Always helpful
- Always expert
- Always one team
- Experience of working as part of a diverse team.
- Experience of contributing to an inclusive workplace culture.
- Knowledge and Understanding of diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
- Understanding of Diversity and Inclusion challenges in the workplace.
- Demonstrable contribution to advancing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Ability to analyse and write up data and keep accurate records.
- Ability to present complex information effectively to a range of audiences.
- Ability to show initiative and provide leadership to junior colleagues
- Effective spoken and written English and good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent organisational skills
Desirable
- Basic IT skills - Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Photoshop
- Good organisational skills and attention to detail.
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- Clinical Paediatrics at ST5 upwards level (or equivalent)
- At least 1 year in Clinical Paediatric Metabolic Medicine at ST5 upwards level (or equivalent)
- Commitment to carry out high quality research, leading to publications
- Clinical experience in related paediatric specialties
- Understanding and proven ability to apply research findings in a clinical/organisational context
- Understanding of the principles of clinical governance
Desirable
- Published research in peer reviewed journals
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
