Job summary
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.
Based primarily at the NIHR UCLH Clinical Research Facility, the post holder will also support neurology and cardiology trials. 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.
While the post covers basic salary, additional payment is available for out-of-hours cover when patients stay after 5 pm.
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, such as mpox and influenza. 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Please note, due to anticipated high volumes of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff To find out more, visit: Flexible working.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Please note, due to anticipated high volumes of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff To find out more, visit: Flexible working.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- 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
Desirable
- GCP trained by start date
Experience
Essential
- 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.
- Familiarity with principle of clinical research including Good Clinical Practice.
- Experience of phlebotomy and cannulation
- 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.
Desirable
- Experience in the conduct of clinical trials
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Demonstrates ability to prioritise workload
- Demonstrates evidence of professional development
- Demonstrates academic achievement appropriate to level of appointment
- Demonstrates understanding of the importance of audit/quality
Personal and people management skills
Essential
- 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
- Escalate where appropriate any clinical concerns to seniors
Communication
Essential
- 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.
Responsibilities towards promoting Equality Diversity and Inclusion
Essential
- Demonstratable understanding of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
Ensure the risk of infection to self, colleagues, patients, relatives and visitors is minimised by:
Essential
- 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.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- 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
Desirable
- GCP trained by start date
Experience
Essential
- 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.
- Familiarity with principle of clinical research including Good Clinical Practice.
- Experience of phlebotomy and cannulation
- 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.
Desirable
- Experience in the conduct of clinical trials
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Demonstrates ability to prioritise workload
- Demonstrates evidence of professional development
- Demonstrates academic achievement appropriate to level of appointment
- Demonstrates understanding of the importance of audit/quality
Personal and people management skills
Essential
- 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
- Escalate where appropriate any clinical concerns to seniors
Communication
Essential
- 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.
Responsibilities towards promoting Equality Diversity and Inclusion
Essential
- Demonstratable understanding of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
Ensure the risk of infection to self, colleagues, patients, relatives and visitors is minimised by:
Essential
- 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.
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).
