Job summary
This 12 month data science fellow post is an exciting opportunity to join the clinical team at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, UCLH, and spend 50% of your time on a research project where you will create and curate a comprehensive structured digital repository of granular historical clinical data from patients who have attended the emergency tropical walk in service with acute illness following recent travel overseas or with specific risk exposures for zoonotic and communicable disease.Your remaining clinical time will be spent working in the infectious diseases department at UCLH where you will provide inpatient care on the infectious diseases ward, and also outpatient clinic cover in the tropical walk in clinic.In this post you will have the chance to develop your research and leadership skills, and to interact with the various data teams at UCLH/UCL. Our aim is to create a valuable resource from historic data that will seamlessly integrate with the comprehensive data capture potential of the fully integrated electronic health record system (Epic) that was introduced at UCLH in April 2019. You will have opportunities to conduct research projects that demonstrate the utility of this resource.
Main duties of the job
The clinical component of this post will consist of both inpatient and outpatient work. The inpatient work will include the day-to-day management of a broad range of inpatients with infection related problems, clinical consultations of patients under other medical and surgical teams, and opportunities to see emergency admissions referred for infection specialty care. UCLH has a wide range of medical and surgical specialties, and also provides highly specialised infection care for diseases including HIV, malaria and hydatid disease. The outpatient work will primarily consist of clinical cover of the emergency tropical walk-in clinic. This is a unique service in the UK that provides urgent clinical assessment to acutely symptomatic returning travellers. This service is well attended by a very diverse range of patients returning from countries all over the tropics. This is an invaluable learning experience for any junior doctor who has an interest in infectious diseases, travel health or tropical medicine.The research component of the post is outlined in the job description.
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.
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 valid registration at GMC
Desirable
- Valid ALS training certification
- GCP trained by start date
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 2 years post registration experience
- Familiarity with principle of clinical research including Good Clinical Practice.
- Experience of phlebotomy and cannulation
Desirable
- Experience of receiving consent
- Experience in the conduct of clinical research
- Experience of formal/ informal teaching of patients and staff
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to learn and implement new study related clinical skills
- Demonstrates understanding of the importance of audit and service improvement activities
- Demonstrates academic achievement appropriate to level of appointment
- Computer literacy
Desirable
- Experience in use of computer programming languages in biomedical research
- Experience in data analysis
Communication
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills; able to speak English to level required to fulfil job requirements
Personal and People Development
Essential
- Demonstrates evidence of professional development
Responsibilities towards promoting Equality Diversity and Inclusion
Essential
- Demonstratable understanding of the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion and/or Knowledge of the NHS obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duties
Ensure the risk of infection to self, colleagues, patients, relatives and visitors is minimised by:
Essential
- 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.
Specific Requirements
Essential
- Able to work flexibly on occasion
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential
- Medical qualification MBBS with full valid registration at GMC
Desirable
- Valid ALS training certification
- GCP trained by start date
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 2 years post registration experience
- Familiarity with principle of clinical research including Good Clinical Practice.
- Experience of phlebotomy and cannulation
Desirable
- Experience of receiving consent
- Experience in the conduct of clinical research
- Experience of formal/ informal teaching of patients and staff
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to learn and implement new study related clinical skills
- Demonstrates understanding of the importance of audit and service improvement activities
- Demonstrates academic achievement appropriate to level of appointment
- Computer literacy
Desirable
- Experience in use of computer programming languages in biomedical research
- Experience in data analysis
Communication
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills; able to speak English to level required to fulfil job requirements
Personal and People Development
Essential
- Demonstrates evidence of professional development
Responsibilities towards promoting Equality Diversity and Inclusion
Essential
- Demonstratable understanding of the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion and/or Knowledge of the NHS obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duties
Ensure the risk of infection to self, colleagues, patients, relatives and visitors is minimised by:
Essential
- 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.
Specific Requirements
Essential
- Able to work flexibly on occasion
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).
Employer details
Employer name
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
University College London Hospital
250 Euston Road
London
NW1 2PG
Employer's website
https://www.uclh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
