Cardiology Research Fellow

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our cardiology team. The post is based at North Tyneside General Hospital, however the successful candidate will work trust wide. There is no on call commitment.

The clinical research fellow will receive both clinical training in cardiology and provide clinical support for a portfolio of clinical cardiovascular research.

This post is best suited to trainees who have completed foundation training. The role and responsibility's will be adjusted according to prior experience. The fellow will provide medical support within the Clinical Research Department (CRD) for high profile clinical trials. They will work within a supportive, multidisciplinary team of research nurses, Principle Investigators, clinical trial pharmacists and study co-ordinators. They will gain experience and training in all aspects of clinical research delivery, including: study set up, recruitment, consent, pharmacovigilance, investigations, research governance and follow-up of patients.

If the successful appointee has over four years post qualification experience, they will be appointed on specialty doctor 2021 terms and conditions.

Main duties of the job

• To gain training in cardiovascular medicine
• To increase recruitment to cardiovascular NIHR portfolio research studiesTo facilitate and encourage high quality clinical research within Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
• To develop the skills and knowledge needed to conduct and deliver clinical research in the NHS.
• To provide training in good practice in research, and the mechanisms for recruitment to portfolio studies.
• To provide the Research Fellow (RF) with training in research methods; critical appraisal; project management; data analysis

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trust wide

Cramlington

NE23 6NZ

Employer's website

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trust wide

Cramlington

NE23 6NZ

Employer's website

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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