Job summary
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
1.0 WTE Junior Clinical Research Fellow in Scleroderma
Applicants are invited for the above posts which is available from January 2024
Terms and conditions of service are as for Clinical Fellow. The average hours of duty are 37.5 hours per week.
Main duties of the job
The Scleroderma Service at the Royal Free Hospital has close links with the UCL Centre for Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Diseases and provides a specialised service for clinical care and research into systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) and related disorders. The post-holder will join the clinical team and work on a specific clinical and laboratory research project focusing on developing better ways of characterisation of candidate biomarkers associated with clinical disease activity and prognosis by integrating clinical and laboratory data, including new molecular markers. There are close links with the Rheumatology Departments that specialises in connective tissue disorders, SLE, vasculitis, and sarcoidosis. There are weekly academic meetings and are excellent opportunities for postgraduate training and research. The post holder will work closely with Professor Christopher Denton, Dr Voon Ong and the rheumatology team.
About us
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Person Specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & professional Quals
Essential
- Medical degree.
- GMC registration and entry on the appropriate GMC Specialist Register
Desirable
- Higher academic degree e.g. MD/MS or PhD (or in final stages of preparation), or evidence of an equivalent level of attainment in research publications
Experience
Essential
- Experience of and commitment to multidisciplinary working
- Some experience in treatment of adult rheumatology
- Experience of teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- Recent experience in acute general medicine
- Excellent communication skills/verbal and written. Good command of written and spoken English
- Serious commitment to a career in hospital medicine
Person Specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & professional Quals
Essential
- Medical degree.
- GMC registration and entry on the appropriate GMC Specialist Register
Desirable
- Higher academic degree e.g. MD/MS or PhD (or in final stages of preparation), or evidence of an equivalent level of attainment in research publications
Experience
Essential
- Experience of and commitment to multidisciplinary working
- Some experience in treatment of adult rheumatology
- Experience of teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- Recent experience in acute general medicine
- Excellent communication skills/verbal and written. Good command of written and spoken English
- Serious commitment to a career in hospital medicine
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).
