Research Clinical Fellow - Sheffield, United Kingdom - Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust
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Sheffield, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Sleep Team at Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust as a Clinical research fellow.


The post holder will be a compassionate, accountable individual who treats all colleagues, patients and service users with respect and seeks to deliver excellence in their role.

They will share the Trust values and be committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.


The post holder will be a key member of the sleep team, who provide diagnostic and clinical management of all children's sleep disorders.

The sleep team are a fantastic team, who work together as a consultant, physiology and nurse/practitioner team to support families of children with physiological and non-physiological sleep problems.

The clinical research fellow will be ST3-5 equivalent with an interest in clinical sleep medicine and research.


The clinical research fellow will be responsible for undertaking a designated narcolepsy project with the support of the narcolepsy clinical team, will have exposure to narcolepsy and sleep clinics and diagnostics and will support the clinical team and other research studies as appropriate.


Sheffield Children's is one of three independent, specialist paediatric hospitals in the country, providing dedicated healthcare for children and young people across community, mental health and acute specialist settings.


We have three overarching aims that set the direction for the Trust in our vision "to create a healthier future for children and young people.

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  • Outstanding patient care
  • Brilliant place to work
  • Leader in children's health


Our commitment to rewarding colleagues is demonstrated through our brilliant reward and benefits offer including; generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme and access to salary sacrifice schemes such as cycle to work and lease cars.

We are committed to supporting colleagues from different heritages and lifestyles while at work.

This is supported through the offer we have in place for flexible working and the three equality network groups we have in place.

Colleagues are encouraged to join these groups and request flexible working.


The role will involve recruitment of participants into a narcolepsy project, working alongside the consultant, specialist nurse, psychologists and sleep practitioner in the narcolepsy team, participating in MDTs, clinics and research meetings.

There will be opportunities for broader sleep and research experience as appropriate. For more information on the main responsibilities for this post, please refer to the job description and person specification.

Less than full-time working is welcomed.

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Trust Values

The Trust is committed to providing great quality patient care and keep children, young people and families at the heart of what we do by following our CARE values:

  • Compassion
  • leading by kindness and showing empathy, understanding and respect
  • Accountability striving to do the right thing and owning responsibility
  • Respect value differences, tackling inequality and fostering a culture of inclusion
  • Excellence delivering a highquality standard of care
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