Clinical Research Fellow - London, United Kingdom - King's College London

King's College London

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Salary: £63,152 plus £2,162 London Weighting Allowance FTE per annum.

Posted: 08 May 2024.

Closing date: 15 May 2024.

Business unit:
Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine

Department:
Department of Inflammation Biology.

Location:
Denmark Hill Campus

Category:
Research.

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Job description

Dr Kate Bramham has research groups focusing on health inequalities in kidney care including pathophysiology of kidney disease in people of African ancestry and community engagement, outcomes of people living with severe mental illness and improving obstetric nephrology care in the UK and Africa.

The post holder has an important responsibility for and contribution to make to infection control and must be familiar with the infection control and hygiene requirements of this role.

These requirements are set out in the National Code of Practice on Infection Control and in local policies and procedures which will be made clear during your induction and subsequent refresher training.

These standards must be strictly complied with at all times.

This post may be required to work irregular hours.

This post will be offered on a fixed term contract for 36 months.

This is a part-time post - 50% full time equivalent.

Key responsibilities

Review relevant literature and develop a research work programme in discussion with the project lead and others

Work closely with the principal supervisors to develop project protocols and be responsible for ensuring that the research components of the project are carried out in a timely and effective way

Co-ordinate work undertaken for the research project

Ensure timely and appropriate documentation of data relevant to the research project

Establish pilot projects with partners, through working closely with colleagues in the NHS

Ensure that appropriate ethical clearance is obtained for all research activity

Adhere to GCP, local and national governance guidelines pertaining to clinical research

Oversee and lead on the collection and analysis of data

Write progress reports and any periodic documentation required by the ethics committee, NHS R&D department, or the medicines and healthcare regulatory authority (MHRA)

Take the lead in drafting conference papers and papers for publication

Present findings to different audiences and attend relevant conferences

Oversee the work of potential MSc and BSc students, as agreed with the project supervisors

Supervise the work of non-academic NHS staff involved in the research project

Collaborate actively within and outside the Centre for Nephrology Urology and Transplantation to complete research projects and advance thinking

Carry out departmental administration duties as required

Compliance at all times with the requirements of the Health and Safety regulations with responsibility for the health, safety and welfare of others in the working environment

Ensure confidentiality on all matters and information obtained during the course of employment

Undertake any other reasonable duties that are relevant with the Role Outline including up to 20% clinical work

Additional responsibilities

You will collaborate with experts in service improvement, to devise changes to service delivery and audit programmes at national and regional levels, with the objective of improving care and reducing inequity for people with kidney diseases.

You will have responsibility for overseeing junior clinical fellows and medical students during projects with the research group, providing formal and informal training.

In addition you will be expected to contribute to the provision of medical student teaching.

You will also play an active role in delivering clinical care, reviewing their own patients in 1-2 kidney clinics per week at King's College Hospital and making treatment decisions under appropriate consultant supervision.

You will assist in the running of clinical trials delivered by the department, delivering those studies safely, on time and to target, complying with the regulatory requirements.

The above list of responsibilities may not be exhaustive, and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks and responsibilities as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post._

Skills, knowledge, and experience

Applicants should ideally be GCP trained.

They must be capable of working equally well in an independent, self-driven manner and as part of a multidisciplinary team, and have strong organisational, leadership and time-management skills.

Essential criteria

MBBS or equivalent medical degree
Completion of UK CMT/IMT or equivalent
At least two years of clinical renal experience at a Specialty Registrar level (or equivalent)
Prior research experience
Previous experience of clinical audit and understanding of QI methodology
Strong organisational capabilities
An ability and willingness to work flexibly and in multidisciplinary teams
Motivation to pursue renal research interes