Clinical Research Fellow in Sickle Cell
Location
London
Hours
Full Time (hours not specified)
Salary
£65,048 per annum
About the Role
You will develop a clinical research project to fulfil the requirements of a higher research degree and apply for external funding to support this work. Working closely with the study manager and research nurses, you will contribute to the sickle cell natural history study, including data quality control, data analysis, and report writing for the sponsor, all after appropriate training and under supervision. Clinical duties include reviewing patients in the outpatient setting with senior support, ensuring timely production of letters within Trust targets, arranging investigations, treatments, documentation, and referrals. You will discuss cases with consultants or specialised disease-specific management teams and actively participate in departmental meetings, seminars, and multidisciplinary meetings (MDM). You are expected to manage leave requests with sufficient notice to maintain safe patient care. The role involves working within the Haematology multidisciplinary team (MDT), managing your time effectively, and providing day-to-day clinical leadership within the subspecialty service for ongoing patient care. Additionally, you will be responsible for study data collection and entry, data quality control and monitoring, descriptive and analytic data analysis, and maintaining compliance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and clinical coding standards. Proficiency with REDCap, EPIC, and IT/presentation skills is essential.
Experience
- Experience in clinical research and patient care within haematology or related fields is desirable.
- Familiarity with data management, quality control, and analysis in clinical studies.
- Knowledge of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and clinical coding.
About you
- Strong organisational and time management skills to balance clinical and research responsibilities.
- Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
- Excellent communication skills for patient interaction, team collaboration, and report writing.
- Motivated and proactive with a commitment to high standards of patient care and research integrity.
Qualifications
- Medical qualification with eligibility to work in the UK.
- Commitment to completing a higher research degree.
- GCP training (or willingness to undertake training) is required.
- Competence in using REDCap, EPIC, and other relevant IT systems.
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