Clinical Research Fellow | London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 03 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £44,170 - £67,610 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 January 2026 |
| Location: | Harrow, HA1 3UJ |
| Company: | London North West Healthcare NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7640311/337-MS-1885-SM |
Summary
The successful appointee will be expected to have a clinical and research role within the EDS service. They will see patients under supervision of the EDS consultants to develop their learning and training in EDS and related inherited connective tissue conditions. They will also be involved in research regarding in rare, monogenic EDS under the supervision of the EDS lead.
This post is a full-time, fixed term post delivering clinics & research involving regarding rare, monogenic EDS and requires a strong interest/experience of the candidate in inherited connective tissue conditions. It is suitable for registrar level clinicians in Rheumatology, Clinical Genetics, Cardiology, Dermatology or other relevant specialities including vascular surgery. The main base for the post will be the EDS service at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust.
•The successful applicant will, after a period of observing clinics, be responsible for preparing the information for the following week’s clinics and will begin seeing patients in the EDS service independently with supervision. On average, the successful candidate will be expected to carry out 2 clinics per week.
•Depending on previous experience, a period of observation of consultations will introduce the successful applicant to the techniques of clinical assessment including examination, genetic counselling, pedigree drawing and risk estimation. The applicant will also discuss cases with genetic counsellors to develop counselling skills.
•The successful applicant will attend clinical meetings and MDTs and contribute to the presentation and discussion of complex cases.
•The successful applicant will contribute to recruiting to the neEDS study, scientific publications in the EDS service and preparation of grant applications.
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Draft job plan for full-time post (negotiable)
Completed by: Dr Fleur van Dijk & Dr Neeti Ghali
Date: 06/11/25
MORNING
AFTERNOON
MONDAY
EDS out-patient clinic
EDS clinical work
TUESDAY
Research
Research
WEDNESDAY
Clinical team meeting to discuss cases, variants, research MDT etc
EDS admin
THURSDAY
Research/clinical admin
Research/translational work
FRIDAY
EDS out-patient clinic
EDS clinical work
This is a provisional job plan and will be mutually agreed with the Integrated clinical services.
On occasion and as patterns of service provision evolve and change, further rescheduling of clinical sessions may take place following negotiation with the service and clinical director.
This advert closes on Wednesday 17 Dec 2025