Clinical Research Fellow - Endoscopy
| Posting date: | 21 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | £65,048.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £65048.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 May 2026 |
| Location: | Portsmouth, PO6 3LY |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C8192-26-0204 |
Summary
Duties will include: Supporting the coordination, management and delivery of clinical trials and studies according to protocols. Supporting the Principal Investigator and/or the Departmental Research Lead insubmittingapplications for NHS, Regulatory, Ethics and Governance permissions to conduct Clinical Trials within the Trust. Identifying,screeningand assessing the suitability of local patients to take part in research, according to specified inclusion/exclusion criteria. Ensuring trial specific investigations and sampling are undertaken as per the Protocol toestablisheligibility and to ensure safe entry into trials. Providing specialist information to patients about taking part in Clinical Trials, including the risks and benefits of participation in specific protocols. Initiating andfacilitatingthe process of gaining their informed consent. Acting as primary contact for participants and to be a source of information for these patients and their relatives and for the local Clinical teams, with respect to trial activities. Liaising with other clinical departments, supportdepartmentsand external organizations to ensure the successful delivery of trials. Maintainingaccuratedocumentation in an auditableformat, andaccurately record data as required by each Trial. Identifyingbarriers to recruitment and performance, communicating these to the wider team, and helpfacilitatetheir resolution. Working to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPS) for research activity and provide ongoing review and development of these SOPS. Ensuring all activities undertaken meet the standards set out in the Principles of Good Clinical Practice (ICH-GCP, 1996) and National Research Governance Framework for Health & Social Care (DH, 2005). Enforce all applicable standards (e.g. Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2004) for research. Undertaking research projects inGastroenterology. The post holder will be encouraged to register for an MD thesis or similar and present their findings at national meetings as well as publishing in peer reviewed journals. Assistingwith running current multi-centre clinical research trials recruitment, consenting, performing procedures as per protocol. On completion of the trial data analysis, publishing of results andwritingpapers. Write grant applications for future studies, asidentified. Activelyparticipatein the research team meetings, including current research fellows, researchnursesand department consultants. Attend Research Fellow meetings, to describe delivery on Research Network Portfolio trials, quality improvements made, show knowledge transfer and progress on academic studies