Haematology Clinical Research Fellow

Job description

Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary's, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

The successful applicant will have 1 year of protected full-time clinical research, with responsibility for clinical trial visits and a potential to extend for a research degree depending on the candidate.

This is an opportunity for an individual to gain sub-specialist expertise and research experience in Immune haematology conditions and clinical trials. The position is suitable for individuals who would like clinical experience in the management of patients with complex immune disorders, clinical trial exposure, the opportunity to undertake prospective and retrospective patient outcome studies with a view to presentation and publication, and potential for further research opportunities. The role will be particularly important in recruiting patients to two new CART trials for patients with ITP and AIHA as well as other clinical trials in teens and adults with immune cytopenias such as anti-CD38, FcRn inhibition and anti-BAFFR studies. Collaborations across Imperial College and with other institutions will be encouraged and an opportunity to apply for further research funding.

Main duties of the job

Applicants interested in the post will work with Prof Nichola Cooper and the haematology clinical trials unit. We have a dedicated non-malignant haematology clinical trials unit which is experienced in delivering commercial and academic clinical studies. In addition to delivering Industry led trials, the trial unit has developed and delivered a number of investigator lead studies, involving all aspects of trial planning and delivery from research design to protocol development, ethical approval study implementation and data analysis. Candidates with an interest in developing and implementing clinical studies or other clinical research within immune haematology would be welcomed.

The successful candidate will be expected to improve recruitment to clinical trials in these rare diseases, and to publish their work in high-quality peer reviewed journals, and if appropriate to obtain research grant funding. A core part of the work will be to recruit to studies across the sector, counselling patients on clinical trials, and ensuring safety of the trial journey. They will also be expected to undertake the Associate PI scheme for one of the clinical trials.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

The statutory requirement to be fully Covid-19 vaccinated as a condition of employment from April 2022 is subject to legislative review. At Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19. The successful applicant may have contact with patients and service users and as part of our pre-employment checks and risk assessments, we will ask all candidates to confirm whether or not they have been fully vaccinated or have a medical exemption.

As part of our continued response to Covid19 we are still conducting the majority of our interviews virtually.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

As part of this role, and under the supervision of and as directed by Prof Nichola Cooper, the postholder's responsibilities include;
• Establish recruitment plans to clinical trials across the sector
• Undertake the Associate PI scheme (