Clinical Research Fellow

Clinical Research Fellow - Trust Doctor in Medicine The closing date is 01 December 2025 This 6-month clinical fellow post is an exciting opportunity to join the clinical team at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, UCLH and make a key contribution to the establishment of a flagship returning traveller biobank. You will work with the clinical, research and data informatics teams to develop the resources and gain the necessary permissions to establish a biobank. You will also support in the extraction and analysis of clinical data from the electronic patient record from patients who have attended the emergency tropical walk in service. You will have opportunities to conduct research projects that demonstrate the utility of this resource. Main duties of the job You will be based in the UCLH infectious diseases department, with access to the extensive programme of medical education available for our resident doctors. Most of your time will be spent developing the resources, establishing the framework and gaining the permissions necessary to establish a returning traveller biobank. Additional requirements will be refining the input and extraction of structured clinical data into and out of the electronic patient record, Epic (see job description). You will be encouraged to observe and if appropriate contribute to our returning traveller clinic and will have the opportunity to observe our specialist infection clinics. A minimum of 2 years post registration is essential. An interest in a career in infectious diseases, public health, research or data science, and programming skills including proficiency in R or SQL are desirable. Key skills include an ability to draft to high quality, attention to detail and an ability to work between teams. About us University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research. We provide first‑class acute and specialist services across eight sites: University College Hospital National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals University College Hospital Grafton Way Building Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine\University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre The Hospital for Tropical Diseases University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world‑class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology. We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040. Job responsibilities For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description. The infectious diseases department at UCLH comprises a dynamic, friendly and welcoming team with a breadth of specialist interests in both clinical and academic aspects of infectious diseases and tropical medicine. There are close links with infection related pathology specialties (microbiology/virology/parasitology) and frequent opportunities for both timetabled and ad hoc learning. You will have access to our highly regarded resident education programme, including weekly journal club, case‑based returning traveller teaching, audit, research meetings and grand round. Feedback from these is outstanding. You will have the opportunity to observe and if appropriate deliver clinics in our busy returning traveller clinic (3000 patients seen in the last year) and to observe highly specialist infection and tropical clinics and multi‑disciplinary meetings (e.g. leprosy, leishmaniasis, hydatid). Additional paid locum work in the infection division on the UCLH Trust Bank is frequently available. Supported by the Biobank Clinical Team, you will complete the necessary permissions to establish a research tissue biobank: ethics application, Human Tissue Authority licence, and registration in the UK Clinical Research Collaboration Tissue Directory. You will support us in patient and public involvement and engagement activities and in the creation of a biobank access committee. Working with HTD clinicians and specific data project teams, you will further refine the advanced Epic capabilities that have been developed to enable the entry and automated extraction of clinical and laboratory data. You will support us in creating and curating a comprehensive structured digital repository of clinical data in patients presenting with acute illness following recent travel to the tropics. This will provide a unique resource of imported infections within the UK, and the data backbone of the biobank. You will support our collaboration with the international organisation Geosentinel, ensuring clinical EPIC data are accurate and robust, and assisting with data extraction, validation and submission to Geosentinel. You will be supported in pursuing a funding application for further academic work in a data science discipline if appropriate. We are happy to have informal conversations with shortlisted candidates. Please note, due to anticipated high volumes of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application. Person Specification Knowledge and Qualifications Medical qualification MBBS with full valid registration at GMC Valid ALS training certification GCP trained by start date Experience Minimum of 2 years post registration experience Familiarity with principle of clinical research including Good Clinical Practice. Experience of phlebotomy and cannulation Experience of receiving consent Experience in the conduct of clinical research Experience of formal/informal teaching of patients and staff Skills and Abilities Ability to learn and implement new study related clinical skills Demonstrates understanding of the importance of audit and service improvement activities Demonstrates academic achievement appropriate to level of appointment Experience in use of computer programming languages in biomedical research Experience in data analysis Communication Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills; able to speak English to level required to fulfil job requirements Personal and People Development Demonstrates evidence of professional development Responsibilities towards promoting Equality Diversity and Inclusion Demonstratable understanding of the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion and/or Knowledge of the NHS obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duties Ensure the risk of infection to self, colleagues, patients, relatives and visitors is minimised by: Being familiar with, and adhering to Trust policies and guidance on infection prevention and control. Completing all required training and education (both via e‑learning and face to face) on infection prevention and control. Including infection prevention and control as an integral part of your continuous personal/professional development and included in your annual appraisal Taking personal responsibility so far as is reasonably practicable, in helping ensure that effective prevention and control of health care associated infections is embedded into everyday practice and applied consistently. Specific Requirements Able to work flexibly on occasion Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust £52,656 a year per annum inclusive plus London weighting #J-18808-Ljbffr