Clinical Research Fellow in Advanced Therapy and Medical Products

at  University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for detailed job description of the role.
NIHR Clinical Research Facility (CRF) clinical research fellow in the field of advanced therapy medicinal products. A Fellowship for an adult Fellow is open to those training in or wishing to develop a clinical or research interest in advanced therapy medicinal products, or associated field (such as oncology or haematology). This will either be a Junior or Senior role depending on experience and level of current training.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

Up to 50% of the fellow’s time will be spent on research service provision providing medical support and cover to adult and paediatric studies occurring in the CRF, bone marrow transplant unit and at the Wessex Research Hubs in Southampton, Portsmouth, Bournemouth and Weymouth. The remaining time will be available to be spent supervised by Dr Helena Lee or other Southampton clinical academic with the intention of providing the time and support for an application to be made for a formal externally funded research training fellowship and registration for study towards a higher degree (usually PhD or MD).
The Southampton National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Facility (CRF) is the operational centre of translational research at the University of Southampton (UoS) and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS). The CRF operates to support research across all specialities and brings together all areas engaged in clinical translational research (including the current Southampton NIHR CRF, NIHR Biomedical Research Centre and NIHR CRUK Experimental Cancer Research Centre) .The NIHR CRF is part of a national network of CRFs with adult and paediatric capability.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• The primary role of this post is to assist the Directors and investigators in the running of clinical studies for patients in the CRF, Bone Marrow Transplant Unit and Wessex Research Hubs including early phase clinical trials of vaccines, biological agents and other new drugs.
• The post holder will therefore be expected to engage as appropriate with all aspects of the development and conduct of studies, including the submission and maintenance of regulatory documents, the recruitment of subjects and providing medical cover.
• The post holder should work to ensure that all studies are conducted to Good Clinical Practice.
• Working patterns are flexible depending on the study and visit requirements. Some out of hours working is required and contribution to an on-call study phone rota is required.