Endoluminal Imaging Research Fellow

at  University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The gastrointestinal services division at University College Hospital is one of the largest in the UK, comprising clinical and academic consultant physicians working within the subspecialty areas of upper GI/laser medicine, HPB medicine, lower GI/IBD, nutrition, and clinical physiology. The department is based in University College Hospital and has a state-of-the-art 8 room endoscopy suite.
The Division is seeking to appoint a 10 PA upper GI research fellow for on a 12 month contract. 40% of the post will be providing direct clinical care to patients and 60% of the post will be research projects.
There are a growing number of high-quality research projects already underway, with other projects in development and planning that the candidate will contribute to. The successful applicant will be involved in coordination, recruitment and data analysis of a number of multi-centre trials within these respective specialties.
Attendance and presentation of data at national and international meetings will be required.
The main focus of the 1-year fellowship will be to gain hands on training and experience in interventional upper and lower GI endoscopy. There will also be an expectation that the successful candidate will undertake two general endoscopy lists and two outpatient’s clinics each week.
There will also be rotating exposure to the on-call G.I bleed rota.
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 (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
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.
At UCLH, we have a real ‘One Team’ ethos, and our values – safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
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

Please refer the Job description for details