Job summary
- Main area
- Research
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Clinical Research Fellow
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (N/A)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week (N/A)
- Job ref
- 411-RES-25-7571224
- Employer
- Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Alder Hey Children’s Hospital NHS FT
- Town
- Liverpool
- Salary
- £44,439 - £65,048 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/12/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Paediatric Clinical Research Fellow
NHS Medical & Dental: Clinical Research Fellow
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care and has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients’ homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Sunflower House building newly relocated, and opened on the hospital site.
We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We’re also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.
As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.
You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:
- Great flexible working opportunities
- Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme
- Generous annual leave and pension scheme
- Extensive staff health and well-being programmes
Job overview
The successful candidate will undertake paediatric research, with a particular focus on delivery of academic and commercial neuromuscular and nephrology studies. They will provide medical input to these studies, whether they are hosted on the NIHR Alder Hey Clinical Research Facility or in other clinical areas, and support the overall trust research portfolio. They will experience all aspects of the design, delivery, and analysis of early phase and experimental medicine trials held on the CRF, and across the hospital. They will also participate in activities related to the smooth and safe running of a paediatric CRF, such as developing standard operating procedures, delivering and participating in regular training (e.g. resuscitation), and participating in unit meetings. While not a formal training post, the CRF is the only paediatric CRF in the UK that has RCPCH sub-specialty training in paediatric clinical pharmacology and the successful applicant will be included in this teaching programme. This post is part of a multidisciplinary team including clinicians, nurses, physician assistants, pharmacy staff, research management staff and experienced investigators from across the hospital and university. The post holder will also be encouraged to conduct other research activity and will be supported in developing academic interests during their time in post. Applicants will be supported to prepare applications for Research Fellowships and/or PhD proposals.
Main duties of the job
- Participate in the recruitment and follow up of patients in ongoing and upcoming trials, including CTIMP studies.
- Undertake feasibility work to assess if potential new studies are deliverable at our site.
- Ensure that study regulatory requirements are adhered to when tasks are delegated to them (e.g. reporting Serious Adverse Events in the appropriate timelines)
- Regular liaison with the Chief Investigators and Principal Investigators and senior members of the research teams to communicate on the ongoing research and next possible steps.
- Troubleshoot the delivery of studies to help improve the quality of study recruitment across the trust.
- Acquire academic research skills (develop ideas into protocols, contribute to applications for funding, write and publish scientific papers).
Working for our organisation
The post will be based on the Clinical Research Facility at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital.
Liverpool is a leading UK centre for the development of drugs for children. The NIHR Alder Hey CRF for Experimental Medicine serves as a hub for conducting experimental medicine / early phase / late phase clinical trials / studies in neonates and children to ensure that Liverpool is seen as a key UK player for drug development in paediatrics. The CRF delivers the highest quality of care, safe, bespoke environment for children undertaking high risk/complex early phase trials & experimental medicine. This CRF has a strong portfolio of Experimental Medicine and early phase trials. The CRF recruits to a significant number of industry studies, including a significant number of global first recruits.
Alder Hey hospital aims to be the premier world class centre for research, innovation and education, and we aim to pioneer and develop new treatments for children and young people.
We have a large multidisciplinary and experienced clinical research delivery workforce with access to a supra-regional population of children and young people. At any time, there are over 200 clinical research studies taking place, ranging from observational studies to complex, interventional clinical trials supported by the Clinical Research Division (CRD), including the NIHR Alder Hey CRF.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will become part of the research team at Alder Hey with a particular focus on early phase studies in the nephrology and neuromuscular portfolios. The post holder will be well supported by the pharmacology team, nephrology team and neuromuscular team. They will be expected to train on the relevant research studies, recruit patients to clincial research studies, perform study visits and perform safety and efficacy assessments as detailed in the study specific protocols. The post holder will need to complete training in Good Clincial Practice.
Person specification
Qualifications/Experience/Communication
Essential criteria
- Full registration with licence to practice medicine in the UK with General Medical Council
- Demonstrable experience in paediatrics
- Written communication skills in English and the ability to explain clinical procedures to patients
- Can work as part of a multidisciplinary team
Desirable criteria
- Member of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
- Demonstrate an interest in research, and research related career ambitions
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr James Moss
- Job title
- Consultant Paediatrician/Clinical Pharmacologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01512525570
- Additional information
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