Job overview

Clinical Trials Fellow in Infectious Diseases F2+/CT1

DUE TO RECEIVING SUFFICIENT APPLICATIONS THIS VACANCY WILL CLOSE IMMINENTLY

The appointment is to commence in August 2026 for a fixed term period of 12 months.  A motivation to gain additional experience in the field of Infectious Diseases is desirable.  As this post is not recognised as a ‘training post’, full registration with the GMC with a licence to practise is required, and if the appointee does not hold right of residence in the UK sponsorship will be required. The duties of this post are equivalent to CT1 / F2+ level.

Main duties of the job

CLINICAL RESEARCH DUTIES

The post holder will primarily be responsible for identifying and enrolling eligible in-patients, outpatients and healthy volunteers to a portfolio of clinical trials in infection. Other responsibilities include data collection, sample processing, liaising with different clinical and research teams, supporting monitoring visits from central study teams, conducting participant follow-up where required, and project management. There are also opportunities to further develop leadership and management skills via the NIHR Associate PI training scheme, and attend conferences and investigator meetings. The post holder will also be encouraged and supported to undertake their own project during this time.

The current portfolio of clinical trials  includes (but is not limited to) a number of interventional and observational studies such as the respiratory trials (RECOVERY, POS-ARI-ER, PNEUMO, and ASPECT), the gastrointestinal vaccine studies (BiVISTA and RESTORATiVE303), EMBRACE (E coli vaccine trial) and h-ARP (antimicrobial resistance in bacteraemia). The post holder will be expected to undergo training and certification in Good Clinical Practice (unless already certified) as well individual study specific training.  The post holder will work closely with the Clinical Research Facility (CRF) nursing team, local principal investigators for each study and the clinical teams in the department.

Working for our organisation

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Sheffield, as well as specialist care for patients from further afield, including cancer, spinal cord injuries, renal and cardiothoracic services. In addition to community health services, the Trust comprises five of Yorkshire’s best known teaching hospitals.

• The Royal Hallamshire Hospital
• The Northern General Hospital
• Charles Clifford Dental Hospital
• Weston Park Cancer Hospital
• Jessop Wing Maternity Hospital

We strive to promote a culture of continuous quality improvement and encourage our staff to innovate and adopt ‘best practice’ in order to deliver the highest standard of care to our patients.

The Northern General Hospital is the home of the City’s Accident and Emergency department which is also now one of three adult Major Trauma Centres for the Yorkshire and Humber region. A number of specialist medical and surgical services are also located at the Northern General Hospital including cardiac, orthopaedics, burns, plastic surgery, spinal injuries and renal to name a few.