Haematology Trials Fellow - Locally Employed Doctor

NHS; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in the UK is seeking a Haematology Trials Fellow to engage in clinical trials and gain valuable experience within a leading department. Candidates must have significant clinical haematology experience and be fully registered with GMC. This role offers no on-call commitments and a flexible schedule, promoting individual research interests. A fixed-term contract for one year is available.

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration with licence to practice.
• Satisfactory completion of Foundation Training or equivalent.
• Up-to-date training in Good Clinical Practice.

Responsibilities

• Recruit and consent patients for trials.
• Conduct trial procedures including administration of intrathecal chemotherapy.
• Support the identification of suitable trials.

Skills

Experience in clinical haematology

Fluency in spoken and written English

Ability to assess patients

Experience in clinical research

Managing common medical emergencies

Education

Primary Medical Qualification

MRCP or equivalent

BSc or equivalent

Intermediate life support or higher

Job description

Haematology Trials Fellow - Locally Employed Doctor

The closing date is 07 December 2025

Clinical haematology at UHB is a large department, delivering comprehensive haematology care to the local population and tertiary services in stem cell transplantation, CAR T‑cell therapy and haemophilia. Services are provided at all four of the Trust’s hospitals, and there are two trials teams, based at the Queen Elizabeth and Heartlands Hospitals, with their own trial portfolios. We seek to appoint up to two doctors to haematology trials fellow roles.

These roles are for doctors with significant specialty experience within clinical haematology. These exciting roles offer the opportunity to gain clinical trial experience and work towards a career as an independent clinical trialist. The posts are based with the Queen Elizabeth trials team. We have a large portfolio of academic and commercial clinical trials across malignant haematology, haemostasis and thrombosis. The post‑holders will work with the trials team in opening trials, screening and consenting participants, the clinical care of patients on studies and completing report forms. Post‑holders will be encouraged to take a proactive role in identifying and driving forward suitable studies, according to their own research interests and the priorities of the department.

This is a fixed‑term post for one year, which would be suitable for specialty trainees as an out‑of‑programme placement (OOPE/OOPR). It is not deanery‑approved as a training post (i.e. not OOPT).

Main duties of the job

Flexible 40 hr/week schedule. No on‑call commitments. Optionally, it may be possible to take part in out‑of‑hours clinical service provision within the clinical haematology department.

The post‑holders will take on the role of sub‑investigator on a number of haematology and cellular therapy trials. There is the possibility of developing co‑Principal Investigator roles for some trials. Clinical trial duties will include recruiting and consenting patients for trials, assessing eligibility, reviewing patients in clinic, conducting trial procedures including investigations and the administration of intrathecal chemotherapy, and assessments relevant to each trial. Post‑holders will support the identification of suitable trials and trial set‑up, and the wider trials team with data integrity and clinical records. The appointee(s) would be encouraged to develop their own research interests in post.

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration with licence to practice.
• Primary Medical Qualification.
• Satisfactory completion of Foundation Training (or equivalent).
• MRCP or equivalent.
• BSc or equivalent.
• Intermediate life support or higher.
• Up‑to‑date training in Good Clinical Practice.
• Satisfactory completion of core specialist training (IMT or equivalent).

Experience

• At least one year of previous experience working in the NHS.
• Experience working within clinical haematology.
• Fluency and articulation in spoken and written English.
• Ability to assess patients face‑to‑face and via telephone, formulate a differential diagnosis, request appropriate investigations, interpret results and make independent decisions on routine test results such as observations, bloods and ECGs.
• Experience managing common medical emergencies.
• Understanding of when to appropriately seek assistance from a senior colleague.
• Experience at ST3+ level in clinical haematology.
• Prior experience in clinical research.
• Experience consenting for and prescribing systemic anti‑cancer therapy.
• Experience administering intrathecal chemotherapy.

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values‑driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For staff with a disability, including physical disability, long‑term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

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.