Research Fellow in Integrated Sexual Health (ST1)

Barts Health NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a motivated Research Fellow in Integrated Sexual Health to join their dynamic team. This exciting role offers the opportunity to work on impactful research trials in sexual health and HIV, while also providing clinical care to diverse patients. You'll benefit from excellent supervision and training opportunities, contributing to a high-performing NHS trust renowned for innovation and excellence in patient care. If you're passionate about making a difference in the community and advancing your career in a supportive environment, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Pension scheme

Leisure and entertainment discounts

Parental leave

Childcare support schemes

Career development opportunities

Apprenticeships at all levels

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent qualification required; training provided for specialties.
• Strong communication skills and professional behaviour are essential.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of the GUM & HIV research group on clinical trials.
• Assist with patient recruitment and follow-up in research settings.

Skills

Good clinical care

Communication skills

Teaching and training

Professional behaviour

Education

MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

DFSRH

Job description

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Whether you’re looking to gain experience in a large, fast-paced hospital or get out into the community, we have a range of opportunities that allow you to build your entire career in one trust.

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Research Fellow in Integrated Sexual Health (ST1)

MN37

Main area: Sexual Health/HIV Grade: MN37 Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (End date - 08/04/2026) Hours: Full time - 40 hours per week Job ref: 259-MED01557RLH

Site: The Royal London Hospital Town: London Salary: £41,750 - £64,288 Per Annum Salary period: Yearly Closing: 09/02/2025 23:59

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in East London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time.

Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated doctor to work in Barts Health NHS Trust Sexual Health Services as a research clinical fellow in a 12-month fixed term post, to commence in mid-February 2025. The main portion of the post holder’s job plan will, after training, be to work in the research clinical trials unit on sexual health and HIV-related studies. There is also a smaller general clinical component to the role where the post holder will receive clinical supervision in seeing general unselected sexual health patients.

We operate 2 Centres of Excellence and multiple satellite services for Sexual Health across our East London network seeing over 100,000 attendances per year. We offer services 6 days a week including evening clinics. Barts Health has a cohort of approximately 5,000 HIV positive patients who are diverse in terms of ethnicity, sexuality and gender. We also see a high proportion of late presenters as in-patients.

The post is suitable for those interested in pursuing a career in Genitourinary Medicine or Community Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare. This post will provide a fantastic chance to gain wide clinical and research experience, excellent supervision and many teaching and training opportunities in integrated sexual health.

Previous experience in the specialties would be an advantage but is not necessary as training will be given.

We intend to interview in January 2025.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will work as part of our expanding GUM & HIV research group – The SHARE collaborative - based within the Ambrose King Centre and Queen Mary University of London. The post holder will be the lead junior doctor assigned to ongoing NIHR and commercial HIV prevention and long-acting antiretroviral treatment trials, involved in patient recruitment and follow-up, gaining experience of implementation of research trials in ISH walk-in and HIV outpatient clinic settings. In addition, the post-holder will assist with current and forthcoming mixed method (quantitative and qualitative) research within SHARE, according to need and the post-holder’s experience.

Person specification

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• DFSRH
• Eligible for full or limited registration with the GMC at time of appointment
• Evidence of achievement of Foundation competencies by time of appointment in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practice including:
• Good clinical care
• Maintaining good medical practice
• Good relationships and communication with patients
• Good working relationships with colleagues
• Good teaching and training
• Professional behaviour and probity
• Delivery of good acute clinical care
• Eligibility to work in the UK

Fitness to practise

• Is up to date and fit to practise safely
• All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues which could be demonstrated by one of the following:
• that applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English; or
• have the following scores in the academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS) – Overall 7, Speaking 7, Listening 6, Reading 6, Writing 6.
• However, if applicants believe that they have adequate communication skills but do not fit into one of the examples they need to provide evidence

Health

• Meets professional health requirements (in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practice)
• No unexplained career gaps

As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we actively support applications from individuals who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate.

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.

You’ll have access to a range of benefits including one of the best pension schemes in the UK, leisure and entertainment discounts and parental leave and childcare support schemes we’re really proud of.

We're also committed to ensuring that you are supported in gaining and developing the skills and knowledge needed to carry out your work safely and effectively, and to achieve your full potential. We offer a range of apprenticeships at all levels, as well as an extensive range of career development opportunities.