St Mark’s Clinical Fellow

NHS; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a dynamic and enthusiastic Research Fellow to join the St Mark's clinical team. The successful candidate will support clinical trial work, manage diverse workloads, and collaborate with NHS partners, contributing significantly to ongoing commercial studies and research efforts.

Qualifications

• GMC registration required.
• Experience at registrar level in gastroenterology at ST3 level or above.
• Evidence of academic activity and publications.

Responsibilities

• Support clinical trial work within St Mark's Hospital.
• Assist in weekly IBD clinics and endoscopy lists.
• Manage workload and collaborate with NHS partners.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Leadership

Education

MBBS or equivalent

MRCP

ATLS

Job description

Go back London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

St Mark’s Clinical Fellow

The closing date is 07 July 2025

We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic Research Fellow to join our team. The ideal candidate will have experience in managing a diverse workload and possess in-depth knowledge of research governance and regulatory compliance. The Research Fellow will join the St Mark's clinical team to work on commercial studies under the NIHR London North West Commercial Research Delivery Centre umbrella. The post holder will work closely with NHS Research Infrastructure, academic, and industry partners to strengthen collaboration, ensure regulatory compliance, and enhance research capacity. They will also support budget holder responsibilities within R&I and represent our CRDC at relevant network meetings.

Main duties of the job

The post will provide the opportunity to undertake a variety of daytime activities as part of this role. The core element of this role is to support clinical trial work within St Mark's Hospital. St Mark's team participates in multiple research projects, and post holder will be expected to support the delivery of those projects under the supervision of the named supervisor, Professor Ailsa Hart in this case. Additional clinical activities may include

• Weekly IBD clinics and/or Transition clinics, Gastro wards cover, IBD day unit cover under the supervision of Professor Ailsa Hart.
• Post-holder might also be asked to assist their supervisor in weekly endoscopy list.

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Job responsibilities

The post will provide the opportunity to undertake a variety of daytime activities as part of this role. The core element of this role is to support clinical trial work within St Marks Hospital. St Marks team participates in multiple research projects, and post holder will be expected to support the delivery of those projects under the supervision of the named supervisor, Professor Ailsa Hart in this case. Additional clinical activities may include

• Weekly IBD clinics and/or Transition clinics, Gastro wards cover, IBD day unit cover under the supervision of Professor Ailsa Hart.
• Post-holder might also be asked to assist their supervisor in weekly endoscopy list.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• GMC registration
• MBBS or equivalent
• MRCP
• ATLS
• Experience at registrar level in gastroenterology at ST3 level or above
• Other relevant courses, e.g. ALS, CCrISP, BSS

Knowledge

• Completed MRCP
• Experience or knowledge of NHS hospital practice
• Exposure to gastroenterology at ST3 level or above

Teaching

• Experience of teaching and training more junior staff

Management/Audit

• Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team
• Understanding of the principles of clinical governance
• Understanding of audit
• Evidence of service audit

Research & Publications

• Evidence of academic activity
• Publications in peer reviewed journals
• Training in research methodology

Personal Skills

• Ability to communicate with clarity in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate
• Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority
• Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co-operatively with others
• Ability to work as part of a team

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.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

St Mark’s Hospital, Watford Road, Harrow

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

St Mark’s Hospital, Watford Road, Harrow