Clinical Research à Grande-Bretagne

Job overview

Applications are invited for the post of a part-time Clinical Research Fellow (ST4-5/ST6+) in Medicine (Vasculitis & Lupus) at Addenbrooke's Hospital, part of Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The part-time working pattern for this post is 2 days a week. This post is available from August 2025 for a period of 12 months in the first instance.

The Nephrology Department at Addenbrooke’s Hospital part of Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH) is a great place to work. We offer a number of specialist services and aim to provide excellent care in a research focused setting.

The vasculitis and lupus service provides ongoing inpatient and outpatient care for approximately 2000 patients with these disorders from throughout the United Kingdom. The clinical service works closely with a research group that conducts clinical trials and related studies for vasculitis and lupus. The service is supported by three NHS Consultants and four Specialist Nurses and works closely with colleagues from the Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, both in the clinical service and in research.

We have a 23 bedded in-patient ward for nephrology which includes vasculitis and lupus patients and provide a consult service for referrals from other parts of the hospital for patients with severe inflammatory diseases, which offers inpatient dialysis. Our inpatient work covers the full range of renal pathology.

Main duties of the job

The primary role of this post is to conduct clinical research under the supervision of both NHS and University consultant staff, and in conjunction with clinical research nurses and trial coordinators. The research will include clinical trials and other clinical studies requiring direct patient contact, clinical epidemiology studies using existing databases, and working with translational laboratory research groups in the University. Clinical trial work will cover all aspects of investigator initiated and commercially sponsored study conduct, including setup, recruitment, and evaluation and reporting.

In order to be considered applicants must meet the following essential criteria:

• Full MRCS/MRCP/MRCPath or equivalent qualification

• Completion of a relevant Core Programme for Specialty Training including IM3 or equivalent

• Logbook indicating validated experience of appropriate range and number of clinical procedures

Please note that these posts donotcarry Postgraduate Dean’s approval or training recognition.

Full Registration and a Licence to Practice with the General Medical Council at time of application is required.

Working for our organisation

The applicant must have demonstrable skills in listening, reading, writing and speaking in English that enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, as set out in the GMC’s Good Medical Practice (2013). Non-UK applicants must possess the IELTS/OET exam before obtaining a GMC licence to practice.

Applications from job seekers who require skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

It is a requirement for skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) will also be subject to this requirement.

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Clinical Fellow will work closely with the in-patient and outpatient service both in the main hospital and Addenbrookes centre for Clinical Investigation (ACCI). In addition to supervising their research portfolio they will attend research meetings and will be encouraged to develop a wider interest in the research opportunities on the campus.

The post will also involve support of the vasculitis and lupus clinical service with attendance at outpatient clinics and appropriate follow-up of patients including contributing to multi-disciplinary team meetings, under the supervision of the Consultants in clinic. At time, the post will require supervised support of the vasculitis and lupus in-patient consult service and liaison with other medical teams within the hospital.

The post will have some flexibility to accommodate the successful candidate’s career aspirations. This might include specific projects initiated by the Clinical Fellow where they lie in the same strategic direction of the group. There will also be opportunities to interact with other specialties in the hospital and take advantage of other educational and training opportunities.

Our acclaimed Cambridge Transplant Centre has become one of the largest transplant centres in the UK. We provide highly specialised care for patients with abdominal organ failure for much of the East of England and beyond. In addition to more than 160 kidney transplants (DCD, DBD and LD) each year, the CUH transplant team also performs 20-30 combined kidney / pancreas transplants.

The service offers three vasculitis and lupus clinics a week that see patients face to face or remotely and include multi-disciplinary working with rheumatology, respiratory, ear and throat medicine and clinical immunology.

Please refer to the Job description and Person specification attached for further details on the main responsibilities and duties for this post.

For further details / informal visits contact: Dr Rachel Jones, Consultant Nephrologist Email address: rachel.jones154@nhs.net