The Opportunity
JOB DESCRIPTION
This is an exciting opportunity for a full-time Clinical Research Fellow to support academic-led clinical research at the Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic, a unique world-class care-research partnership between the University of Edinburgh and NHS Lothian.
The post-holder will be part of a multi-disciplinary team and be responsible for the delivery of direct and indirect care and associated data collection for concurrent research studies undertaken in the Clinic.
This one-year opportunity is open to motivated individuals who are qualified in medicine and have completed Foundation Training, or are engaged in specialty training in any field related to clinical neurosciences.
The post provides considerable opportunities for training including mentorship and exposure to observational and interventional clinical research studies, disease-specific registries, and specialist NHS clinics in cognitive neurology, motor neuron disease (MND), multiple sclerosis (MS), Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease and neuropsychiatry. There will be ample opportunity to gain insight and informal training in aspects of novel trial methodology, trial assessment, research governance, ethics applications, clinical epidemiology and specialist diagnostic modalities including neuroimaging.
This post has proven to be a highly effective springboard for higher research degrees and clinical training positions in neuroscience-related specialties. Post-holders will also be offered opportunities to undertake training in a range of transferable skills, including, for example, leadership, management, audit, quality improvement and public engagement. Fellows are expected to lead on personal projects, giving presentations at professional meetings and co-writing scientific publications.
This post is full-time (40 hours per week), fixed term (12 months) and is expected to start in August 2025.
Your Skills And Attributes For Success
1. Clinically qualified with MBBS (or equivalent) with full GMC registration.
2. Proven analytical skills.
3. Strong communication skills, and the ability to communicate appropriately, and with discretion, with patients, carers, healthy volunteers and colleagues.
4. Ability to organise and prioritise own work with minimal supervision, sometimes to tight deadlines.
This Job Requires
1. Protection of Vulnerable Groups Scheme (PVG) Registration.
2. Standard Disclosure Check.
3. Basic Disclosure Check.
4. Ongoing Health Surveillance.
5. Wearing a uniform of scrubs in patient-facing roles.
6. Using PPE when working in close proximity with patients.
Key dates to note
The closing date for applications is 6 February 2025. Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT.
About Us
As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow’s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.
About The Team
Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences
The Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences (CCBS; Director Professor Colin Smith), part of Edinburgh Medical School and Edinburgh Neuroscience, integrates laboratory and clinical research to study the causes, consequences and treatment of major brain disorders.
For further information about our Centre is available on the Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences Website ( https://www.ed.ac.uk/clinical-brain-sciences ).
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