Job summary
- Main area
- Breast
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Junior Clinical Fellow
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (FT)
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 251-MD25082
- Employer
- Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Hampshire County Hospital
- Town
- Winchester
- Salary
- £49,909 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/02/2026 08:00
Employer heading
Breast Research Fellow
NHS Medical & Dental: Junior Clinical Fellow
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
Job overview
CRN clinical research fellow attached to the breast unit. Optional on call duties to support general surgery. To support and develop clinical research in the breast unit. Working with the cancer research nurses and the breast unit research lead. This post would suit a candidate interested in a career breast disease management whether surgical, oncology, pathology or radiology.
Main duties of the job
- On call cover for general surgery at “SHO” level (1 in 9 rota, including nights & weekends). Surgical operative experience is not required. General surgery ward cover as required.
- 50% of daytime activity to support breast clinical research. The prime aim is to ensure that HHFT increases recruits to NIHR portfolio studies. You will be required to consent patients to trials, collate clinical data and to help ensure accurate follow up data. You may be require to support generic vaccine trials.
- Attendance at CRN research fellow development days. The post holder will be expected to gain experience to allow them to become confident as a principle investigator (PI).
- You will be expected to develop your clinical skills in the management of breast disease and your educational needs will be tailored according to your career intentions.
- Clinical care of breast patients as required.
Working for our organisation
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Provide care to emergency general surgery cases while on call.
- Provide support to the breast unit – ward cover, assist in theatre, outpatients.
- Provide clinical expertise to the cancer research nurses to ensure clinical information on patients in trials are collated in a timely fashion.
- Support patients while recruiting to clinical trials.
Person specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BM MBBS or equivalent
- Completed Foundation training
- Interest in breast disease management
Desirable criteria
- Research experience
- GCP certification
Experience & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- • Able to manage emergency surgical admission medical assessment and management
- • Good patient and peer communication skills
Desirable criteria
- • CT training
- • Consent training
Skills & Ability
Essential criteria
- • Good patient and peer communication skills
- • Good ability with verbal and written English to prepare grant applications and paper
Desirable criteria
- • Publications
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Siobhan Laws
- Job title
- Consultant Surgeon & Clinical Lead for Research
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01962 825345
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