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Job summary

Main area
Gastroenterology
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: 2002 Contracts MN37
Contract
Fixed term: 1 year (Required for CRDC)
Hours
Full time - 40 hours per week (9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday)
Job ref
337-MS-1796-SM
Employer
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Town
London
Salary
£41,750 - £64,288 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
07/07/2025 23:59

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St Mark’s Clinical Fellow

NHS Medical & Dental: 2002 Contracts MN37

Careers at #LNWH

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.

We run major acute services at:

  • 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.

Find out more about our Trust and why you should join us#WeAreLNWH

Find out more about Our HEART values

Find out more about our Trust Staff Benefits

Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy

We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.

Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.

  • H onesty
  • E quity
  • A ccountability
  • R espect
  • T eamwork

These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.

LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern.  If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Job overview

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

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

Working for our organisation

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.

We run major acute services at:

  • 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.

Detailed job description and main 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 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

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

Person specification

Qualifications

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

Knowledge

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

Teaching

Essential criteria
  • Experience of teaching and training more junior staff

Management/Audit

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

Research & Publications

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

Personal Skills

Essential criteria
  • 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

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Professor Ailsa Hart
Job title
Consultant Gastroenterologist & Director IBD
Email address
[email protected]
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