Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Haematology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Local Appointment nodal point 5 (MT05)
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (due to limited funding, from August 2025)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week (out-of-hours commitment detailed in attached job description)
- Job ref
- 309-UCLH-6306
- Employer
- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- UCLH
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £70,425 per annum + London weighting (+ out-of-hours)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Research Fellow in MGCS - Haematology (Amyloidosis)
NHS Medical & Dental: Local Appointment nodal point 5 (MT05)
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Job overview
This is a full-time post based at UCH to start in August 2025 for 12 months.
The successful applicant will join the UCLH Amyloidosis clinical services with opportunities to gain specialist experience in clinical and research aspects
The successful applicant will participate in the weekly Amyloidosis Clinic and Plasma Cell Disorders MDT to gain clinical experience and will receive clinical and scientific teaching from involved consultants. There is scope to interlink with the specialist laboratories at UCLH NHS FT, where relevant for the development of diagnostic/prognostic tools for these diseases.
This post is suitable for a trainee who intends to pursue an academic career in haematology and wants to explore these multisystem diseases in detail. The post also provides training in transferable skills through clinical experience gained in complex plasma cell dyscrasias.
Clinical work will be based in the Macmillan Cancer Centre, Grafton Way Building (all part of the UCLH Trust) & NAC (Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust).
Main duties of the job
The post holder will develop research projects alongside specialist training and experience in the field of amyloidosis and other dysproteinaemias.
The post holder will be a sub-investigator across Phase 1 to 3 clinical trials in these disease areas.
The post holder will be expected to attend the MDT at the National Amyloidosis Centre (NAC) and do clinic(s) as agreed with the team.
Working for our organisation
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
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University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
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National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
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Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
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University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
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Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
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University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
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The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
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University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Please note, due to anticipated high volumes of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit: Flexible working.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
Person specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Medical degree
- Full GMC Registration. NB: Non-UK trained doctors must be on the GMC register by date of appointment (having completed both PLAB1 and PLAB2)
- Completed core medial training or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Entry on the appropriate GMC Specialist Register
- Membership of the Royal College of Physicians or equivalent
- Knowledge of the Clinical Governance framework of the NHS (including Research governance)
- GCP Training
Experience
Desirable criteria
- Undergoing or completed higher specialist training in Haematology
- Experience of teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels
- Clinical audit experience
- Experience of laboratory research
- Experience of data science or clinical/health informatics (for data science fellows)
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability and commitment to teach in a clinical setting
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload, to delegate responsibility as appropriate and to supervise staff
- Good inter-personal skills with an ability to work co-operatively in a multidisciplinary setting
- Ability to work effectively within a team environment & on own initiative
- Understanding of research methodology
Communication
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills/verbal and written. Good command of written and spoken English
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Prof A Wechalekar
- Job title
- Consultant
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
For further details contact:
Prof A Wechalekar
Consultant
[email protected]OR
Dr Sriram Ravichandran
Consultant
[email protected]
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