Senior Clinical Research Fellow in Diabetes and Endocrinology

We are looking for an individual with appropriate skills to support research activities of the department. This is an excellent opportunity to join a first-class team in an active and progressive central London teaching hospital environment. The post offers an exciting and unique opportunity to gain research experience in diverse aspects of diabetes and endocrine trials. The post holder will be responsible for supporting clinical trials in Diabetes, Obesity and other endocrine conditions within the department.

It is envisaged that the fellow will acquire a variety of clinical skills, including service development and research experience through various projects. Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London also have access to research courses, training and collaborative links to ensure the fellow can obtain competencies and receive support in key areas for their projects and/or future development., The post holder supports and coordinates the GCP compliant setup, delivery and close down of a portfolio of research studies across the Diabetes and Endocrine department, ensuring teams are supported to setup and deliver studies in a timely manner by providing appropriate medical oversight of the portfolio. The research fellow will facilitate and aid recruitment of participants. The role will include identifying, consenting and following up suitable patients for clinical research, working autonomously within professional practice guidelines and within the Research Governance Framework.

The post holder will take responsibility for the safe administration of experimental therapies, and for monitoring the expected and unexpected side effects of drugs and other treatment modalities used in these trials. They will have duty of care in supporting research participants and their families throughout their participation in any research activity. They will also act as a patient advocate providing support and oversight as required.

In conjunction with the other members of the team, they will facilitate the production of good quality of research., multidisciplinary team of doctors, specialist nurses, dieticians, psychologists and psychiatrists and pump coordinators. We also have a growing Diabetes Oncology service linked to the Guy's Cancer centre, which supporting patients currently receiving cancer care complicated by hyperglycaemia, secondary to steroids and cancer treatments.

The Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology is part of the Clinical Directorate of Specialist Ambulatory and Medical Services. The Diabetes and Endocrinology Department is an important element of local and tertiary medical services. It is principally an outpatient speciality and treats approximately 20,000 patients each year including many tertiary referrals for diabetes, lipid, obesity, metabolic and endocrine disorders. The clinics are accommodated in modern purpose-built Day Centres on both the Guy's and St. Thomas' sites. The Diabetes service also provides community-based clinics. The department is currently involved in many exciting initiatives including supporting the establishment of Tier 3 and Tier 4 structured weight loss services across South London. As a tertiary centre for type 1 diabetes with a large patient cohort, we support the use of diabetes technologies such as insulin pumps, CGM and hybrid closed loop systems. We are supported by a skilled