Specialty Doctor in Clinical Research (Adult / Older Adult Psychiatry)

Do you want to work for the only NIHR-supported Clinical Research Facility in England dedicated to mental health and make a difference to clinical research? We are recruiting for a full-time Specialty Doctor in Clinical Research to join the NIHR Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility (OH CRF) based at on-site at the Warneford Hospital for a 12 month fixed-term contract. In this role you'll provide protocol specific medical cover for research studies, manage the clinical care of patients in the research clinics and provide general medical support to the OH CRF. Patients and participants have a wide range of diagnoses, including but not limited to: healthy controls, depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, psychosis and schizophrenia, PTSD, mild cognitive impairment and dementia. Participants are from adolescents upwards with no upper age limit. You'll be primarily based at the OH CRF where there is an eight-bed unit fully equipped for carrying out high intensity clinical research with laboratory and pharmacy facilities, sleep rooms and staffed by experienced medical, nursing and research staff. There may also be a requirement to attend our satellite clinics on the same site or at the Whiteleaf Centre in Aylesbury.,

• Provide day to day medical care for research participants, including protocol driven assessments, examinations, and consent discussions
• Manage physical and psychiatric needs in specialist clinics and make referrals as required
• Ensure accurate, timely GCP compliant documentation in the EHR and study systems
• Perform clinical procedures such as venepuncture and cannulation (training provided)
• Work collaboratively with internal and external partners to support study delivery and operational activities
• Contribute to training, service development, and PPI/E within the Clinical Research Facility
Our research facility is the only NIHR-supported CRF dedicated entirely to mental health. We work in partnership with the University of Oxford to deliver patient-orientated non-commercial and commercial early phase experimental clinical research with the potential to transform understanding and treatment of cognitive health challenges, including dementia, mood disorders, and schizophrenia. The OH CRF was awarded over £4.5 million in funding over five years by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), and is one of 28 facilities across England to benefit from nearly £161 million awarded nationally to expand early phase clinical research delivery in NHS hospitals. The OH CRF is also supported by the UK Mental Health Mission and an affiliate member of the Dementia Trials Network.

We are seeking GMC registered clinicians with Part I MRCPsych (or equivalent experience) and a minimum of two years' experience in psychiatry and clinical research. If this matches your background, we'd be delighted to receive your application.

This is an exciting time to join Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust and become part of the Oxfordshire adult service. If you relish a challenge, are enthusiastic about improving mental health of patients and want to join a friendly and ambitious service which is modernising and expanding at pace, then OHFT has all the right ingredients. Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive:"Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"

At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team, £61,542 to £99,216 a year per annum, dependent on experience and NHS service