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Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
About
Contact
- Address
- Blackpool Victoria Hospital
- Whinney Heys Road
- Blackpool
- Lancashire
- FY3 8NR
Clinical Research Fellow (Cardiology)
Accepting applications until: 19-Oct-2026 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 19-Oct-2026 23:59
Key details
Location
- Gwefan
- Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Cyfeiriad
- Whinney Heys Road
- Tref
- Blackpool
- Cod post
- FY3 8NR
- Major / Minor Region
- Lancashire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Renewable)
- Oriau
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Cyflog
- £67,325 pa
- Cyfnod cyflog
- Yearly
- Gradd
- (NHS Medical & Dental: Local Appointment nodal point 4a (MT04))
Specialty
- Prif leoliad
- Cardiology
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.
We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.
We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as: part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.
Trosolwg o'r swydd
To conduct research in NIHR portfolio studies in the priority area of: Cardiovascular disease.
Excellent opportunity for a resident doctor interested in 12 months of full-time cardiovascular research activities at Lancashire Cardiac Centre, a UK regional centre providing tertiary cardiology services to Lancashire and South Cumbria. Activities would include:
1. Opportunity to act as sub-investigator and provide medical cover as part of a multidisciplinary team for commercial and non-commercial clinical research studies, delivering those studies safely, on time and to target, complying with the regulatory requirements.
2. Engage as appropriate with all aspects of the development and conduct of research studies, including the submission and maintenance of regulatory documents, the recruitment of subjects and providing medical cover. The post holder will work to ensure that all studies are conducted to Good Clinical Practice.
3. Maintain accurate records (paper and electronic) as required by regulatory authorities and the R&D department at relevant Trust.
4. Engage in all aspect of the overall business of the R&D department ensuring delivery of the Trust’s vision for research at BTH.
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• Support a range of clinical research studies within their clinical expertise being conducted at BTH.
• Build excellent relationships and work with individuals and departments across the Trust and partner institutions, in particular the Research Nurse, Midwife and AHP teams to aid the smooth set-up and running of clinical research studies at relevant Trust.
• Help with the set-up of clinical research studies at BTH, as lead or as a member of the research team.
• Be responsible for specific study-related medical decisions within their expertise, and, where appropriate, in consultation with the Study Principal Investigators for the studies conducted within the relevant Trust.
• Provide, when required, medical cover for studies in the relevant Trust and in partnership with the principal investigators and staff, initiate definitive strategies to anticipate and expertly manage medical safety issues, including emergencies.
• Interact and collaborate with Study Teams personnel responsible for creating study protocols and related documents, including Local Research Ethics Committee documentation and R&D submissions.
• Assist with the writing, and review, of appropriate Standard Operating Procedures in association with the R&D Quality Assurance Manager.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.
We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.
We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as: part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.
Swydd-ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Support a range of clinical research studies within their clinical expertise being conducted at BTH.
• Build excellent relationships and work with individuals and departments across the Trust and partner institutions, in particular the Research Nurse, Midwife and AHP teams to aid the smooth set-up and running of clinical research studies at relevant Trust.
• Help with the set-up of clinical research studies at BTH, as lead or as a member of the research team.
• Be responsible for specific study-related medical decisions within their expertise, and, where appropriate, in consultation with the Study Principal Investigators for the studies conducted within the relevant Trust.
• Provide, when required, medical cover for studies in the relevant Trust and in partnership with the principal investigators and staff, initiate definitive strategies to anticipate and expertly manage medical safety issues, including emergencies.
• Interact and collaborate with Study Teams personnel responsible for creating study protocols and related documents, including Local Research Ethics Committee documentation and R&D submissions.
• Assist with the writing, and review, of appropriate Standard Operating Procedures in association with the R&D Quality Assurance Manager.
• Where appropriate take responsibility for overseeing the management of administration of study drugs for designated studies to healthy volunteers/patients according to local standard operating procedures.
• Assist in the training and development of medical and nursing staff, including planning and provision of seminars and lectures.
• Maintain accurate and accessible research records and provide formal reports where required.
• Assist PIs in assessing and reporting adverse events in accordance with the protocol and regulatory requirements.
• Participate in research meetings and internal seminars
• Take part in or conduct any other duties as may be deemed reasonable by the PI/R&D Director.
• Ensure and maintain compliance with intellectual property rights, the Data Protection Act 2000, COSHH Health and Safety Guidelines within the Laboratory, Trust policies, including Financial Regulations, Equal Opportunities Policy, Promoting Race Equality Policy, Health and Safety Policy, Information Systems Security Policy and Intellectual Property Rights and Register of Interests Policies
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Any invitation to interview will be sent to the email account stated on your application form.
If the role you have applied for requires a Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check we will administer this as part of your pre-employment checks. Please note, you will be required to repay the cost on appointment. This will be collected via a salary deduction. You can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months from your salary or as a one-off payment on commencement in post. The level of check required depends on the role that you have been offered. Currently the charges are - Basic DBS check £25.50, Standard DBS check £25.50 and Enhanced DBS check £53.50.
You are encouraged where possible, to register for the DBS update service. This is an annual registration fee of £16. By registering for the update service you will not have the additional cost of repeated disclosures.
Should you withdraw your application, you may be required to reimburse the cost of the DBS check.
DBS checks remain free of charge for volunteer positions.
By submitting an application for this vacancy you are confirming your agreement to the above in the event you are successfully appointed.
The DBS Code of Practice can be accessed here.
Please ensure that you read the Person Specification attached below as your application will be judged against this.
Please note that every effort will be made to keep the vacancy live until published closing date, though there may be instances where such interest is generated, that for administrative reasons the post may close earlier.
Please note that in line with national NHS guidelines this Trust operates a strict non-smoking policy. Members of staff are not permitted to smoke on Trust premises or grounds at any time nor take breaks during working hours for the purposes of smoking.
The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Education and Qualification
Meini prawf hanfodol
- MBBS or equivalent
- GMC registered with license to practice
Meini prawf dymunol
- MRCP (UK) or equivalent
Experience and Knowledge
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Foundation Competence
- Clinical work experience in NHS
Meini prawf dymunol
- IMT/ACCS competence
- Experience in research & audit.
- Candidates with experience and demonstrated research interest in Cardiology would be prioritised.
Skills and Ability
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Proven ability to manage acute medical emergencies
- Proven ability to prioritise tasks
- Good insight into own abilities and experience
- Ability in communication with patients and their carers
Meini prawf dymunol
- ALS Provider
Personal Qualities
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Reliable, meticulous, honest, conscientious
- Good communication skills
- Able to demonstrate behaviors that meet the Trust Values
Documents
- JD - Clinical Research Fellow ST1 to ST4 Level in Cardiology 2026 (PDF, 388.8KB)
- PS - Clinical Research Fellow ST1 to ST4 Level in Cardiology 2026 (PDF, 96.0KB)
- Guidance on Pre-Employment Checks (PDF, 64.2KB)
- Statement on Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (PDF, 43.2KB)
- Application Guide Booklet (PDF, 511.1KB)
Further details / informal visits contact
- Enw
- Stephen Preston
- Teitl y swydd
- Research Nurse Manager
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 01253951522
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