There is a full-time vacancy at Core/Specialty trainee level (MT03-MT04 grade) in Sexual Health for a fixed term of twelve months commencing in / after August 26 in Sexual Health at axess sexual health, Royal Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation trust. Applicants must be fully registered with the GMC and should have a minimum of 2 years post-graduate experience at Foundation Level or equivalent level. Option for less than full time working or flexible working hours dependant on candidate needs. This post is approximately 60% clinical and 40% research time.
Dependant on application numbers this post may be closed early, early application is advised.
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.
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.
Maintain accurate records (paper and electronic) as required by regulatory authorities and the R&D department at relevant Trust.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit their careers page .
Support a range of clinical research studies within their clinical expertise.
Build excellent relationships and work with individuals and departments across the Trust, in particular the Research Nurse, Nursing and Medical teams to aid the smooth set-up and running of clinical research studies.
- Help with the set-up of clinical research studies, 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.
- Provide, when required, medical cover for studies 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.
