Applications are invited for a Clinical Research Fellow in Diabetes and Cardiovascular Medicine at the Lincolnshire Heart Centre, based at Lincoln County Hospital.

Main duties of the job

The United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking to appoint a Clinical Research Fellow in Diabetes and Cardiovascular Medicine to be based at Lincoln County Hospital and the University of Lincoln. This post is for 2 years and will enable the successful applicant to obtain a MD qualification. The post holder will be working with the Cardiology Research Department on the Cardio-Metabolic programme and research study as their primary research activity and will also be expected to participate and support the other clinical cardiovascular studies that the department are running. The post holder will be fully integrated into the Department of Cardiology and the Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology will have opportunities to attend and participate in the departments regular clinical and teaching meetings, with fixed session opportunities for speciality interest and clinical training. The post holder will hold an honorary post with the University of Lincoln and will be working with the Cardiology Research Group in the University of Lincoln.

About us

The United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute NHS Trust which is responsible for a comprehensive range of healthcare services to a local population of 750,000 patients. The cardiology service runs a countywide Primary PCI programme from the Lincolnshire Heart Centre, a Level 1 Heart Attack Centre. Invasive cardiac services are provided via 2 dedicated cardiac catheterisation laboratories with 2 dedicated recovery wards. The cardiology department offers a full range of cardiac investigations and services with all standard non-invasive cardiac investigations (ECG, ETT, Echo (including stress, contrast and trans-oesophageal echocardiography), and Myocardial Perfusion Scanning) which are undertaken at all 3 main hospital sites. There is a busy cardiac CT service (with HeartFlow CT-FFR available) which operates at the Lincoln site. A comprehensive Cardiac MRI service for ULHT is provided at Grantham Hospital.

Job description
Job responsibilities

This post would be most suitable for applicants who have completed foundation and core training, would like to begin (or have started) in speciality training in Diabetes and Endocrinology, would like to develop their speciality interest in metabolic and cardiovascular medicine, and would like to obtain a MD research qualification. There is no Medicine on-call commitment but the Trust often has opportunities for suitably qualified doctors to participate in a low-intensity on call rota or to do locum on call work at weekends or in the evening.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• MBBS or equivalent
• Registration with GMC

Desirable

• Level of MRCP or equivalent

Experience
Essential

• Completion of Foundation and Core Training or Equivalent

Skills
Essential

• Enthusiasm
• Ability to work independently and organise time effectively
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to work under pressure and has leadership capabilities
• Good communication skills
• Able to work as part of a team

Research
Essential

• Demonstrable Interest