Clinical Research Fellow

The UCL Dementia Research Centre (DRC) is a hub for clinical research into various forms of dementia. Our work focuses on identifying and understanding the disease processes that cause dementia, the factors that influence these disease processes, and how best to support people with dementia and their families. In addition to our research, we also provide a cognitive disorders clinic within the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery; research is embedded into the clinic so that all patients have the opportunity to participate.

The trials team at the DRC is a multidisciplinary group including research fellows, nurses, psychologists, coordinators, and a recruitment team. We focus on early phase complex clinical trials in sporadic and genetic forms of dementia.

This NIHR BRC funded post will require you to work on a range of trials and be responsible for the provision of timely and appropriate information to facilitate reporting to NIHR.

You will be an integral part of the multidisciplinary clinical trials team at the DRC, led by Professor Cath Mummery. You’ll provide clinical and research input into the Centre’s research programme into Dementia, working closely with the Principal Investigators (PIs), Clinical Research Associates, Coordinators, and Clinical Trials nurses at the DRC and in close partnership with the team at the Leonard Wolfson Experimental Neuroscience Centre, NHNN, on early phase trials.

Your work will focus primarily on drug trials assessing the safety and efficacy of disease-modifying therapies in Alzheimer’s disease and frontotemporal dementia, including genetic forms of dementia, involving new immunotherapies, gene silencing techniques, and first in human studies.

An honorary contract will be sought from UCLH NHS Foundation Trust, for which a DBS check will be required.

The post is available immediately and funded by a grant from the NIHR for one year in the first instance with further funding highly likely.

This role is eligible for hybrid working with a minimum of 60% of time on site.

If you need reasonable adjustments or a more accessible format to apply for this job online, or have any queries regarding the application process, please contact the Institute of Neurology HR Team (ion.hradmin at ucl.ac.uk).

Informal enquiries regarding the role can be addressed to Professor Catherine Mummery (cath.mummery at nhs.net).

For a full job description and to apply for this role please visit UCL’s online recruitment portal (https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/search-ucl-jobs) and search using vacancy reference B02-07881.

You’ll be a registered medical practitioner permitted to practice in the UK, have completed general medical training, and have experience in neurology, psychiatry, or general medicine. Capability with lumbar puncture is essential, as are excellent communication, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.

Experience of administering neuropsychological tests or clinical rating scales and of working with patients with dementia is desirable.

The role is offered in the range of £43,619 - £67,652 per annum including London Allowance, on the CL, RDPS, or StR scale, dependent on NHS contract and/or stage of clinical training.

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits; visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.

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