Clinical Research Fellow in Cardiology

Are you medically qualified and ambitious with an interest in cardiovascular care and outcomes research? Do you want to be part of a successful, highly-talented and leading research team?

You will support and undertake original and investigator-led cardiovascular research. You will work closely with experts at the University of Leeds and Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, Leeds, UK.

You must be medically qualified with MRCP, full GMC registration and undertaking specialist training in Cardiology.

Main duties and responsibilities

As Clinical Research Fellow your main duties will include:

• Conducting high-quality research contributing to the development of projects, under appropriate supervision and guidance.
• Taking responsibility for the successful day to day running of specific cardiovascular projects
• Agreeing and implementing clear priorities with your line manager for cardiovascular projects.
• Communicating or presenting research results at a local and international level;
• Building internal and external contacts for the exchange of information and for future collaboration.
• Independently writing reports and preparing papers leading to high quality publications in peer-reviewed journals, or other recognised forms of output, as appropriate;
• Evaluating methods and techniques used and results obtained by other researchers and to relate such evaluations appropriately to your own work;
• Keeping abreast of the literature and maintain a good working knowledge of the background and current developments in the field of the project;
• Working both independently and also as part of a larger team of researchers, engaging in knowledge-transfer activities where appropriate and feasible;
• Maintaining own continuing professional development by undertaking training where required

Salary: Doctors in training Nodal point 5 NHS payscale

Reporting to: Dr Ramesh Nadarajah

Fixed term 24 months: To complete specific time limited work. The post is a training/discrete placement.

Locations: Leeds – Main Campus, Seacroft Hospital and with travel to primary and secondary care sites within the West Yorkshire area.

We are open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Dr Ramesh Nadarajah, Senior Research Fellow, Honorary Consultant Cardiologist

Email: r.nadarajah@leeds.ac.uk

Twitter @Dr_R_Nadarajah

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