Specialty Doctor - Clinical Research

Main area Research Grade Speciality Doctor Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 40 hours per week (Evening, weekend and bank holiday on call) Job
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Employer North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Halton Clinical Research Unit, Halton Hospital Town Runcorn Salary £63,696 - £102,689 pa Salary period Yearly Closing 15/10/2026 23:59

The speciality doctor – clinical research supports clinical research activity across the Trust’s RD&I portfolio and is integral to the operation of Halton Clinical Research Unit (HCRU). The role leads on or supports all aspects of trial set up, delivery and management, with key responsibilities in patient safety and trial conduct.

The postholder will:

• Act as principal or 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 and follow up of subjects and providing medical cover. The postholder will work to ensure that all studies are conducted to Good Clinical Practice.
• Maintain accurate records (paper and electronic) as required by regulatory authorities, Sponsors and local policies.
• Engage in all aspect of the overall business of the R&D department ensuring delivery of the Trust’s vision for research.
• Engage with local Research Delivery Network (RDN) to ensure Trust is meeting targets for RDN priority areas.

Our mission, vision and values are at the heart of North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust (NCM). They underpin everything we do and everything we aspire to be as an organisation

Our mission is to be exceptional for our patients, our communities and each other

Our vision is to be a great organisation providing excellent healthcare and opportunities to work and learn

Our approach to healthcare is founded on our four core values
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• Kind – we are caring, supporting and respectful to everyone
• Open – we are honest, transparent and open to new ways of working
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• One team – we work well together and with our communities
• We employ almost 6,500 people from more than 80 nationalities and are fully committed to being an equal, diverse and inclusive employer. Our culture and values ensure that everyone is treated with dignity and respect, and that no job applicant or employee is disadvantaged at any stage of their journey.
• We are also proud to be an Armed Forces Friendly organisation and welcome applications from members of the Armed Forces community, including veterans, reservists and families.

• Support a range of clinical research studies within their clinicalexpertisebeing conducted atthe
  
  Trust.
• Buildexcellentrelationshipsandworkwithindividualsanddepartmentsacrossthe Trust/partner organisations/staff groups,inparticularthe
  
  Research Nurse, Midwife and AHP teams, to aid the smooth set-upandrunningofclinicalresearchstudies.
• Assist with the identification of studies potentially suitable for the Trust, including supporting applications to Sponsors on behalf of the Trust.
• Help with the set-up of clinical research studies,aslead orasa memberofthe research team, in a Principle Investigator role as appropriate.
• Be responsible for specific study-related medical decisions withintheirexpertise,and,where appropriate,inconsultationwiththe study Principal Investigator/s for the…