Job overview
This 6-month clinical fellow post is an exciting opportunity to join the clinical team at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, UCLH and make a key contribution to the establishment of a flagship returning traveller biobank.
You will work with the clinical, research and data informatics teams to develop the resources and gain the necessary permissions to establish a biobank. You will also support in the extraction and analysis of clinical data from the electronic patient record from patients who have attended the emergency tropical walk in service.
You will have opportunities to conduct research projects that demonstrate the utility of this resource.
Main duties of the job
You will be based in the UCLH infectious diseases department, with access to the extensive programme of medical education available for our resident doctors. Most of your time will be spent developing the resources, establishing the framework and gaining the permissions necessary to establish a returning traveller biobank. Additional requirements will be refining the input and extraction of structured clinical data into and out of the electronic patient record, Epic (see job description).
You will be encouraged to observe and if appropriate contribute to our returning traveller clinic and will have the opportunity to observe our specialist infection clinics.
A minimum of 2 years post registration is essential. An interest in a career in infectious diseases, public health, research or data science, and programming skills including proficiency in R or SQL are desirable. Key skills include an ability to draft to high quality, attention to detail and an ability to work between teams.
Working for our organisation
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
·University College Hospital
·National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
·Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
·University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
·Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
·University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
·The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
·University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.