Description

The Role
We have a fantastic opportunity to join our medical team in Nottingham as a Clinical Research Physician. As the Clinical Research Physician, you will be responsible for the medical aspects of Phase I and II clinical trials. Managing the process by which a volunteer is screened for a specific study to determine their eligibility to take part in the study and responsible for the everyday running of studies including the welfare of volunteers under the direction of the Principal Investigator.
Key responsibilities of a Clinical Research Physician include:

To act as a medically qualified person responsible for medical aspects of Phase I and II activities
To manage the process by which a volunteer is screened for a specific study, to determine their eligibility to take part in the study
To take medical responsibility for the everyday running of studies including the welfare of volunteers under the direction of the Principal Investigator
To liaise with the Principal Investigators, Lead Scientists and members of the study teams about any medical and/or safety issues arising from a study
To support the corporate goals by working closely with the Medical Science, Business Development and Marketing Departments
To comply & adhere to GXP guidelines and regulations as required of this role
To ensure study data is collected to a high quality in accordance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP) standards
Performing a full physical examination for each volunteer
Conducting or assisting clinical staff in the conduct of other study specific screening activities
Reviewing all information gathered at pre study visit and confirming volunteer’s eligibility to take part in a study by signing the CRF
To assist the Senior Research Physician / Principal Investigator with ward duties.
In the event of a medical emergency occurring during the course of a study, to assist the physician responsible for the study and the clinical staff with the management of the emergency as needed, or to take temporary responsibility for the other volunteers whilst the emergency is being dealt with
To ensure the volunteers health and welfare takes priority
Provide study specific training and support to the Operations team prior to, during and after study days (as appropriate to the study) in order to ensure efficient execution of the study and acquisition of quality data
To work closely with the PI to understand the rationale for study design to facilitate the planning and delivery of individual studies
Production/review of the protocol, volunteer information and consent form, safety summary and any other documentation in conjunction with the Principal Investigator and other relevant personnel
Act as study physician on selected studies
To support the Principal Investigator in discussions with clients
To participate in the on-call rota once has sufficient experience
Responsible for the development and implementation of Standard Operating Procedures as required.

This position involves an on-call rota, you will participate in on-call day and night, including weekends and weekday nights, once you have attained sufficient experience. This is a mandatory commitment and is included in the overall salary.
This position also involves overnight medical cover and weekend morning cover, when required. You will receive additional renumeration for this.
The Candidate
We want to hear from you if you have:

A full license to practice by the General Medical Council
A minimum of two years of postgraduate clinical experience which should normally involve direct patient care and experience of prescribing.
ALS certification preferred but can be obtained in post
Membership of a medical defence union to include work in the pharmaceutical industry
A scientific qualification (e.g. BSc) and/or postgraduate medical or scientific diploma or degree (e.g. MSc, PhD, MD, MRCP, MRCPath) is desirable but not essential.

The job may involve the following:

Very high concentration of work
Strict and tight deadlines
Having to juggle a range of tasks/issues simultaneously
Working in a hazardous environment with high requirement to follow safety procedures
Working outside normal working hours
Needing to respond to client demands