Job summaryThis is a fixed term 12-month post for a clinical research fellow in Anaesthesia to join the Medical Devices Testing and Evaluation Centre (MD-TEC) team in Research Development and Innovation at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB). The post- holder will have the opportunity to become involved in several ongoing projects within the team relating to the West Midlands Health Technology Innovation Accelerator; a collaborative network of expertise across industry, NHS and universities that will help pioneering businesses navigate the key stages of medical translation. MD-TEC is internationally known for its near real world usability studies and working alongside the NIHR Trauma Management Med Tech Cooperative (TM-MIC) to support life science companies and clinicians develop medical devices and technologies.Main duties of the jobSupport will vary as per company requirement but will focus largely on human factors/ usability studies and the development of clinical investigation studies. Innovate UK and the West Midlands Combined Authority fund the research programme is supported by the Anaesthesia Department, the NIHR TM-MIC and MD-TEC.The post will be based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, part of the University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. The appointee must demonstrate that they have a background in the relevant specialty at ST3 level or above. They would ideally have some previous experience of research.About usWe are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesThe NIHR TM-MIC is funded to build expertise and capacity in the NHS to support the development of new medical technologies to enable improved management of the trauma care pathway from the point of injury through to stabilisation and recovery.MD-TEC is a unique, state of the art usability facility undertaking ergonomic and user-based testing on pre regulatory medical technologies The Clinical Director Professor Tom Clutton-Brock is a senior clinical academic in anaesthesia and intensive care with a career long success in bringing new medical devices to market.We are seeking to recruit a Clinical Research Fellow in anaesthesia who will be supervised by Professor Clutton-Brock and Simon Smart to provide the clinical lead on all innovation studies. The majority of studies will be around usability; however it is anticipated that there will be some requirement around clinical investigation development and delivery, along with adoption evaluations.Person SpecificationQualificationsEssentialMBBS or equivalent medical qualificationGeneral Medical Council registration witha license to practiceCompletion of Foundation & Core trainingor equivalent 4 years PG experiencePrimary FRCA or equivalent.Required IELTS Score/PLAB examinationExperienceEssentialBroad knowledge of Anaesthetics &Intensive CareGood verbal and written communicationskillsAbility to work well within a teamOrganisational and leadership skillsClinical Governance understandingDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameUniversity Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation TrustAddressQueen Elizabeth HospitalMindelsohn WayBirminghamWest MidlandsB15 2THEmployer's websitehttps://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)