Research Physician NIHR CRDC

Go back University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust Research Physician NIHR CRDC

The closing date is 26 June 2025

Part of the LDC's portfolio of activity includes screening and prevention studies, Industry sponsored and Industry funded Investigator trials, multi-site and single site studies and a suite of studies around lifestyle and physical activity. Funders include those from the NIHR, MRC, Charities and Industry, and its senior investigators hold, or lead several prestigious NIHR awards. The LDC hosts the Commercial Research Delivery centre (CRDC) the East Midlands Applied Research Centre (ARC), the Centre for Ethnic Health Research, and Leicester-Loughborough Diet, Lifestyle and Physical Activity Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), collaboration between the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UHL) and the University of Leicester. It is located at Leicester General Hospital and encompasses a floor space of over 4000m2 which includes clinical assessment rooms, patient education facilities, large and small meeting rooms, a 4/5 space day ward, a state-of-the-art exercise and metabolic assessment lab and dual-emission X-ray absorptiometry for the gold standard assessment of body composition. In addition to this it hosts and co-ordinates the National DESMOND and EDEN programmes.

Main duties of the job

LDC now has an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and inspirational Clinical Physician ( grade ST1-ST3 depending on experience) to join the LDC and work across the research portfolio and the clinical Diabetes service in a 50:50 split role. They will be working with a friendly and experienced team of nurses, clinicians and clinical academics, and be responsible for the clinical care of research participants during a study and working in the clinical diabetes service within the hospital setting. This will include assessing participant eligibility against trial protocols, undertaking consent, medical examinations including exercise testing, muscle biopsies and assessment, reviewing clinical data and managing any adverse events and/or medical emergencies. It will also provide the opportunity to undergo supervised training and gain valuable experience in the development and implementation of patient and healthy volunteer based research projects.

About us

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years ().

We have four primary goals:

• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact, and
• research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

Job responsibilities

The Leicester Diabetes Centre (LDC) is the largest diabetes research group in the UK with a local, national and global reputation for excellence in clinical research and education. It has a multimillion pound annual budget, over 160 staff employed through the University Hospitals of Leicester (UHL) and the University of Leicester (UofL) and a portfolio of over 40 active trials.

The LDC is Co-Directed by 2 NIHR Senior Investigators who have a proactive and innovative approach to the on-going growth and development of both the Centre and its staff with a clear vision and strategy for the future.

See Job description for exact details of this exciting job role.

The post is for 24 months in the first instance but has the possibility of extension beyond this period. To apply candidates need to hold a valid GMC Registration and have at least 2 years post registration experience. Ideally the post is for a full-time position but part-time/job share will be considered.

Person Specification Experience

• 3 years or more post graduate training and experience in Diabetes and Metabolic medicine

Analytical and Judgement skills

• Demonstrate participation in audit and quality improvement in patient care
• Demonstrate participation in research

Communication and relationship skills

• IELTS score greater than 7.5 or OEB grade greater than B
• Clear spoken and written English language skills

Skills

• Demonstrate clinical and non-clinical skills relevant to Diabetes and research

Planning and organisation skills

• Demonstrate ability to adapt to new systems of appraisal and assessments; time management skills

Physical Skills

• Demonstrate basic technical skills relevant to Diabetes

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This 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.

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust