Clinical Research Fellow in Respiratory Medicine

Job summary
The post holder will be based within the Imperial Clinical Respiratory Research Unit at St Mary's Hospital and will contribute to bronchoscopy support for research studies and to support NHS activity across all the ICHT sites. These include studies in asthma, COPD, respiratory viral infections, tuberculosis, pleural disease, and interstitial lung disease.

The post provides six months of dedicated research time for a clinician with an interest in respiratory medicine who wishes to develop their research experience and explore future academic opportunities. The post holder will be based across SMH and HH working on clinical studies in patients with respiratory disease or infections. They will be the core member of the bronchoscopy platform for the BRC as supervised by Professor Onn Min Kon. The post also supports the clinical Respiratory service by attending TB clinics and also helping with bronchoscopy lists at ICHT - this provides additional income and service resilience. They will be expected to perform research bronchoscopies across study sites and contribute to the delivery of the wider research programme.

The successful candidate will be supervised by Professor Onn Min Kon, Consultant Respiratory Physician and Head of the Tuberculosis Service at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust .

Main duties of the job
Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Act as a key member of the respiratory research team across sites.
• Perform Research and Clinical Bronchoscopies across sites
• Oversee recruitment, delivery, and follow-up activities for clinical trials.
• Support the management and governance requirements of clinical research studies.
• Develop and deliver independent research projects under supervision.
• Attend TB outpatient clinics and multidisciplinary team meetings to support learning and facilitate research recruitment.
• Contribute to data collection, analysis, presentations, manuscript preparation, and publication of research findings.
• Work collaboratively with clinical, academic, and research colleagues across Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Imperial College London.

About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We encourage staff to have the Covid vaccination to protect themselves, patients, other colleagues as well as the wider community. Please note it is an operational requirement to comply with infection prevention and control procedures within the Trust such as lateral flow testing, handwashing and the wearing of masks, according to the procedures in place at any time or location.

As part of our continued response to Covid19 we are still conducting the majority of our interviews virtually.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Details
Date posted
21 September 2026

Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade
Doctor - other

Salary
Depending on experience
£45,715 - £69,976 per annum +LDN Weighting

Contract
Fixed term

Duration
6 months

Working pattern
Full-time

Reference number
290-TDPA-133

Job locations
Charing Cross Hospital
Fulham Palace Rd
London
W6 8RF
United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
For a detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the attached information pack.

Person Specification
Education/ qualifications
Essential

• On GMC's register with a Licence to Practice.
• Membership of the Royal College of Physicians.

Knowledge/skills
Essential

• Thorough knowledge and experience of Internal Medicine.
• Experience of working in the NHS.
• IT Skills and computer literacy.

Leadership/ Management skills
Essential

• Able to take responsibility, show leadership, make decisions, exert appropriate authority

Teaching & Training
Essential

• Experience of teaching and training undergraduates / postgraduates and junior medical staff

Desirable

• Formal training in teaching skills

Audit
Essential

• Understanding of principles of clinical audit. Demonstration of active participation of clinical audit

Desirable

• Presentation/Publication of audits

Academic achievements including research/publications
Essential

• Evidence of achievement appropriate to appointment at registrar level at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Language
Essential

• Able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications 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).

Employer details
Employer name
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Address
Charing Cross Hospital
Fulham Palace Rd
London
W6 8RF
United Kingdom

Employer's website
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Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Consultant
Onn Min Kon
[email protected]

Supporting documents
Privacy notice
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust's privacy notice (opens in a new tab)

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.

Applications 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).