King's College London

About Us

The School of Cardiovascular & Metabolic Medicine & Sciences (SCMMS) provides a world‑class, multidisciplinary environment for cutting‑edge research in cardiovascular and metabolic science (https://www.kcl.ac.uk/scms).

Our work spans the fundamental molecular, cellular and physiological mechanisms that drive normal and abnormal cardiovascular and metabolic function. We translate this strong basic science foundation into innovations that improve prevention, diagnosis and treatment in clinical practice. This collective activity underpins a rich research and training environment for both clinical and non‑clinical scientists.

SCMMS also offers extensive collaborative expertise in data science, advanced imaging and precision surgical approaches. This includes the integration of AI‑driven analytics, high‑resolution imaging technologies and computational modelling to advance personalised cardiovascular care. Together, these capabilities support fully integrated, data‑enabled and precision‑focused translational research across the surgical pathway.

The School spans the Guy’s, St Thomas’ and Denmark Hill campuses of King’s College London and comprises more than 65 academic groups, with 400 staff and 110 PhD students.

Our community of internationally recognised researchers and educators benefit from access to state‑of‑the‑art core facilities, including high‑throughput screening, multimodal in vivo imaging, proteomics, integrative physiology, and viral and non‑viral vector production. As a key part of King’s Health Partners, SCMMS provides an outstanding environment for basic‑clinical collaboration, supported by a strong culture of mentoring and career development.

The School is a partner of the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St. Thomas’, which offers world class facilities for translational studies and phase I/II clinical trials.  

About The Role

The Academic Department of Vascular Surgery seeks to appoint an enthusiastic Clinical Research Fellow to join the team at St Thomas’ Hospital, where the postholder will undertake original research.  

The role involves developing the project’s work programme in collaboration with project leads, working closely with the Principal Investigators to refine the research protocol, and ensuring that all research components are delivered efficiently and effectively. The postholder will co‑ordinate the activities associated with the research project, maintain close communication with colleagues working within the research area, and review relevant literature, including synthesising and reporting on findings from related work.

The role also requires adherence to Good Clinical Practice as well as local and national governance guidelines relating to clinical research. The postholder will oversee and lead the collection and analysis of data, prepare progress reports, and take responsibility for drafting conference papers and publications. They will present research findings to a range of audiences, attend relevant conferences, and contribute to the development of future research proposals. Where agreed with project supervisors, the postholder will supervise MSc and BSc students. A commitment to maintaining health and safety standards, safeguarding the wellbeing of others in the work environment, and upholding confidentiality at all times is essential. The postholder may also be required to undertake any other reasonable duties relevant to the role.

This is a full-time post (40 hours per week), and you will be offered a fixed term contract for two years from start of contract.

Research staff at King’s are entitled to at least 10 days per year (pro-rata) for professional development. This entitlement, from the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers, applies to Postdocs, Research Assistants, Research and Teaching Technicians, Teaching Fellows and AEP equivalent up to and including grade 7. Visit the Centre for Research Staff Development for more information.

About You

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience: 

Essential criteria

1. Registered with GMC
2. Medical degree and intercalated science degree (at least 2:1)
3. Knowledge and experience of cardiovascular medicine either clinical or basic research element
4. Good verbal and written communication skills with the ability to work effectively with colleagues
5. Good interpersonal skills; ability to work co-operatively within the group
6. Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team
7. Demonstrate self-motivation with the ability to manage /prioritise workload with minimal supervision

Desirable criteria

1. Experience of supervision of students
2. Experience of writing for publication
3. Good organisational skills

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the page. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

Further Information

At King’s, we believe that the diversity of our community and a culture that is welcoming, open, inclusive and collaborative, are great strengths of the university.

The Equality Act of 2010 protects the rights of our students and staff and provides a framework to fulfil our duties to eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation and in addition, to advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations between those who share a protected characteristic and those who do not. At times, this will include balancing rights and beliefs that can feel in tension.

We are committed to free speech and to academic freedom, believing that our foundational purpose as a university, is to create spaces where a wide range of ideas, including ideas that are controversial, can be discussed and debated, and where members of our community can express lawful views without fear of intimidation, harassment or discrimination.

When engaging in the robust exchange of ideas, we ask that our community is mindful of our Dignity at King’s guidance.

We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the person specification section of the job description. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘How we Recruit’ pages.

This post is subject to Disclosure and Barring Service and Occupational Health clearances.