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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and nonclinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included. Shift pattern Monday to Friday (Office Hours) Term length Fixed term post for 1 year. Job Purpose The Clinical Innovation Fellow (CIF) is a core member of the Digital Health Validation Lab (DHVL) team as well as the relevant clinical team based on the QEUH Campus. DHVL activities will be focused on evaluating a range of health technologies in collaboration with academic and industry partners. This will include facilitating access to appropriate clinical expertise, helping formulate research protocols and successful delivery of projects across a range of clinical areas. The CIF will also be expected to engage with relevant R&I personnel to ensure successful delivery from project inception to final reporting. The CIF will be supported by the DHVL operations team and will report to the Portfolio Manager and Clinical Director & Academic Lead. Areas of current projects include: artificial intelligence for imaging interpretation; medical technologies for stroke characterization; case finding and optimisation of risk stratification in diabetes; orthopaedic surgical planning using digital tools; respiratory device innovation for COPD care. Clinical activities will be in a clinical speciality in QEUH campus including Medicine, Surgery, Orthopaedics, Paediatrics and Emergency Medicine. You will play a fundamental role in the clinical team gaining experience in all aspects of the selected departments care pathways. The relevant clinical department will train you, develop your clinical skills and knowledge and help you achieve your future career goals. You will take part in a relevant education programme which will provide you with the core teaching and supervision similar to that of a clinical fellow/junior doctor rota. There will be the opportunity to attend and present at local and international meetings and to generate posters and publications aligned to innovation activity. Main Duties and Responsibilities Gain a comprehensive understanding of clinical workflow that the health technology is expected to operate within. Proactively engage with clinical teams from a range of disciplines and be the first point of contact for clinicians and volunteers. Develop clinical studies working with R&I teams to develop protocol, gain approvals and initiate study. Manage the recruitment of volunteers for trials and proactively work on measures to improve recruitment with support from DHVL/LL operations teams and peers. Collaborate with appropriate experts such as statisticians, health economists and DHVL operation team members. Maintain records and support the recording, monitoring and evaluation processes of the DHVL. Prepare summary reports and present study results to the operations team, clinicians, researchers, innovators and wider audiences as required. Support patient and public engagement activities in conjunction with DHVL communications teams. Provide information that would support funding reports and presentations and present progress and updates to meetings with funders as required. The Fellow will be encouraged to register for a higher degree (MD or PhD) as potential progression of the post. Informal contact Katriona Brooksbank Regional Head of Innovation 07813395830 / 0141 314 4307 Information for candidates As from 1st April 2026, the Agenda for Change fulltime working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Parttime hours will be reduced prorata. However, there will be a corresponding increase in the hourly rate so that pay will not be affected. Due to the volume of applications that we receive, we will not be able to provide shortlisting feedback. Applicants who have not undertaken a UK foundation programme within 3.5 years of the advertised post start date will be asked to submit a Certificate of Readiness to Enter Specialty Training (CREST). The CREST form must be completed by a consultant who has worked with you for a minimum continuous period of three months wholetime equivalent wholly within the 3.5 years prior to the advertised post start date for which you are applying. Equal opportunity statement NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHS Scotland encourages applications from all sections of the community. We promote a culture of inclusion across the organisation and are proud of the diverse workforce we have. Armed Forces Covenant By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We support applications from across the Armed Forces Community, recognising military skills, experience and qualifications during the recruitment and selection process. Application guidance Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other thirdparty assistance to generate, draft or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process. Support contact For application portal/login issues, please contact the Jobtrain support hub in the first instance. #J-18808-Ljbffr