Agile Research Delivery Team Assistant Clinical Research Practitioner

University Hospitals Of Leicester Nhs Trust; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

The University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust is recruiting an Assistant Clinical Research Practitioner to join the Agile Research Delivery Team. The role supports NIHR RDN portfolio studies across health and care settings with flexible regional travel from Leicester and beyond.

You will collect and manage study data, assist current portfolio staff, and provide clinical support to patients in trials, while ensuring compliance with GCP and NHS policies and contributing to the team’s research

Qualifications

• Developing knowledge of governance and GCP for clinical research.
• Knowledge of the lifecycle of clinical research and set‑ups.
• Experience with data management/administration in health/care.
• Computer literacy with MS Office and web applications; confidentiality awareness.

Responsibilities

• Collect, record and maintain data for NIHR portfolio studies across varied settings.
• Support portfolio research staff to ensure data completeness, accuracy and compliance.
• Provide clinical support to patients in trials (sample collection, tests, measurements).
• Coordinate and facilitate concurrent studies across the network.
• Ensure compliance with data protection and NHS policies.
• Support research across NHS trusts, public health and social care settings across the region.
• Collaborate with multiple organisations to drive research delivery.

Skills

Travel flexibility

Planning and organisational skills

Interpersonal and communication skills

Willing to undertake professional dev

Team player

Adaptable/flexible

Calm under pressure

Integrity

Education

A level or equivalent

NVQ3/foundation degree in healthcare or equivalent

Job description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to be a part of our East Midlands RRDN flexible workforce, the Agile Research Delivery Team.

We are looking at recruiting a Assistant Clinical Research Practitioner to join our Agile Research Delivery Team.

Are you an individual with current research experience, who is keen to gain more experience in conducting research across differing specialties and settings supporting commercial and non-commercial research?

The post holder will be based at our office in Paget House, Leicester, however extensive travelling across the region will be expected, and some travel across the East Midlands will be required.

Our flexible Agile Research Delivery Team workforce has built a reputation of excellence, providing researchers with a service to achieve high quality outcomes. We have ambitious plans to expand the team and provide development opportunities to provide the team with the skills required to support the delivery of research in public health, community and social care settings.

Main duties of the job

The focus for this role is to provide support to the delivery and/or set up of National Institute for Health and Care Research Research Delivery Network (NIHR RDN) Portfolio studies across varied health and care settings. This will require flexible autonomous working across disciplines and the Regional RDN (RRDN) region. Research delivery will involve the correct identification, recruitment, delivery and follow up for research participants according to the appropriate research protocols.

The post holder will need interpersonal and leadership skills to facilitate collaborative working relationships across a breadth of stakeholders to maximize engagement opportunities. This post may contribute to line management for a team of research delivery staff working autonomously in a variety of specialties and settings.

The role will work alongside different professions from multiple organisations involved in health and care research and will be an integral part of the Agile Research Delivery Team which sits within the RRDN core team. The post holder will also work closely with the Study Support Service and the Stakeholder and Engagement team.

About us

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).

• high-quality care for all
• being a great place to work
• partnerships for impact
• 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.

• we are compassionate
• we are proud
• we are inclusive
• 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.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust: https://www.uhleicester.nhs.uk

Job responsibilities

• The East Midlands RRDN Agile Research Delivery Team Clinical Research Practitioner will be responsible for the collection, recording and maintenance of data for patients on NIHR portfolio studies.
• The post holder will support current portfolio research staff in ensuring the completeness, accuracy and consistency of the data in order to meet standards expected for reporting to regulatory bodies.
• The individual will provide clinical support to patients in clinical trials; such as taking samples, performing tests and physical measurements in accordance with the clinical trial protocol and Good Clinical Practice.
• A key responsibility of the role will be to support research across the network and to take responsibility for the coordination and facilitation of concurrent research studies.
• The post holder will ensure compliance within the network and NHS trusts' policies on data protection, confidentiality and security.
• The role will provide clinical research practitioner support to various clinical specialties conducting research in NHS organisations, as well as public health, community and social care settings, across the East Midlands RRDN region.
• We are proud to be at the forefront of health and social care research delivery in the East Midlands, working with partner organisations operating in a broad range of settings across Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Rutland, Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire.
• Hosted by the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, our model incorporates a number of different roles to enable us to drive clinical research delivery performance, and to ensure that research is championed across every level of health and care.

Person Specification

Value and Personal Qualities

Essential

• Educated to A level or equivalent.
• NVQ3/foundation degree in a Healthcare related subject or working towards.

Desirable

• Completed or working towards a Care Certificate.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Developing knowledge of the governance and legislative framework for conducting clinical research studies, including ICH Good Clinical Practice.
• Developing knowledge of the clinical trial and health and care research lifecycle including some experience of the set up of clinical research studies in a health or care setting.
• Demonstrable experience of data management/administration - preferably in a health or care setting.
• Computer literate with some experience of the use of Web applications, Microsoft Office and/or Google Hub applications.
• An understanding of confidentiality issues.

Desirable

• Experience of the care of patients/participants enrolled in research studies.
• Knowledge of case note tracking, computerised patient administrative systems.
• Phlebotomy experience.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Good planning and organisational skills.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Willing to undertake professional development as required.
• Ability to travel for work
• Current driving licence

Value and Personal Qualities

Essential

• Enthusiastic
• Respectful of others.
• Adaptable/flexible approach to work. Willing to learn.
• Professional manner.
• Calm under pressure.
• Team player.
• Assertive
• Facilitative, patient and helpful, to be a proactive role model.
• Commitment to learning and a growth mindset.
• Integrity.
• Ability to work calmly and effectively, seeking support when required.

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.

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