Agile Research Delivery Team Assistant Clinical Research Practitioner

University Hospitals of Leicester; Leicester; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust is seeking an Agile Research Delivery Team Assistant Clinical Research Practitioner to support NIHR RDN portfolio studies across varied health and care settings. The post is based at Paget House, Leicester, with extensive travel within the East Midlands region.

You’ll work flexibly across disciplines, supporting research delivery, data collection, and protocol adherence while collaborating with a range of stakeholders to deliver high-quality outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience in clinical research delivery and data collection.
• Ability to work flexibly across disciplines in a regional network.
• Strong interpersonal skills to facilitate collaboration with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery and setup of NIHR RDN portfolio studies.
• Coordinate data collection, recording and maintenance for study participants.
• Provide clinical support to patients in trials, including measurements and sample handling.
• Work autonomously across settings to support research across the East Midlands RRDN region.

Job description

Agile Research Delivery Team Assistant Clinical Research Practitioner

A Vacancy at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust.

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 aAssistant Clinical Research Practitionerto 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.

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.

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

We have four primary goals:

• 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.

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,
• 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:

• 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.

Please see job description/person specification for full details on the role.

This advert closes on Friday 23 Oct 2026