ART Clinical Research Practitioner (XR05)

Leeds Teaching Hospitals; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health organization in the UK is seeking a Clinical Research Practitioner to join its Agile Research Delivery Team. The successful candidate will manage various clinical research projects, perform detailed assessments, and maintain research integrity across the South Yorkshire region. Ideal applicants will possess a degree in a science or health-related discipline, with experience in delivering clinical trials. This role requires travel, effective communication, and organizational skills to support innovative health research initiatives.

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering clinical research trials.
• Knowledge of ICH Good Clinical Practice.
• Ability to manage multiple research projects.

Responsibilities

• Perform participant assessments and physiological measurements.
• Document and report serious adverse events.
• Manage multiple concurrent research sites.

Skills

Good IT skills

Planning and organizational skills

Interpersonal and communication skills

Ability to work autonomously

Ability to travel for work

Education

Degree in science or health-related discipline

Working towards accreditation with the AHCS

Tools

MS Office

Google Hub applications

Job description

ART Clinical Research Practitioner (XR05)

Areyou ready for a new challenge? Do you want to work in a variety of settingsacross different organisations? The Agile Research Delivery Team (ARDT) islooking for Clinical Research Practitioners (CRP) to join a dynamic mobileteam, with a number of posts available in all of the 3 subregions ofYorkshire and Humber. This advert is for the posts available in the SouthYorkshire Region.

TheARDT works across Secondary Care, Primary Care and Wider Care settings,delivering a variety of Commercial and Non-Commercial research studies andtrials. The Clinical Research Practitioner post would ideally suit someonewho has experience of delivering research in a dynamic environment and/orexperience of community based practice.

Theseposts will be employed through Leeds Teaching Hospitals with the operationalbase being the Wizu Offices Sheffield for the South Yorkshire Region.

TheARDT CRP will be required to travel throughout the South Yorkshire regiondelivering all aspects of clinical and non-clinical research.

Thefollowing areas of expertise are advantageous however not essential,Commercial Research Delivery, Mental Health, Community or District Nursing,Supporting those living with Dementia and Prisons

Main duties of the job

Therole will mainly be responsible for

Awarenessof professional codes of conduct/standards for the CRP role.

Accuratelyperform and record a range of participant assessments and physiologicalmeasurements required, according to personal competencies and the studyprotocol. This may include, but not be limited to; venepuncture, bloodpressure, urinalysis, weight and height.

Appropriatelydocument and report any serious adverse events and incidents according toregulatory requirements.

Usingappropriate manual and computerised systems, ensure accurate collection andmaintenance of all research records and results, ensuring that all data canbe verified.

Managemultiple concurrent projects and research sites, requiring flexibility andadjustment according to demand.

Whereappropriate and in line with training competencies the post holder may berequired to support multiple aspects of study delivery including; screening,recruitment (including taking informed consent) delivering interventions,follow ups, data management, sample collection and processing as required,across all specialties and settings.

Manageyour own workload seeking guidance from peers when necessary.

Actin accordance with current legislation, including Good Clinical Practice,research governance legislation, and the Data Protection Act.

About us

TheNIHR RRDNs have three key roles.

First, to provide support to research sites to enable the effective andefficient initiation

anddelivery of funded research across the health and care system in England.

Second, to enable the strategic development of new and more effectiveresearch

deliverycapability and capacity. This includes bringing research to under-servedregions

andcommunities with major health and care needs.

Third, to work jointly with the Coordinating Centre in the strategicoversight of the NIHR

RDN.This ensures that the Portfolio is maintained as a cohort of high-quality,fully-

funded,viable and deliverable studies. It also ensures that the NIHR RDN as a wholeserves the needs of researchers and R&D teams and is responsive to thechanging domestic and global environment for health and care, life sciencesand health research.

LeedsTeaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job advertsare subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or removeadverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in theshortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while thisprocess is completed, and contact the named contact if you have anyquestions.

Job responsibilities

STRATEGICLEADERSHIP

Act as a liaison between variousstakeholders to ensure effective communication and alignment of objectives.

Awareness of professional codes ofconduct/standards.

INFORMATION& ADMINISTRATION

FORRESEARCH DELIVERY:

Accurately perform and record arange of participant assessments and physiological measurements required,according to personal competencies and the study protocol. This may include, but not be limited to;venepuncture, blood pressure, urinalysis, weight and height.

Appropriately document and reportany serious adverse events and incidents according to regulatoryrequirements.

Ensure that relevant approvals arein place prior to commencing a study.

Using appropriate manual andcomputerised systems, ensure accurate collection and maintenance of allresearch records and results, ensuring that all data can be verified.

Provide timely information andreports to reflect recruitment of patients including timely entry to LocalProject Management Systems (LPMS).

Raise awareness of problems relatingto IT and software systems, and work with the Senior Agile Research DeliveryNurse/ AHP/ CRP and IT departments to resolve them e.g. problems with onlinedata submission forms.

OPERATIONALMANAGEMENT

FORRESEARCH DELIVERY:

Manage multiple concurrent projectsand research sites, requiring flexibility and adjustment according to demand.

Where appropriate and in line withtraining competencies the post holder may be required to support multipleaspects of study delivery including; screening, recruitment (including takinginformed consent) delivering interventions, follow ups, data management,sample collection and processing as required, across all specialties andsettings.

Manage your own workload seekingguidance from peers when necessary.

Assist with research relatedmonitoring visits and inspections.

LIFESCIENCES INDUSTRY

Understand RDN Life Science Industryresearch and the importance and contribution of industry to health and care.

Support business developmentactivities, including: sourcing / signposting to relevant regional clinicalresearch expertise and knowledge to support optimal research delivery.

COMMUNICATION& STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT (NHS AND NON-NHS)

Engage with, recruit and supportparticipants from a broad spectrum of diverse communities.

Develop relationships with researchnaive sites and settings enabling reach and facilitating equity of access toresearch.

Facilitate effective communicationof complex research study information with all relevant research personneland research participants.

Communicates in a way whichrecognises differences and ensures that research participants/ people feelincluded and their individual communication needs are met.

Maintains confidentiality ofinformation at all times.

Attends, participates andcontributes to Agile Research Delivery Team meetings.

Liaises with others to discuss andnegotiate issues relating to the delivery of research studies.

Respond to queries from partners andcustomers to help them navigate and best utilise the networks offer,internally flagging potential issues that may arise.

ENSURINGPATIENT, CARER AND PUBLIC INFORM AND INFLUENCE DELIVERY OF RDN STRATEGY

Demonstrate knowledge of theregional participant, carer and public impact on the research landscape.

Ensure through professionalconversations, the positive impact of patient and public involvement andengagement on the design, delivery and dissemination of research.

Ensure all opportunities forpatient, participant, carer and public feedback are optimised.

Person Specification

Skills & behaviours

• Good IT skills, particularly in the use of Web applications, MS Office and/or Google Hub applications.
• Good planning and organisational skills.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work autonomously
• Ability to plan and coordinate multidisciplinary activities associated with the management and delivery of research study(ies)
• Understanding of personal accountability.
• Ability to travel for work
• Current driving licence

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level in science or health related discipline or in another field with experience of delivering clinical research trials or equivalent experience/training
• CRPs should be on, or working towards accredited registration with the AHCS
• Evidence of ongoing professional development.

Experience

• Knowledge of the governance and legislative framework for conducting clinical research studies, including ICH Good Clinical Practice.
• Knowledge of the clinical trial and health and care research lifecycle including experience of the set up and delivery of research studies in a health and care setting.
• Experience of the care of patients/participants enrolled in research studies or a customer focussed role.
• Knowledge and experience of data systems, data entry, data interpretation, verification and reporting to local and national centres.

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.