Assistant Clinical Research Practitioner | East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust in the UK is seeking an Assistant Clinical Research Practitioner for a fixed-term contract at Ipswich Hospital. This role involves supporting a national newborn care study, focusing on recruitment, data collection, and communication with families. Candidates should be caring and organised, eager to develop skills in clinical research. The position offers training, flexible working, and comprehensive benefits, including leave and a pension scheme. Apply by December 14, 2025.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

27 days annual leave on commencement

NHS discounts

Health and Wellbeing programme

Qualifications

• Ability to work under supervision and support research delivery.
• Understanding of Good Clinical Practice and research governance.
• Experience in communication and handling study data.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the recruitment and data collection process.
• Provide administrative support to the research team.
• Explain the study to families and manage participant consent.
• Support the administration of the study and maintain data accuracy.
• Promote effective communications with stakeholders.

Skills

Caring

Organised

Enthusiastic

Communication

Job description

Overview

Exciting Opportunity in Clinical Research at ESNEFT!

Are you caring, organised and enthusiastic about developing a career in clinical research? Would you like to be part of an exciting national study shaping the future of newborn care?

We are looking for an Assistant Clinical Research Practitioner to join our Generic Research team at the ESNEFT - Ipswich Hospital Site. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys working with people and is keen to gain experience in research delivery within the NHS. The Generation Study is a landmark national project offering whole-genome sequencing to newborn babies at birth - and you could play a key part in its success.

As an Assistant Clinical Research Practitioner, you will work under the supervision of the Study Lead and Research Midwives to support recruitment, data collection and study administration in line with Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and Trust policies. You will help explain the study to families, collect and record study data accurately, and assist with specimen handling and other study tasks (full training will be provided).

Our Region is supported by the East of England Regional Research Delivery Network which is part of the National Institute for Health Research Clinical Research Network which supports research to make patients, and the NHS, better. East of England | NIHR RDN

This is a Fixed term/ Secondment contract until 31st December 2026, 18.5 hours per week.

Responsibilities

• To assist with the acquisition and distribution of relevant study information.
• To provide organisational and administrative support to the Team delivering the Generation Study
• To discuss, promote and explain the study. This will include explaining relevant information to participants and undertaking consent for those wishing to take part
• To support with the administration of the study across ESNEFT. This will include checking recruitment status and ensuring that samples and data are collected.
• To have an understanding that all research must be conducted according to Good Clinical Practice and the Research Governance Guidelines and assist the team in upholding these.
• Develop and maintain effective communications to foster good working relationships with all key stakeholders, internal and external contacts.
• Deal sensitively and appropriately with all communications within the team, the trust, other trusts and external sponsors and patients

About ESNEFT

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff. We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

Contract and How to Apply

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

This advert closes on Sunday 14 Dec 2025