Assistant Research Practitioner

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London is seeking an Assistant Research Practitioner to join their research team. You will be responsible for patient recruitment and data management within clinical studies in neurology. This role offers significant opportunities for personal and professional development, alongside benefits like flexible working and well-being support. Ideal candidates should possess knowledge in clinical research and excellent organizational skills.

Benefits

Career development

Flexible working

Staff recognition scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Onsite leisure facilities membership

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic individual with knowledge in medicine.
• Experience in clinical research or related field.
• Ability to work with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Recruit and follow up patients within studies.
• Organize the research office operations.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Maintain accurate clinical research databases.

Skills

Knowledge of clinical research

Patient recruitment

Data entry

Good clinical practice

Job description

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual with appropriate knowledge, skills and experience to join our research team in the Division of Medicine. We are offering a great opportunity to gain research experience in one of the most dynamic and well-respected Academic Health Science Centres within the UK. This post offers an ideal opportunity for an individual who would like to further develop their career within the area of clinical research and gain valuable experience into how clinical trials operate from setup through to conclusion in the specialty of Neurology, including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease and MND.

The Assistant Research Practitioner will be responsible for recruiting and following up patients within studies adopted by National Institute of Health Research (NIHR). This involves screening referred patients to confirm their eligibility to take part in research, approaching them with relevant information, consenting eligible patients to observational research studies based in out patient clinics and data entry to data bases spefiic to each clinical studies. This will involve closely working with multidisciplinary clinical teams and other researchers in the Neurosciences research department and within the Division of Medicine and Integrated Care.

• To support the research delivery teams in the facilitation of efficient, safe and participant focused research.
• To be responsible for the day to day organisation of the research office; handling mail, maintaining adequate stationery supplies and ordering of necessary supplies and equipment.
• To work in according to good clinical practice and research governance standards for clinical research studies.
• To work with service teams and the public in raising awareness of clinical research.
• To continue your own personal and professional development keeping updated with current practice.
• To ensure you are compliant with trust PDR process to support personal and professional development.
• To participate in regular one to one meetings with line manager.
• To liaise with the Joint Research Compliance Officer to understand the regulatory requirements in relation to the study.
• To maintain secure clinical research databases ensuring accuracy and credibility of data gathered.
• To assist with the reporting of recruitment data for CLRN portfolio registered studies.
  
  

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Leilani Cabreros Job title: Senior Divisional Research Nurse Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 02083835935