Associate Research Practitioner

NHS; Camberley; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust in Camberley is seeking a dedicated Band 4 Associate Research Practitioner. This role involves supporting research participants through various stages of clinical trials. Responsibilities include collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, data collection, and maintaining compliance with clinical practices. This position offers a competitive salary and full training, making it ideal for those looking to start a career in clinical research.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates experience of working within a NHS environment.
• Full training will be provided for this role.
• Venepuncture and cannulation skills are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support and manage care pathways for research participants.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver clinical trials.
• Maintain data integrity and compliance with Good Clinical Practice.

Skills

Communication skills

Time management

Advanced listening skills

Good computer and IT skills

Education

Good level of education in Maths and English

Prepared to work towards a degree

ICH-GCP training

Job description

Are you ready to make a difference in clinical research? Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a dedicated and motivated Band 4 Associate Research Practitioner to join our vibrant Research and Innovation department. This is an exciting opportunity for both internal and external candidates to be part of a forward‑thinking team delivering a diverse portfolio of clinical research studies.

As an Associate Research Practitioner, you will play a vital role in supporting and managing care pathways for research participants, including recruitment, education, monitoring, and accurate data collection. Clinical experience is advantageous, but full training will be provided – making this the perfect step into the clinical research world.

Main duties of the job

• Collaborate with Principal Investigators, Lead Research Nurses, and multi‑disciplinary teams to develop and deliver a high‑quality clinical trials service
• Support the informed consent process, ensuring patients understand their participation and rights
• Maintain meticulous data collection and compliance with Good Clinical Practice (ICH GCP) guidelines
• Provide cover for colleagues and assist in audit activities as needed
• Act as a professional role model, promoting best practice within research activities
• This role is primarily based at Frimley Park Hospital with some cross‑site working required
• Be part of a supportive, energetic team of research nurses and practitioners
• Gain invaluable experience across a broad range of clinical research studies
• Contribute to pioneering health improvement initiatives
• Work within a nationally recognised NHS Trust committed to research excellence

About us

There's never been a more exciting time to build your career at Frimley Health, one of the country's largest and most respected trusts

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.

We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49 m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100 m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park.

We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR – Epic – went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment.

Our threecore values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other.

If you have a passion for clinical excellence, patient care and your own career development, you'll feel at home at Frimley Health.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Good level of education, Maths and English, degree or be prepared to work towards this qualification
• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Excellent computer and IT skills
• ICH‑GCP training or prepared to work towards achieving this
• Experience of working within a NHS environment

Specific competencies for role

• Interest in research principles, data collection and paperwork
• Advanced listening skills

Professional experience

• Demonstrates good communication skills, both verbal and written
• Time management with ability to work to tight schedules
• Venepuncture and cannulation

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.

£28,859 to £31,670 a year, inclusive of HCAS

Please note this vacancy does not offer sponsorship.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.