Clinical Research Assistant | North London NHS Foundation Trust

Camden And Islington NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in North London seeks a full-time Band 5 Clinical Research Assistant to support various clinical research studies. The role involves recruiting study participants, conducting monitoring visits, and working with clinical teams. The ideal candidate will have a foundational knowledge of clinical research and a commitment to high-quality standards. Opportunities for professional development and NHS benefits are provided.

Benefits

NHS Discounts

Generous annual leave

NHS pension scheme

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Understanding of ICH Good Clinical Practice.
• Ability to build knowledge and experience in a research setting.

Responsibilities

• Identify, screen, and recruit potential study participants.
• Carry out study visits to collect data.
• Recruit suitable participants for various studies.
• Adhere to study delivery processes.
• Implement research protocols under supervision.

Skills

Knowledge of clinical research

Teamwork

Problem-solving

Communication

Job description

The North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) has an exciting opportunity for a full time Band 5 Clinical Research Assistant. Post holders will work in the Research Delivery Team, across all boroughs of the trust, to support the ongoing portfolio of clinical research studies. We are currently supporting a range of mental health, dementia, neurodegenerative and other related studies, offering assistance with coordinating and delivering clinical research activity.

It’s expected that applicants will have some working knowledge and understanding of clinical research, but this post is an opportunity to build on their existing knowledge and experience within a research setting.

Responsibilities

• Work with clinical services, to identify, screen, and recruit potential study participants.
• Carry out study baseline, follow up, and monitoring visits with study participants, to collect study specific data and ensure that the research undertaken in the Trust is of the highest standard and in accordance with ICH Good Clinical Practice and other relevant guidelines.
• Recruit suitable participants to mental health, dementia and neurodegenerative disorder, and neurological studies within a range of care settings.
• Adhere to defined processes for study set-up, delivery of the research and study closedown while striving to improve the performance of the division against national and local targets and objectives.
• Implement agreed courses of corrective action where deadlines and metrics are not being met or are at risk.
• Implement research protocols, under the supervision of the Research Consultants or R&D Director.
• Identify good performance and good news stories for feedback and promotion to stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain knowledge of partner organisations’ services and resources in order to identify potential recruitment sites for research.
• Work collaboratively as a member of the clinical research team across the region, liaising with other CRN delivery staff to problem solve and share ideas and best practice.
• Be required to travel across North London to meet the needs of the service.
• Take a proactive role in the research infrastructure to support commercial and non-commercial studies across the trust.

Our Five-Year Strategy

1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
3. We will offergreat placesto work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.

Why NLFT?

• We develop andretainour staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• NHS Discounts, generous annualleaveand NHS pension scheme
• Excellent internal staff network

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locationsto your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for the main responsibilities of the role.

This advert closes on Monday 1 Dec 2025