Clinical Research Practitioner

NHS; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Chelmsford is seeking a Clinical Research Practitioner to join their award-winning research team. The role involves recruitment, monitoring of participants in research studies, and maintaining compliance with relevant regulations. Candidates should have clinical trial experience and excellent organizational skills. In-house training and career development opportunities are offered. This position is crucial for delivering quality participant care in clinical research settings.

Qualifications

• Evidence of continued professional development.
• Clinical experience of working in healthcare.
• Phlebotomy trained (can be provided).

Responsibilities

• Deliver participant care under supervision.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary research teams.
• Ensure compliance with research regulations.

Skills

Understanding of acute healthcare

Recent experience in research

High level of organisational and time management skills

Venepuncture

Competence in standard PC packages

Education

Clinical Trials Practitioner

Accredited CRP

ICH GCP certificate

Job description

Clinical Research Practitioner

The closing date is 13 October 2025

An excellent opportunity has arisen to work in our award winning Research team based at the BMFD site as a Band 5 Clinical Research Practitioner (CRP).

You will be part of a team of research nurses, with other clinical research practitioners and administrative staff providing a comprehensive clinical research support service working in all specialities of research. The role will involve recruitment, education, and monitoring of research participants into various research studies, along with the collection and documentation of accurate data. The post holder will be expected to facilitate recruitment and deliver research studies for participants.

The Trust is part of the NIHR (National Institute for Health and Care Research) Research Delivery Network (RDN) with East of England (EoE) and as a CRP you will be jointly responsible for managing the care pathways of participants, patients, and carers in research studies from the Trust\'s active research portfolio. You will also need to maintain good communication with other members of the team, hospital departments, trial sponsors and the RDN.

If this exciting opportunity matches your skills and interest we welcome your application

Main duties of the job

You will have responsibility under supervision for the delivery of direct and indirect participant care within your caseload, working collaboratively with members of the multi-disciplinary research teams and where applicable in accordance with the UK policy framework for health and social care, The Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2004 and the International Conference on Harmonisation Good Clinical Practice Guideline (ICH-GCP).

The role involves lots of learning opportunities of clinical research protocols and their application in practice, alongside a working knowledge and compliance with local, national and international research regulations to ensure effective running of research studies and the maintenance and compliance to appropriate research governance standards.

The Trust has an in house training and career development programme and has an established research team embedded within the Research & Development (R&D) team which ensures support and clear communication channels are available.

About us

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached JD and person specification for further details on this opportunity.

We look forward to receiving you application.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Clinical Trials Practitioner
• Evidence of continued professional development
• Clinical Experience of working in Health Care
• Accredited CRP
• ICH GCP certificate

Knowledge and Experience

• Understanding of acute healthcare
• Recent experience in research
• Competence in standard PC packages
• Understanding of research and clinical trials
• Phlebotomy trained (can be provided)

Personal and People Development

• Ability to deliver a high standard of individualised car
• High level of organisational and time management skills

Clinical Skills

• Previous experience in Health care utilising clinical skills
• Previous experience as band 4
• Venepuncture
• Experience in a research role

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.

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust