Clinical Research Practitioner | Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Foundation Trust in Cambridge is seeking an enthusiastic graduate to join the research team in a role focused on measurements of human physiology. This position involves working with diverse teams and patients, performing specialist measurements, and ensuring equipment calibration and maintenance. Ideal candidates will have strong inter-personal skills and technical abilities. This role supports development in clinical research skills within a flexible and inclusive environment.

Benefits

On-site leisure facilities

Reduced travel costs

Flexible working arrangements

Subsidized parking

Qualifications

• Graduate with a solid interest in measurements of human physiology.
• Experience working with a variety of research teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide a flexible service including unsociable hours for physiological measurements.
• Perform specialist physiological measurements on clinical research subjects.
• Calibrate and maintain physiological measurement equipment to high safety standards.

Skills

Inter-personal skills

Technical skills for research equipment

Education

Graduate degree

Job description

Overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic graduate with a solid interest in measurements of human physiology to work as part of our dynamic research team on the Clinical Research Facility. You will need great inter-personal skills for working with a variety of different teams and patients and some technical skills to support the specialist research equipment you will learn to use. This could be a great opportunity for you to develop expertise in a wide range of research skills for a future in clinical research.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a team providing a flexible service (including unsociable hours and night shifts) to investigators to meet specific research protocol requirements for physiological measurements.
• Perform a range of specialist physiological measurements on subjects participating in clinical research studies.
• Perform scheduled and day-to-day calibration and maintenance of physiological measurement equipment, working to high standards of safety and accountability within a quality management system.
• Liaise with clinical, technical and research staff to identify faults and communicate with all clinical areas, with manufacturers and external contractors to resolve technical issues.

About the Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. CUH’s values – Together, Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or socio-economic background.

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Demographics & Redundancy

For NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough based roles, all applicants from NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough who have identified that they are at risk of redundancy will be prioritised over those not at risk. However, interviews cannot be guaranteed.

Dates

This vacancy will close at midnight on 10 December 2025. Interviews are due to be held on 18 December 2025.

Benefits

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. We launched the first of our staff pod break spaces, located in the Deakin Centre, with a purpose-created colleague-only café, free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

This advert closes on Wednesday 10 December 2025.