Clinical Research Practitioner II

Guys & St Thomas Hospital; London; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Guy's & St Thomas' Hospital is seeking a Clinical Research Practitioner to lead clinical trials in oncology and haematology. The successful candidate will manage participant caseloads, ensure compliance with research protocols, and support patient care throughout their journey. This role offers an opportunity to contribute to innovative cancer treatment developments in a prestigious NHS Trust.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in clinical research delivery.
• Experience managing complex projects.
• Experience teaching, assessing, supervising others in clinical setting.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of participants in clinical research studies.
• Identify suitable patients for clinical trials.
• Supervise and mentor other staff.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Understanding of clinical research methodology

Ability to work autonomously

Basic laboratory skills

Education

Theoretical knowledge equivalent to degree/NVQ Level 6

GCP training

Job description

Main area Oncology and Haematology Clinical Trials Grade Band 6 Contract Secondment: 12 months Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 196-RD312

Employer Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Guy's Hospital Town London Salary £44,806 - £53,134 p.a. inc. HCA Salary period Yearly Closing 15/06/2025 23:59

Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.

Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital.

Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.

Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.

In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.

We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.

Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’.

The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.

We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.

Job overview

We are looking for candidates interested in building a career in research in one of the biggest oncology and haematology research teams in London. After completing a fully comprehensive induction package you will find yourself leading the co-ordination of an agreed portfolio of clinical trials, assisting in trial set up, identifying patients and discussing trials with them, collecting and reporting data and supporting patients and their carers throughout treatment. Successful candidates will be excellent communicators with an eye for detail and a commitment to improving patient choices, care and outcomes.

This Clinical Research Practitioner vacancy is in the Lung Research Team, who are based at the Cancer Centre, Guy's Hospital.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to manage a caseload of participants in a portfolio of clinical research studies. They will have duty of care in supporting them and their families throughout their participation in any research activity, acting as the participants advocate at all times.
The role will include identifying suitable patients for clinical trials and to work autonomously within professional practice guidelines and within the Research Governance Framework. The post holder may need to work flexibly across disciplines to ensure the successful working of
the clinical research projects they are assigned to.
Drawing on knowledge and experience they will supervise and mentor other staff, act as line manager for appropriate staff, and actively contribute to evaluation and improvement of the service.
The post holder will play a key role in ensuring that any research undertaken within the department safeguards the wellbeing of the patients and is conducted according to Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trial) Regulations 2004 and Amended Regulations 2006. In conjunction with the other members of the team, they will facilitate the production of good quality of research.

Working for our organisation

As part of Kings Health Partners, the Oncology and Haematology Clinical Trials (OHCT) team is made up of fifty plus staff members consisting of Research Nurses, Clinical Trial Practitioners, Clinical Trial Coordinators and the Safety & Support Team at Guys’ and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust.
We work closely with the oncology and haematology medical teams to recruit patients to our trials and to ensure patients are monitored closely throughout. We have a large portfolio of Phase II and III trials; which are split into teams for specific tumour groups. We also have a team dedicated to early phase trials and run weekly early phase clinics in the ClinicalResearch Facility. We attract commercial and non-commercial trials, ranging from interventional drug or radiotherapy trials to observational studies.
Our mission statement is ‘Improving treatment choice, clinical care and outcomes for cancer patients through innovation, dedication and excellence in clinical trials’.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Available in the attached Job Description and Person Specification. Any further questions can be referred to the team

Person specification

Experience

• Significant experience in clinical research delivery
• Experience managing complex projects
• Experience teaching, assessing, supervising others in clinical setting
• Experience within speciality

Skills

• Excellent communication skills and ability to deal with complex and sensitive situations
• Understanding of clinical research methodology
• Ability to work autonomously and as a member of a small team, as well as part of the wider multidisciplinary team
• Proficient with basic laboratory skills

Knowledge

• Theoretical knowledge equivalent to degree/NVQ Level 6 qualification in life sciences or related field
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• GCP training
• ILS certificate

Guy’s and St Thomas’celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.

Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy.

As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.

We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual’s personalcircumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process.

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Srivani Kandasamy Job title Team Lead / Senior Clinical Research Practitioner Email address [e-mail]

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