Clinical Research Practitioner | Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Southend University Hospital NHS Trust; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A renowned healthcare organization in Chelmsford is seeking a Band 5 Clinical Research Practitioner. This role involves managing participant care in clinical research studies, ensuring adherence to UK regulatory frameworks, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams. The practitioner will be responsible for recruitment, monitoring research participants, and maintaining high data accuracy. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to vital health research, supported by an established training and development program.

Qualifications

• Experience in participant care within a clinical research setting.
• Knowledge of UK regulatory frameworks for clinical trials.
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary research team.

Responsibilities

• Recruit and monitor participants in research studies.
• Ensure the collection and documentation of accurate data.
• Facilitate the delivery of research studies for participants.

Skills

Clinical research knowledge

Team collaboration

Effective communication

Policy framework understanding

Job description

Overview

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 post holder will be expected to facilitate recruitment and deliver research studies for participants, with recruitment, education, and monitoring of research participants into various research studies, along with the collection and documentation of accurate data.

Responsibilities

• Recruitment, education, and monitoring of research participants into various research studies
• Collection and documentation of accurate data
• Facilitate recruitment and deliver research studies for participants
• Manage the care pathways of participants, patients, and carers in research studies from the Trust’s active research portfolio
• Maintain good communication with other members of the team, hospital departments, trial sponsors and the RDN
• Deliver direct and indirect participant care within your caseload under supervision, working collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary research teams
• Work 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)
• Engage in learning opportunities of clinical research protocols and ensure compliance with local, national and international research regulations to support effective running of research studies and governance standards
• Utilise the in house training and career development programme and relate to the Research & Development (R&D) team for support and communication

Qualifications and requirements

• Delivery of direct and indirect participant care within a clinical research setting
• Knowledge and application of UK policy framework for health and social care, The Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2004 and ICH-GCP
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary research team and communicate effectively with trial sponsors and other departments
• Willingness to participate in learning opportunities and in house training programs

About the Trust

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

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.

Please see the attached JD and person specification for further details on this opportunity. We look forward to receiving your application. This advert closes on Thursday 18 Dec 2025