Clinical Research Practitioner - Patient-Centric Studies

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Research Practitioner to join the Research and Innovation (R&I) Department at Heartlands Hospital. The role supports setup and delivery of clinical studies, working with patients, research teams and clinicians to ensure study procedures, data collection and documentation meet protocols and regulatory requirements.

The post involves participant recruitment, research visits, samples handling, and contributing to a positive research

Qualifications

• Supports setup and delivery of clinical research studies and recruitment of participants.
• Maintains accurate data, source documentation and study files.
• Ensures participant safety and raises adverse events as needed.
• Communicates with research teams, clinicians, participants and sponsors.
• Engages in training and develops competencies in research practices.

Responsibilities

• Support the set-up and delivery of clinical research studies, including recruitment and follow-up of participants.
• Identify, screen and consent eligible patients and research participants.
• Undertake research visits and study procedures within training and delegated responsibilities.
• Collect and maintain accurate research data and study files.
• Support collection, processing and management of research samples.
• Monitor participant safety and escalate issues as required.
• Act as point of contact for participants and liaise with teams and sponsors.
• Support recruitment targets, identify barriers and contribute solutions.
• Support study monitoring, audits and inspections.
• Maintain mandatory training and relevant competencies.
• Contribute to promotion of research culture within the Trust.

Skills

Recruitment & consent

Data collection

Study documentation

Participant safety

Communication

Teamwork

Microsoft Office

IT systems

Clinical research

Organisational skills

Tools

Microsoft Office

IT systems

Job description

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Research Practitioner to join the Research and Innovation (R&I) Department at Heartlands Hospital. The role supports setup and delivery of clinical studies, working with patients, research teams and clinicians to ensure study procedures, data collection and documentation meet protocols and regulatory requirements.

The post involves participant recruitment, research visits, samples handling, and contributing to a positive research