Clinical Trials Assistant (XN03)

Leeds Teaching Hospitals; Leeds; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is hiring a Clinical Trials Assistant to join their Cardiovascular Research Team. This full-time role involves overseeing cardiology clinical trials, ensuring high standards of clinical care, patient safety, and compliance with regulations. Candidates should have strong administrative skills and a foundational understanding of clinical trials.

Qualifications

• Good administrative experience required.
• GCSE level education minimum.
• Familiarity with clinical trials necessary.

Responsibilities

• Support varied research study delivery across multiple cardiology specialties.
• Maintain EDGE and local portfolio management systems for NIHR reporting.
• Interact with patients and manage participant visits.

Skills

Administrative experience

Ability to work unsupervised

Familiarity with clinical trials

Good standard of written and spoken English

Ability to pay attention to detail

Education

Good standard of education to a minimum of GCSE level

Tools

Word Office software packages

Job description

Job summary

Expected Shortlisting Date

16/06/2025

Planned Interview Date

30/06/2025

The Cardiovascular Research Team is recruiting!

We are looking to recruit a proactive and self-motivated individual with a keen interest in research to work within the Cardiovascular Research team. The post is for the role of a Clinical Trials Assistant, Band 3, for oversight of the Cardiology Portfolio.

It is a full-time post (1.0 WTE), with fixed term contract to cover a 12 month period of maternity leave. This post will be based at the Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds Clinical Research Facility (CRF), LS1 3EX.

The CTA role is an integral part of our delivery team and the post holder will support varied research study delivery across multiple cardiology specialities, supporting study visit planning, data collection, data entry and have oversight of research investigator site files.

In addition of being responsible for ensuring that high standards of clinical care planning, delivery, safety, and patient satisfaction are to a very high standards, compliance with Trust policy, study protocol requirements, local and national guidance and legislation is required

If you are interested in the post, we would like to encourage you to contact the recruiting manager for an informal discussion.

Main duties of the job

The

Cardiology Research portfolio consists of approximately 65 active clinical trials ranging from complex, high risk and intensity trials through to observational trials. We have a large team driven and dynamic team delivering our clinical portfolio and the role of the Clinical Trials Assistant includes but not limited to the following tasks:

Patient safety

Uploading participant information sheet and informed consent to PPM+

Adding an alert on PPM1 to ensure clinical teams aware patient participating in a clinical trial

Send out GPs letters

Arranging appointments and sending out letters

Booking participant transport

Arranging investigations as per direction of the registered nurse

Finance

Updating finance trackers to ensure the department receives the correct income generated by trial activity

Research Coordination

Maintain EDGE, local portfolio management system which links to the Central portfolio management required for NIHR reporting to the Department of Health

Preparing packs for participant visits

Providing support in the Clinical Research Facility to meet and greet participants and telephone enquiries

Enter the data collected on to our research databases

About us

Research is at the heart of our Trust. Leeds Teaching Hospitals is involved in research at all levels, developing and trialling new treatments for patients. We believe that being involved in cutting-edge research helps us provide better care to our patients.

Over the next 5 years, we aim to be the best Trust to deliver high-quality clinical research and to champion research amongst our staff. We also aim to support and grow our world-class clinical infrastructure and assets for research and innovation.

We have a very proactive Research Academy. It offers an extensive programme of education and training tailored to meet the needs of individuals, teams involved in clinical research delivery in Health and Social Care.

Our five Trust values are part of what make us different. They have been developed by our staff. They are:

- Patient-centred

- Collaborative

- Fair

- Accountable

- Empowered

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The focus of this role is towards meeting the needs of those who participate in

clinical trials across the Trust. This role will involve working closely with the

senior research nurses, research team, and all members of the multidisciplinary

team to, facilitate and maintain a high-quality research service.

The post holder may be expected to interact with patients and their families in

relation to the requirements of the clinical trials and be able to work without

supervision in some areas.

The post holder may need to perform clinical activities such as, ECG,

phlebotomy, cannulation, obtaining biological samples as agreed with manager

and where appropriate with adequate documented training

The post holder will be working within busy clinical trials departments with a

portfolio of studies covering a range of conditions. These trials are NIHR funded

studies, commercial trials, and academic studies. Clinical trials support is

provided to the whole research team, The post holder is expected to meet all

reporting procedure timescales and international, national and local standards for

clinical trial governance.

The post holder will be required to work alongside academic and industry

partners, the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Network (CRN) Yorkshire and Humber (Y&H) and colleagues in neighbouring

establishments, attending regional and national meetings as required.

This post may support a number of clinical research teams within Research and

Innovation

Job description
Job responsibilities

The focus of this role is towards meeting the needs of those who participate in

clinical trials across the Trust. This role will involve working closely with the

senior research nurses, research team, and all members of the multidisciplinary

team to, facilitate and maintain a high-quality research service.

The post holder may be expected to interact with patients and their families in

relation to the requirements of the clinical trials and be able to work without

supervision in some areas.

The post holder may need to perform clinical activities such as, ECG,

phlebotomy, cannulation, obtaining biological samples as agreed with manager

and where appropriate with adequate documented training

The post holder will be working within busy clinical trials departments with a

portfolio of studies covering a range of conditions. These trials are NIHR funded

studies, commercial trials, and academic studies. Clinical trials support is

provided to the whole research team, The post holder is expected to meet all

reporting procedure timescales and international, national and local standards for

clinical trial governance.

The post holder will be required to work alongside academic and industry

partners, the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Network (CRN) Yorkshire and Humber (Y&H) and colleagues in neighbouring

establishments, attending regional and national meetings as required.

This post may support a number of clinical research teams within Research and

Innovation

Person Specification

Other Criteria

Essential

• Other criteria (optional) eg practical skills or Additional Requirements Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post (with reasonable adjustments if necessary),
• A willingness to undergo personal development and learn new skills
• Ability to develop a working knowledge of clinical research

Experience

Essential

• Experience - Essential criteriaAdministrative experience
• Able to work unsupervised
• Familiar with the process of clinical trials

Desirable

• Experience - Desirable Knowledge of research methodologies
• Clinical Trials experience
• Experience of contact with patients in either a clinical or research setting

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualifications - Essential CriteriaGood standard of education to a minimum of GCSE level

Skills and Behaviours

Essential

• Skills & behaviours - EssentialProfessional attitude to work, diplomatic and calm under pressure
• Participate in and contribute to team discussions
• Able to work on own initiative/Proactive approach
• Commitment to achieving the objectives of the research team
• Able to prioritise and manage time effectively
• Able to motivate staff
• Ability to support and educate colleagues, patients and carers
• Must be able to deal with the public and staff in a pleasant and polite manner at all times.
• Familiarity with Word Office software packages
• Standard keyboard skills
• Good standard of written and spoken English
• Ability to pay attention to detail

Person Specification
Other Criteria

Essential

• Other criteria (optional) eg practical skills or Additional Requirements Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post (with reasonable adjustments if necessary),
• A willingness to undergo personal development and learn new skills
• Ability to develop a working knowledge of clinical research

Experience

Essential

• Experience - Essential criteriaAdministrative experience
• Able to work unsupervised
• Familiar with the process of clinical trials

Desirable

• Experience - Desirable Knowledge of research methodologies
• Clinical Trials experience
• Experience of contact with patients in either a clinical or research setting

Qualifications

Essential

• Qualifications - Essential CriteriaGood standard of education to a minimum of GCSE level

Skills and Behaviours

Essential

• Skills & behaviours - EssentialProfessional attitude to work, diplomatic and calm under pressure
• Participate in and contribute to team discussions
• Able to work on own initiative/Proactive approach
• Commitment to achieving the objectives of the research team
• Able to prioritise and manage time effectively
• Able to motivate staff
• Ability to support and educate colleagues, patients and carers
• Must be able to deal with the public and staff in a pleasant and polite manner at all times.
• Familiarity with Word Office software packages
• Standard keyboard skills
• Good standard of written and spoken English
• Ability to pay attention to detail

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Address

Leeds General Infirmary

Great George Street

Leeds

LS1 3EX

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