Clinical Trials Practitioner Assistant - Research & Development

East And North Hertfordshire Nhs Trust; Tankerton; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust is recruiting for a Clinical Trial Practitioner Assistant based at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre. You will support the R&D team in recruiting patients for studies, assist in patient care (bloods and vital signs) and help with study administration, including data extraction from records.

The role sits in a supportive oncology research environment, with opportunities to develop new skills and knowledge while aligning with our values of Include, Respect and

Qualifications

• GCSEs grade 4 or above or equivalent
• NVQ level 3 in a health-related subject or equivalent
• Willingness to undertake training as appropriate for role.

Responsibilities

• Recruit patients to studies and assist with their care, including taking bloods and vital signs.
• Support administrative tasks for studies, e.g. preparing notes and extracting data from patient records.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Self-motivation

Flexibility

Education

GCSEs

NVQ level 3 in a health-related subject

Tools

GCP awareness

Job description

Job overview

We are recruiting for a Clinical Trial Practitioner Assistant who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

Have you thought about joining a team where you will be supported as you develop new skills and build on your existing knowledge and experience?

If the answer is yes, we would like to hear back from you and if you are successful you will be joining our R&D team, primarily based within the Supportive Oncology Research Team at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre.

In addition, you will receive a High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of your basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £4,314 and a maximum payment of £5,436 per annum pro rata.

Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!

Main duties of the job

You will be working with the Clinical Trial Practitioners (CTP's) in recruiting patients to studies and assisting with their care, including taking bloods (peripheral and CVAD's) and vital signs.

You will also be supporting with the administrative side of the studies, e.g preparing notes and assisting the team in locating and extracting data from patient records.

Working for our organisation

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

ENHT is seeking to maintain and expand the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre staff as we move to an exciting new future.

We welcome applications from those who would relish the opportunity to be part of new and developing cancer service, building on the excellent reputation, research and patient experience the Cancer Centre already delivers.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Person specification

Qualifications/Training

Essential criteria

• A minimum of 5 GCSEs or equivalent, grade 4 and above NVQ level 3 in a health-related subject, or equivalent
• Willingness to undertake training as appropriate for role.

Skills

Essential criteria

• Excellent organisational and time management skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work cross boundaries integrating with multidisciplinary staff.

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Awareness of GCP (Good Clinical Practice)

Other Requirements

Essential criteria

• Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion. Adaptable and flexible
• Able to rapidly absorb and respond to complex information.
• Able to work in a team.
• Self-motivated. Willingness to work flexible hours on occasion.
• Displays enthusiastic nature.

Previous Experience

Essential criteria

• Proven ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally.

Desirable criteria

• Proven ability to work under pressure.