Research EPR Practitioner

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust; Torquay; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Research EPR Practitioner to support the OneDevon Epic EPR across partner organisations, standardising usage to identify and screen patients for clinical trials.

You will train staff on Epic research tools, contribute to SOP development, and monitor system performance to improve recruitment into research studies across the trusts involved.

Qualifications

• Experience using clinical IT systems.
• Able to work with staff to learn new skills and support their learning.
• Interest in how IT can improve access to research and inform treatments.

Responsibilities

• Support clinical research teams and work with the OneDevon EPR team to standardise EPR use.
• Identify and screen patients eligible for clinical trials and maximise recruitment opportunities.
• Design, deliver, and update training on Epic research tools; develop SOPs and oversee process improvements.
• Monitor the effectiveness of implemented solutions and raise governance issues to EPR/research leadership.
• Collaborate across TSDFT, RDUH and UHPT to meet national recruitment targets (e.g., 30-day first patient and 150-day setup).

Skills

IT proficiency

Excellent communication

Learning support

Tools

Epic EPR system

Job description

Do you have experience in using clinical IT systems? Are you an excellent communicator? Can you work with staff to learn new skills and support their learning? Are you interested in how we can use IT to improve access to research and inform future treatments and care? If you’ve answered yes, the Research EPR Practitioner role could be for you!

We are seeking a curious and IT-proficient individual to support our clinical research teams and work closely with the OneDevon electronic patient record (EPR) team to ensure a standardised approach to using the EPR to identify and screen patients that are eligible for clinical trials, maximising opportunities for recruitment into research studies.

The OneDevon EPR initiative is a unique collaboration between Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust (TSDFT), Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (RDUH) and University Hospital Plymouth NHS Trust (UHPT) using the Epic system to create a single EPR. Having been introduced into RDUH in 2020, Epic is being rolled out across TSDFT and UHPT throughout 2026.

This is a fixed term or secondment opportunity with an end date as March 31st, 2028

As a Research EPR Practitioner you will play an integral part in maximising the Epic EPR functionality to identify, screen and recruit eligible participants into research trials within each organisation.

A key element of the role will be supporting staff across Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust and University Hospitals Plymouth to understand and use new and existing Epic research tools effectively; contributing to training, standard operating procedure development, and ongoing process improvement. The post holder will monitor the effectiveness of implemented solutions, identify further optimisation opportunities, and elevate complex system or governance issues to the appropriate EPR or research leadership.

This post holder will work in partnership with the EPR team to design systems that will support us to both increase the number of patients being recruited into clinical trials and the speed of recruitment. This will help us to meet the national 30-day target for recruiting the first patient into a study once it has opened which is a key part of the overall 150-day set up metric.

Why Work With Us?

As part of the clinical research team, you will work closely with the research application team to ensure the Epic EPR system is configured and used clinically in a way that will deliver maximising participant recruitment into clinical research.

You will be expected to work with colleagues from across the OneDevon Team, research departments and governance leads to ensure a truly collaborative and aligned optimisation phase.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Kathryn Bamforth Job title: Lead Research AHP Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01803 655403

Sam Keenan, Research Matron RDUH, [e-mail]

Claire West, Deputy Lead Research Nurse UHP, [e-mail] or 01752 431514