Senior Clinical Research Practitioner

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading NHS Foundation Trust as a Senior Clinical Research Practitioner in the Rossini Platform trial. This role offers a unique opportunity to enhance your research career while managing clinical responsibilities and mentoring staff. Be part of a dynamic team dedicated to improving patient outcomes through innovative research.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and motivated individual with a passion for research.
• Experience in clinical research and managing participant caseloads.
• Ability to mentor and support staff effectively.

Responsibilities

• Drive recruitment and support rollout of the Rossini Platform trial.
• Manage a caseload of participants and mentor staff.
• Engage with sites and ensure compliance with best practices.

Skills

Research excellence

Clinical management

Team collaboration

Education

Relevant clinical qualification

Job description

Exciting Opportunity: Senior Clinical Research Practitioner – Cardiac Pillar, Rossini Platform Trial

Are you an enthusiastic and motivated individual looking to develop your research career? Join us as a Senior Clinical Research Practitioner and be part of the largest surgical trial in the UK—the Rossini Platform trial. This is a unique opportunity to expand your expertise, contribute to ground-breaking research, and enhance your professional network both within the Trust and across the UK.

In this dynamic role, you will work across multiple sites, driving recruitment and supporting the successful rollout of this innovative multi-arm, multi-stage (MAMS) trial. You will play a key role in site engagement, training, compliance, and dissemination of best practices, while also improving collaboration between research teams. This role offers a perfect blend of clinical and managerial responsibilities, allowing you to autonomously manage a caseload of participants while mentoring and supporting staff. If you are passionate about research excellence and improving patient outcomes, we would love to hear from you.

This role is for 1.0 FTE for 1 year. A fixed-term 0.5 FTE for 2 years contract can also be considered.

The Surveillance and Innovation Unit (SUI) is a new unit in the Directorate of Infection. The Senior Clinical Research Practitioner team will work within this unit, which is a dynamic, friendly team covering Surgical Site Infection Surveillance across the trust and in the community.

Previous candidates need not apply.

For further details or informal visits, contact:

• Name: Melissa Rochon
• Job Title: Lead for Surveillance, Innovation and Research
• Email: [e-mail]

Queries to find out more about the role are welcomed.