Senior Clinical Support Worker (Band 3) - Research - University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS[...]

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced Nursing Assistant to join the Research and Innovation Directorate at a leading NHS Trust. The Senior Clinical Support Worker role involves supporting clinical studies, enhancing patient care, and contributing to a positive research culture. This part-time position offers a chance to develop skills in a dynamic environment focused on improving healthcare outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience working with the NHS or large organizations for at least 1 year.
• Experience in venepuncture and organizing clinical areas.
• Competence in handling data and databases.

Responsibilities

• Screening clinics for eligible participants and conducting recruitment.
• Collecting data and ensuring compliance with ICH-GCP standards.
• Preparing and storing samples as required.

Skills

Communication

Data handling

Teamwork

Education

NVQ2 or prepared to work towards NVQ3

GCSE grade C in English and Maths or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

ICH/GCP

Job description

Main area Research Grade Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) Job ref 205-7137882

Employer University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Stoke Town Stoke on Trent Salary £24,625 - £25,674 pa Salary period Yearly Closing 28/05/2025 23:59

Senior Clinical Support Worker

Band 3

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and highly motivated Nursing Assistant to join the Research and Innovation Directorate at
University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust. This is a fantastic opportunity for those working in a care setting to further develop skills within
research to support and coordinate a wide range of clinical studies. This will contribute to improving and changing the future care of patients.
This key role requires the individual to have excellent communication skills at all levels; are confident working in partnerships and on their own,
developing relationships and working as part of a team within the research environment. The successful candidate will need to have a positiveattitude and to help develop an effective research culture within UHNM.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking an individual who is committed to providing quality care, highly motivated to learn and develop further and wants to be part of
dedicated team with a strong patient focus. The role consists of screening clinics for eligible participants, recruitment, consent, assessment, data
collection, follow-ups, preparation, storage of samples and other clinical duties as required. The role requires responsibility for ensuring that
clinical trials are run in accordance with ICH-GCP and other regulatory standards.

This post is part time 22.5 hours and the working days are Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information on the role please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

You can also contact Tenifayo Adeyemo for further details

Person specification

Qualifications

• NVQ2 or prepared to work towards a 3 or relevant work experience
• GCSE grade C in English and Maths or equivalent
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages
• ICH/GCP

Knowledge, skills and experience

• Working with the NHS or another large organisation for a minimum of 1 year
• Experience of working in a public/client environment
• Experience in venepuncture
• Experience of organising and setting up clinical areas
• Competence in handling data and databases

Important information about your application

• All correspondence will be sent to you via the email address you applied from. Please ensure you check your emails regularly.
• References - please ensure you provide email addresses for all referees for the last three years of employment.
• We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
• Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies
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University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) has been awarded the Gold Award for proudly supporting those who serve. We actively encourage applications from the Armed Forces community.

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If you would like support completing an application form, please contact the recruitment department on 01782 675533 where one of our trained assistants will be able to help

At UHNM we are fortunate to receive a high volume of applications for many of our roles, on this occasion we would reserve the right to close any advert early, therefore please apply without delay!

If you obtained your qualifications overseas, you will be required to provide an official government translation through ECCTIS (formerly known as NARIC). Please note, this is in addition to any professional registration requirements and not a replacement for your qualifications.

If you are currently in the UK on a visa, you must have at least six months remaining on your visa at the time of application to ensure sufficient time for the recruitment and training process associated with the role. The requirement of at least six months remaining on your visa does not apply to a Skilled Worker Visa, as a new Skilled Worker Visa would be required for a new role.

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.