Senior Research Support Officer

The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust and Charity; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust in neurology and neurosurgery seeks a Clinical Research Practitioner/Clinical Research Nurse to join the team. You'll work on an innovative study by recruiting participants and collecting data, ensuring high-quality results. This role offers a fantastic opportunity for career development, with fixed-term employment for initially three years, in a supportive environment focused on patient care and well-being.

Qualifications

• Experience of clinical research in the UK, ICH GCP, and Research Governance.
• Familiar with confidentiality issues in clinical data.
• Ability to disseminate knowledge on Good Clinical Practice.

Responsibilities

• Recruit and collect data from high numbers of participants.
• Work with Data Lead and Study Co-ordinator to ensure data quality.
• Deliver day-to-day running of studies.

Skills

Clinical research experience

Knowledge of Good Clinical Practice

Office management skills

Excellent proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Education

Degree in relevant subject or equivalent experience

Masters in relevant subject (desirable)

Tools

Access

FileMaker

Job description

Job Summary

The renowned TONiC study, one of the highest recruiting studies on the NIHR portfolio, is entering an exciting new stage. Backed by new funding, we will enhance our current model of collecting data using Patient Reported Outcome Measures by adding digital data collection via an app and biosample collection for genetic and other analyses. To support this, we are appointing new posts; this post is for the Clinical Research Practitioner/Clinical Research Nurse who will work with two full time Support Officers to deliver the day to day running of the studies.

Main Duties

The successful candidate will not be required to have experience in digital data collection or genetic research but must be able to organise their time to recruit and collect data from high numbers of participants, and work with the Data Lead, Study Co-ordinator and labs to provide high quality TONiC data for integration; for more information see https://www.finders-study.org/. The project offers excellent opportunities for career development and appointments are for 3 years initially.

About Us

The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust is the only NHS trust to hold dual accreditation for the Investors in People. We invest in people and we invest in wellbeing standards and have been awarded Gold status for both. The Walton Centre is a leader in the treatment and care of neurology and neurosurgery, placing the patient and their family at the heart of everything we do. As the only specialist hospital trust in the UK dedicated to providing comprehensive neurology, neurosurgery, spinal and pain management services we are proud to be rated as an Outstanding Trust by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and champion change throughout the field of neuroscience.

Details

• Date posted: 17 December 2025
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 5
• Salary: £31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum
• Contract: Fixed term
• Duration: 1 years
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 160-7688396
• Job locations: The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Lower Lane, Liverpool, L9 7BB

Job Responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification document for detailed information about the job description for this vacancy.

Person Specification

• Essential: Experience of clinical research in the UK, ICH GCP and Research Governance trained, and familiar with the issues surrounding clinical data, particularly confidentiality
• Essential: Knowledge of the REC and R&D application processes
• Essential: Knowledge of requirements and practicalities of Good Clinical Practice and Research Governance, together with the ability to disseminate this knowledge and information
• Essential: Office management and clerical skills
• Essential: Have excellent working knowledge of Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Essential: Educated to Degree (or equivalent) in relevant subject Or experience in the relevant field
• Desirable: Experience of analysing medical data, preferably in an NHS or pharmaceutical company environment
• Desirable: Masters or other higher degree (or equivalent) in relevant subject
• Desirable: Experience of using databases, such as Access and FileMaker
• Desirable: Evidence of continuing professional development

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

Employer details

The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Lower Lane, Liverpool, L9 7BB.

Employer’s website

https://www.thewaltoncentre.nhs.uk/