Clinical Research Practitioner

Would you like to be part of a busy team offering research to our patients to support the discovery of future treatments and diagnostics?

Do you have a passion for improving patient outcomes through clinical research?

Are you an individual with a clinical background, who is keen to gain experience in the field of research delivery? Or an individual currently working in an administrative research role who is keen to move into a patient facing research delivery role to progress in their career?

The role of Clinical Research Practitioner could be for you...

An exciting opportunity has arisen to be part of the Research & Innovation Team at Northampton General Hospital.

The Research & Innovation Team are a multi-disciplinary team who work in all clinical areas at Northampton General Hospital, in partnership with hospital staff, to deliver a vast array of clinical trials. This is a unique and exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, committed and disciplined clinical research practitioner to join the team. You will be working as part of the Research & Innovation Team, supporting the delivery of a wide variety of clinical research studies.

Informal visits are strongly encouraged if you are interested in applying. We would love to show you around our Clinical Research Facility to meet our team and discover what we do.

The Research & Innovation Team at Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust leads on supporting Principal Investigators (PI’s) in the setup, delivery and close out of research across all specialities within the Trust. Areas covered by the team include Rheumatology, Dermatology, Oncology, Haematology, Cardiology, Stroke, Diabetes and Women’s and Child Health. The Clinical Research Practitioner will report to the Research nurse team. Research & Innovation sits within the Medical Directors Directorate.

The post-holder will support the delivery of research throughout the Trust, developing the research collaboration and maximising opportunities to increase research and innovation capacity and capability, with the aim of increasing the number of staff and patients participating in high quality research.

The Clinical Research Practitioner will be responsible for the collection, recording and maintaining of data for patients on research studies.

The post holder will support current research staff in ensuring the completeness, accuracy and consistency of the data in order to meet standards expected for reporting to regulatory bodies.

The individual will provide clinical support to patients in clinical trials; such as taking samples, performing tests and physical measurements in accordance with the clinical trial protocol, and Good Clinical Practice.

Please submit your application as soon as possible, as we reserve the right to close adverts once sufficient applications have been received.

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University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) was formed through the grouping of Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. As one group, we are on a journey to improve services for our communities by working collaboratively, modernising the way we deliver care and continually striving for excellence.

Working together allows us to share expertise, strengthen services and create greater opportunities . There may be a requirement to work across our hospital sites depending on service needs.

Our Excellence Values: Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Integrity and Courage.

UHN welcomes applications from people from all protected groups and is committed to creating an inclusive working environment. We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and have achieved the Gold Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme. Our active staff networks support colleagues from all backgrounds and help ensure everyone feels valued here at UHN

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lucy Dudgeon/Sonia White Job title: Clinical Research Manager Email address: Sign in to view email Telephone number: 01604 545941

We would love to show you around our Clinical Research Facility to meet our team and discuss what we do if you are interested in applying.