Clinical Trials AssistantNHS

Job summary

We are excited to offer an opportunity for a motivated Band 5 Clinical Trials Assistant to join our multidisciplinary research team within the Memory Assessment and Research Centre (MARC). This Full Time (1.0 WTE), fixed term (1 year) post will be based at Moorgreen Hospital in Southampton and will involve supporting both commercial and non-commercial dementia clinical trials.

This role is central to the team enabling MARC to continue to deliver high quality, high profile research. The successful candidate will work closely with a highly experienced research team contributing to all aspects of research delivery and participant care.

We are looking for a Clinical Research Practitioner (CRP) who is;

*Compassionate, patient centred, and confident working with people with Mild Cognitive Impairment and dementia.

*Enthusiastic to learn and support clinical research.

*Organised, detail focused, and able to work autonomously within a research environment.

What we offer

*Opportunity to work on cutting edge dementia research trials.

*Supportive environment with excellent multidisciplinary collaboration.

*Professional development and access to research-specific training

Main duties of the job

The Band 5 Clinical Trials Assistant post supports the multidisciplinary MARC research team to run all aspects of the different clinical research trials for people with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and different types of dementia.The successful candidate will work on all study protocols including Clinical Trials of Investigational Medicinal Products (CTIMPS) that may have regular study visits elsewhere.

Key Activities / Responsibilities

Clinical Research:

Work and adhere to the principles laid down in the International Conference on Harmonisation, Good Clinical Practice Guideline (ICH/GCP) as well as Trust policies.

To help ensure all patients consented to clinical trials at MARC are recorded on their individual Trust electronic medical health record.

To work on all elements of the research trials undertaken at MARC including preparation and set up of clinics; running of clinics; conducting cognitive testing and carer interviews; processing blood, CSF and urine samples as per protocol and following up any issues arising from clinic visits.

To provide support to the Study coordinators about logistical preparation for clinics and communication with colleagues within different departments, patients and carers to ensure smooth running of clinics before, during and after study visits.

With appropriate training, to process clinical samples for studies, organising sample collection and dispatch to relevant department or trial center as appropriate.

Job description

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence