Assistant Clinical Research Practitioner

at  Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Trials Assistant to join the Women’s Health Research team at West Middlesex Hospital to deliver The Generation Study.
Do you want to help us transform the quality of NHS genetic services for neonates? We are seeking a skilled and enthusiastic Clinical Trials Assistant funded to join our team at West Middlesex Hospital for 15 months. Our team is leading on transformation in patient care by delivering The Generation Study, which is sponsored by Genomics England. The study focuses on screening neonates for approximately 200 rare conditions at birth using umbilical cord blood. Potential participants will be approached during their pregnancy and counselled on the study.
If you are committed to contributing to a team delivering excellence in research in genomics and would like to develop your research experience, this is the post for you. You will be joining an enthusiastic, friendly, motivated multidisciplinary research team working closely with the obstetricians, midwives and other members of the multidisciplinary team. This is an ideal opportunity to contribute to translating research into clinical practice for the benefit of patients.
If you are enthusiastic, have a positive and flexible approach to your practice and are passionate about improving women’s healthcare, please consider applying.
We are a small team who are dedicated to growth and development at the Trust. The Women’s Health Research Team deliver studies covering a variety of women’s health conditions in both gynaecology, pregnancy and reproductive health. Within the team we support our team members to grow and develop. The cross-site teams approach the studies selected and the delivery of these studies collaboratively. Our key goals are to provide studies which will improve the health of women and their families and to be accessible to all demographics. The trust has undertaken a lot of improvements to ensure that women and their families can access relevant information in a variety of mediums and languages and this is something we are passionate about in the Women’s Health Research Team.
The post-holder will work with The Generation Study Coordinator who works cross site as well as with a Research Midwife who will be based at West Middlesex Hospital. You will lead on sample collection and registration as well as data management in line with the research protocol, while also adhering to good clinical practice (GCP) standards. In addition to this you will support the team with participant identification, outreach and the ordering of study consumables.

THE CLINICAL TRIALS ASSISTANT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR:

Attending induction training
Attending mandatory training and ensuring updates are undertaken as required
Attending research specific training (such as GCP)
Attending and contributing to team meetings and learning sessions such as scenario based learning
Maintaining research training log and research CV
Ensuring PDR objectives are met as required
Communication

THE CLINICAL TRIALS ASSISTANT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR:

Applying Trust values in all working relationships to patients, carers and staff.
Ensuring communication is used effectively in the interests of patient care, including the use of clinical incident reporting if necessary
Assisting with research events such as patient/public campaigns
Demonstrating politeness, courtesy, and sensitivity in dealing with patients/clients, visitors/relatives and colleagues, maintaining good customer relations and recognising individuality and rights for each patient in line with Trust values