JOB OVERVIEW

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an individual to join the Research and Development Dept at Epsom & St Helier Universities NHS Trust as Research Assistant. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual who is keen to work in a Clinical Research Environment.
You will work as part of the Research Team; supporting and delivering high quality research. There is an expectation to work primarily on supporting the Lumella trial. The maternity research team supports studies across a range of specialities so there may be opportunity to support other NIHR activities during any periods of reduced workload for Lumella.
The post holder will work primarily at Epsom Hospital, but may also be required to support research activity elsewhere in the Trust and work cross site.
You will have excellent organisational, IT, ‘a can do’ attitude to work, interpersonal skills, and be able to work both independently and as part of a team.
An understanding of the principles of research would be helpful, but specific training will be given to the successful candidate to undertake the role.
A visit to the department or having a chat to the team would be recommended when applying for this post.

WORKING FOR OUR ORGANISATION

Thank you for showing an interest in working with us at Epsom and St Helier – a family of more than 7,000 colleagues. We offer to 500,000 people. We operate two busy general hospitals, Epsom Hospital and St Helier Hospital, and run services from other locations, South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit at St Helier Hospital, Queen Mary’s Hospital for Children, South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC) at Epsom with A&E and Maternity at both sites.
We are an integrated health and care Trust which means we provide our acute care hospitals, make partnerships between services, work with local GPs, mental health services, community providers and local authorities, to try and enable people to be well but ensure they receive the right care, in the right place, with the right support if they become unwell.
We work as part of the St George’s, Epsom and St Helier Hospital and Health Group, with a shared leadership where collaborate to develop stronger clinical and corporate services.
We are committed to making our work places, great places to work, with the right support and culture to help you excel. Our core value is – ‘Respect’. ‘Respect’ is at the heart of everything we do and reduce bullying, racism, discrimination or other poor behaviours.
We continue to develop as a Trust and with our partners. We welcome you to help us our journey, starting with the following job description, which we hope inspires you to be part of our success.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

• Respectful and Patient
• Acts Professionally
• Self-motivated, capable of making decisions and working with minimal supervision
• Ability to use initiative and drive to achieve results
• Attention to details and conscientious
  Your application: Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.
  References: You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We do not accept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.
  Closing date: In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
  Shortlisting: You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.
  DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.

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APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS

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.

DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION AND MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.
The recruiting team reserve the right to close this advertisement early once applications reach maximum limit.