Trials Recruitment Coordinator and Research Practitioner

at  University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

This post is based in the Dementia Research Centre (DRC), at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN), and will play an integral role in the internationally regarded multi-disciplinary dementia trials team.
The post holder will work as part of the recruitment team, alongside other members of the trials team, to facilitate recruitment to research and to support research delivery at the DRC – we are therefore looking for someone who is an enthusiastic and organised individual, in addition to being an excellent and empathic communicator.
The primary job purpose of this dual role is to facilitate recruitment to research & to support research delivery at the DRC. We are looking for an enthusiastic & organised individual who is an excellent and empathic communicator.
Trial Recruitment
The post holder will play a crucial role in recruiting individuals from clinic by working closely with the clinical teams, attending clinics, identifying potential research participants, discussing possible projects with them, & consenting them to research/research registries as appropriate. The post holder will work as part of the recruitment team, alongside other members of the trials team to ensure research screening visits are well coordinated & arranged in a timely manner with a view to meet recruitment targets within required timeframes. The post holder may be involved in administering cognitive rating scales (e.g. MMSE) in studies where appropriate & as part of pre-screening participants following training.
Research Practitioner
Post holder will also work directly on studies as a research practitioner. This may involve consenting participants to research, & conducting study assessments (e.g. phlebotomy, vital sign collection, ECGs, clinical/cognitive rating scales). This will require efficient & accurate collection of study data, maintained on electronic and hard copy study files. The post holder may also assist with processing of laboratory samples for research. Training will be provided for the above tasks if required.
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology .
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
UCL Dementia Research Centre (DRC)
The DRC is part of the UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology and embedded within the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN), an internationally renowned hospital for clinical practice and world-class clinical research in neurosciences. The DRC is closely integrated with the NHS Cognitive Disorders Service run at the NHNN and so well positioned to link clinical practice with research.
The DRC is recognised as one of foremost international centres for the study of Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases. It is highly involved in translational research and runs multiple early phase clinical trials investigating the safety and efficacy of potential disease modifying therapies in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and other dementias, including drugs targeting amyloid, tau, inflammation, and genetic therapies.
In addition to clinical trials, there are several BRC funded research projects at the DRC, which the post-holder will be working closely with, including observational cohort studies in patients and normal ageing, psychological and imaging studies.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

• In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the second year in a row.

UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work

Please refer the Job description for details