Job vacancy: Senior Clinical Trials Assistant, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton

Job summary

Main area

Research & Development

Grade

Band 4

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time
Part time

37.5 hours per week

Job ref

188-THQ2080325

Employer: University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Southampton General Hospital
Town: Southampton
Salary: £26,530 - £29,114 pa or pa pro rata
Closing: 15/04/2025 23:59
Interview date: 23/04/2025

Senior Clinical Trials Assistant

Band 4

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Role and Responsibilities:

- Deliver direct care to research participants, performing clinical tasks such as venesection, blood pressure monitoring, ECG recording, and anthropometric measurements within your scope of competence.
- Support the coordination and administration of clinical research studies, including scheduling participant visits, managing study documentation, and handling data entry.
- Ensure all research activities comply with Good Clinical Practice (GCP), study protocols, and relevant policies, including participant eligibility checks and informed consent procedures.
- Act as the first point of contact for trial-related enquiries, liaising with participants, relatives, and healthcare professionals while maintaining professionalism and confidentiality.
- Assist in study set-up and logistics, including sample shipments, stock management, and preparation for monitoring visits.

What We Are Looking For:

- Experience in a healthcare or research setting, understanding clinical trials and patient care.
- Strong organisational and communication skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritise effectively.
- Knowledge of GCP and research governance, with a commitment to maintaining high compliance and documentation standards.
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team, demonstrating initiative and problem-solving skills.

Additional Information:

- The role requires flexibility to provide a 24/7 service based on the needs of the research studies and participants.
- Candidates may need to travel between sites; therefore, a driving licence or access to transport may be beneficial.
- This role may be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check due to the nature of patient contact.

If you are looking for a rewarding role that combines patient care with research, we would love to hear from you!

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

‘A’ Level/NVQ3 or equivalent in a relevant subject area
Complete Care Certificate or NVQ3/ foundation degree in Healthcare-related subject
Evidence of continuing professional development and willingness to undertake further training.

Desirable criteria

Degree/ higher education or equivalent
Evidence of continuing professional development and willingness to undertake further training.
ICH GCP Trained

Knowledge and experience

Essential criteria

Evidence of continuing professional development and willingness to undertake further training.
Significant relevant clinical experience in a patient-facing healthcare clinical role
Experience of data management
Interest in clinical research.
Ability to work as part of a team, work under own initiative and independently outside the dept without direct supervision.
Able to prioritise tasks and cope with deadlines
An understanding of confidentiality issues

Desirable criteria

Venesection experience/ willingness to learn

Values and behaviours

Essential criteria

Patients First
Always Improving
Working Together

Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.

For more information about our Trust

https://careers.uhs.nhs.uk

Getting to work - our travel promise

Getting to work should be as easy as possible and that’s why we have introduced the UHS travel promise – a commitment from the Trust that we will provide reasonable travel options for every member of staff. Every member of staff can apply for a permit to use our park & ride facility. Eligibility for on-site parking is dependent on the nature and requirement of the role. All staff can also access a range of discounted benefits relating to travel including reduced price bus tickets, purchase of salary sacrifice bikes and ultra-low emission cars.

Our commitment to equality

Equality remains at the centre of our policymaking, service delivery, and employment practice, giving all employees equal opportunity to develop, apply for promotions, and have working arrangements that enable them to achieve a manageable work-life balance.

UHS actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for managers and staff to ensure this happens. We also closely monitor recruitment activity, training, development, and employment practices to ensure equality of practice with regard to race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, marital status and age.

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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.

Documents to download

Job Description and Person Specification (PDF, 296.4KB)

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Ruben Magalhaes
Job title: Senior Research Charge Nurse
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 023 8120 4479
Additional information: Nikki Cullum
Senior Research Physiotherapist
023 8120 4479
[email protected]

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Job summary

Employer heading

Senior Clinical Trials Assistant

Band 4

Job overview

Main duties of the job

Working for our organisation

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

What We Are Looking For:

Additional Information:

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Knowledge and experience

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Values and behaviours

Essential criteria

For more information about our Trust

Getting to work - our travel promise

Our commitment to equality

How and why we use your information

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

Documents to download

Further details / informal visits contact

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