Job summary
Employer heading
Clinical Research Practitioner
Band 5
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for an organised and enthusiastic CLINICAL RESEARCH PRACTITIONER to join Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust as a Band 5 within the Adult ADHD and Autism team.
Berkshire Healthcare is one of the most research active Mental Health and Community Trusts in the country. Applications will be accepted from Clinical Research Practitioners.
This is an excellent opportunity for a reliable, motivated individual with or without previous experience of working in healthcare research. This is an opportunity to work closely with our busy Research and Development delivery team working on studies to collect research data and to support members of the Adult ADHD and Autism team to develop research projects.
This post is based at 25 Erleigh Road, Reading RG1 5LR, but you will be required to travel as required by the job role and as such a time efficient mode of transportation is essential. Currently the Trust is supporting remote working where appropriate.
Main duties of the job
The role requires excellent organisational skills and meticulous approach to work. Main duties include the implementation of research protocols, identification, recruitment, and support of patients through the research process as well as providing research support as necessary to study teams and clinicians.
The role involves collecting accurate data, , carrying out clinical assessments, document generation and control, and ensuring research is conducted in compliance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP), current legislation and research governance standards.
Additionally, you will actively promote research and the work of the NIHR amongst clinicians, service users and the wider NHS. You will work with the research and university teams to drive clinical research delivery performance within the Trust and help the Trust to achieve research targets.
Working for our organisation
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.
We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer. We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:
- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.
Benefits of working for us include:
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance
- 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
- Free parking across Trust sites
If you share our values and would like to come and work for us, please submit your application as soon as possible as we'll occasionally close roles early that have a high number of applications.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The “must haves” for this role:
1. Excellent communication skills
2. Excellent organisational skills
3. IT skills
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification. We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted. For further application tips – see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.
If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and let’s be outstanding together.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Sally Finnie on 0118 9044600 or email: [email protected] who’ll be delighted to help.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential criteria
- Relevant professional qualification (e.g. RMN or equivalent) or degree in relevant subject
- Willing to undertake training
- Venepuncture skills or a willingness to undertake venepuncture training
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience working in a health or social care setting
- Awareness of GDPR and data protection issues related to NHS research
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
Desirable criteria
- Awareness of GCP/Informed consent/other obligatory regulations related to healthcare research
- Experience of research in a healthcare setting
- Experience of public speaking
- Experience of report writing
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Good IT skills
- Excellent organisational skills
- High level of written and verbal communication skills
- Self-motivated
Desirable criteria
- Ability to network within a wide and diverse community both clinical and research-orientated
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
- Flexibility
- Ability to work on numerous research studies at once
- Ability to be compassionate, caring and respectful when interacting with patients, carers and colleagues
- Ability to travel in a time efficient way to multiple sites across the operational area of the Trust
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sally Finnie
- Job title
- Clinical Neuropsychologist - Service Deputy
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01189044600
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