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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.

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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.

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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.

Berkshire Healthcare helps people manage their health in their local area, through a range of specialist and community services across the county. We promote independence and quality of life through community and mental health services and aim for seamless delivery of the best care in the right place. We get to know communities and the people in them so we can deliver the best services that meet their health needs.

Our team of 4,300 staff provide specialist mental health and community health services to a population of around 900,000 within Berkshire. We provide healthcare to people in their own homes and from different sites across the county.

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.

Appointment to any position is conditional on the satisfactory completion of the core NHS Employment Checks Standards. Information disclosed in your application will be checked and any offer of appointment may be withdrawn if you knowingly withhold information or provide false or misleading information.

Please ensure your application is submitted with a valid email address for your referees in order to minimise delays in the recruitment process. Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email, therefore applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly.

Applicants are advised that as a result of the high level of response we receive for some of our vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date.

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust is committed to improving the health of its staff, patients and the wider community by providing a smoke free environment. A smoke free policy is in operation and smoking is not permitted on any of the Trust’s sites.

No agencies to contact Berkshire Healthcare directly please.