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Job overview

Are you enthusiastic, motivated and committed with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills and an interest in research?

We are looking for an experienced Health Care Support Worker or Practitioner to run a glucose monitoring study within the Diabetes Research Unit at Ipswich Hospital.

Working in the Diabetes centre in a busy clinical setting with other multi-disciplinary teams. He or she needs to have common sense, attention to detail, practical skills, adaptability and a “can do” attitude with an absolute commitment to high standards of care are required. It is essential that you are  able to work calmly and methodically whatever the surroundings.

Training will be provided for Good Clinical Practice, specimen processing equipment as needed. The role will also include data inputting and accurate recording of research data, therefore excellent IT skills are essential. The role will be patient facing therefore excellent communication skills are essential.  Knowledge and understanding of research practice and the ability to apply research governance principles to practice is desirable. 

The Research and Development department at ESNEFT hosts a variety of studies such as the NIHR portfolio, locally developed (ESNEFT) & commercial. The research ranges from simple observational studies to interventional clinical trials of investigational medicinal products (CTIMPs.) 

Main duties of the job

The role incorporates both office based data entry and management, and patient facing tasks to provide a Clinical Trials and Research support service, specifically running a glucose monitoring study on behalf of a commercial sponsor in accordance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines.

To be responsible for day to day running of this study, with support and supervision from wider team. This includes setting up of study recruitment of patients, implementation of study procedures and processing of and recording of data and samples.

The key requirement are a high level of organisational ability and a track record of working collaboratively within a team. An ability to multi-task and remain calm will be advantageous.

The study involves venepuncture and the use of specimen processing equipment, all training will be provided by the sponsor for this. Please note that implementation of the protocol, formulated by the sponsor will involve sustained periods of standing. 

Working for our organisation

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes. 

We are the largest NHS organisation in East Anglia, employing more than 12,000 staff. 

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options. 

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. 

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.   

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients. 

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.   

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