Band 4 Clinical Research Assistant

The closing date is 26th Mar 2023

Job summary

Are you looking for an exciting new role as a clinical research assistant? We have a fantastic opportunity to join the Respiratory Research team at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. The post will offer the successful candidate the opportunity to gain experience of clinical research from set up to completion and to develop an understanding of the importance that research makes to the care and treatment of our patients. The post holder will be responsible for the day to day running of research studies including screening of potential patients, recruiting patients into studies according to agreed protocols, assisting in the informed consent process and management of all the study related data.

The successful candidate will join our friendly, motivated and dynamic team. They will be working on the expanding Respiratory research portfolio of studies and gain a wealth of knowledge and experience surrounding respiratory medicine.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

The post holder will have duties including phlebotomy and assisting in carrying out study related visits, sample collection and transfer, dealing with enquires, and maintaining study data documentation.

The post holder will require excellent communication skills and will need to be able to demonstrate an ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.

The post holder should carry out their duties in such a way that makes a positive and direct contribution to the organisation of the work and smooth running of the service. To provide a high quality effective, efficient and confidential service to the assigned research team.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

Job description

*Please Note*: For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description* 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

Maths & English at GSCE level, Grade C or above (E)

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent comparable experience (E)

Experience

Essential

Previous office experience (E)

Evidence of well-developed IT Skills including Microsoft Word, Excel,Outlook etc(E)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

For help with your application, contact: 

Diane Griffiths 

diane.griffiths@uhb.nhs.uk 

 

Pay scheme

Agenda for Change 

Band

Band 4 

Salary

£23949.00  to £26282.00 Yearly 

Contract

Fixed Term 

Duration

12  Month(s) 

Working pattern

Full-Time, Flexible Working 

Reference number

304-1071070YS 

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital 
Mindelsohn Way 
Birmingham 
West Midlands 
B15 2TH 

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