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Job summary

Main area
Clinical Research
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract
Fixed term: 13 months (subject to further funding this post is planned be extended although cannot be guaranteed)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
339-RUH5211-A
Employer
North Bristol NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Southmead Hospital
Town
Bristol
Salary
£29,969 - £36,483 per annum, pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
08/12/2024 23:59

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Clinical Studies Officer

NHS AfC: Band 5

 

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Job overview

The Clinical Studies Officer role is a role that enables unregistered or non-clinical staff to deliver clinical research. You will be supported by an experienced research nurse and work with both the research delivery team and the academic team within the Research and Development department.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be funded to deliver two longitudinal observational cohort studies SPOTLight and BREATHE which recruit patients with pleural disease and airways disease respectively. 

Working for our organisation

The Academic Respiratory Unit is based in the Learning & Research building at Southmead Hospital and spans across both North Bristol NHS Trust and the University of Bristol. We design, lead and deliver research into a wide range of respiratory conditions, with a particular focus on clinical studies and trials. Our unit has particular interests in pleural disease, airways diseases such as asthma and COPD, and interstitial lung disease.

Our Unit’s objective is to play a positive role in advancing the understanding and treatment of lung disease for people everywhere. 

The Respiratory Research Unit is based in the Clinical Research Centre at Southmead Hospital and delivers research in pleural disease, airways diseases such as asthma and COPD, and interstitial lung disease.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post will entail assessing patients’ suitability, ensuring informed consent is obtained, coordinating the logistics for patient visits, collecting and processing samples of blood and pleural fluid and undertaking patient assessments in accordance with the study protocol.

Please see attached job description and person specifications for full details.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Research experience

Personal Qualities/Special Circumstances

Essential criteria
  • Ability to be mobile to meet the demands of the post

Education/Training/Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Undergraduate degree (e.g. BSc) in science, social science, research or management or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
  • Good Clinical Practice training

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Effective personal time and case load management
  • Project Management skills
Desirable criteria
  • Experience in a healthcare environment
  • Recent Clinical Research Experience
  • Experience of working with biological samples

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Advanced communication skills, verbal & written, to include report writing and record keeping.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills with patients, colleagues and multidisciplinary team.
  • Evidence of continuing professional development.
Desirable criteria
  • Facilitation of development of other staff

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

Desirable criteria
  • Awareness of the Trust’s Organisational Objectives

Personal Qualities/Special Circumstances

Essential criteria
  • Able to work within a diverse community of patients and health care professionals

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Emma Tucker
Job title
Clinical Trials Manager
Email address
[email protected]
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