Job summary
Employer heading
Assistant Research Practitioner Band 4
NHS AfC: Band 4
We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people. We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at ULTH.
We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our hospitals – people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.
Our values guide everything we do. They are:
- Patient-centred – Putting patients at the heart of everything we do, listening and responding to their needs and wishes.
- Safety – Following ULTH and professional guidelines. Speaking up to make sure patients and staff are safe from harm.
- Excellence – Striving to be the best that we can be. Innovating and learning from others.
- Compassion – Caring for patients and their loved ones in ways we would want for our friends and family.
- Respect – Behaving and using language that demonstrates respect and courtesy to others. Zero tolerance to bullying, inequality, prejudice and discrimination.
If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the ULTH team.
We’ve taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients.
Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £710 million (22/23) and we employ nearly 8,600 people.
Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement – “Outstanding Care Personally Delivered” – stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.
We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.
Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’. Our rating for caring remained as ‘Good’.
This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.
So, what is in it for you?
- Flexible working: Depending on the needs of your role, we will consider requests for flexible and/or part-time working for whatever reason you should need it. We recognise flexible working will not look the same for everyone, because it depends on the nature of the role and the needs of the individual.
Types of flexibility could include:
- Part-time - less than 37.5 hours per week.
- Off-site/remote working - working from home or other sites for part or all the week.
- Compressed hours – usually full-time hours but over fewer days or shifts.
- Staggered hours – having different start and finish times.
- Set shift patterns – to allow for predictability
- NHS Pension: A generous and flexible pension scheme with contributions from us as your employer fully protected against inflation and guaranteed by the government
- Annual Leave: Starting at 27 days a year, rising to 33 days after 10 years plus eight bank holidays (for staff covered by Agenda for Change) For Medical Workforce positions (Consultant and Specialty Doctor), the full-time entitlement commences from 32 days per annum. For all other Medical Workforce positions, the full-time entitlement commences from 27 days per annum.
- Bank working: The chance to work extra hours at enhanced rates and we will pay you weekly too, ideal if your income needs a quick boost.
In addition, there is more.
- Family & Childcare: Including on-site nurseries at Lincoln County Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital Boston, maternity, paternity, adoption & shared parental leave following a set period of employment.
- Health & Wellbeing: including counselling, mental health first aid, physiotherapy, eye tests.
- Learning & Development including Lincolnshire Talent Academy, leadership training, medical education, clinical education, Lincolnshire clinical research
- Financial support and benefits including Cycle2Work, car lease scheme, home electronics. Free on-site parking and free tea and coffee and the ability to save and borrow through your salary.
- Rewards & Recognition including staff awards, long service awards, retirement awards, examples of excellence and staff lottery.
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Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual with excellent organisational, time management and communication skills to work as an Assistant Research Practitioner. The ability to work on their own initiative and as part of a team is essential. Previous experience of clinical research is desirable but not essential however administration experience and excellent IT skills are essential.
Based within the Cardiology speciality, the successful candidate will lead and coordinate the administrative aspects of the role that relate particularly to the management of participant data and biological samples.
The post holder is expected to coordinate a limited number of non-complex, non-interventional studies as and when these are available, with senior support, alongside supporting the research team with a variety of more complex clinical trials. The post is based on the Lincoln County Hospital site.
Main duties of the job
This job role particularly provides opportunities to develop, gain experience and knowledge within Cardiology setting also supporting other trials within the research delivery team.
We have lots of training available and an extensive induction programme will be offered to ensure staff build confidence and skill within the role.
Specific tasks will be:
- Completion of trial forms and prompt data entry into the online databases
- Coordinating smooth running of lab processes, managing the processing of lab samples and the vendors associated with each trial
- Venepuncture
- Arranging and attending clinic visits and other patient appointments
- Being a point of contact for trial participants
- Responding to enquiries from potential participants
- Assisting the setup of clinical trials non-complex trials
- Working with Commercial sponsors on trials with demanding time lines
- Supporting Principle Investigators in the screening and recruitment of potential patients by using clinical data, direct clinic screening and interacting with the Multidisciplinary team
- Obtaining informed consent from participants were appropriate once consent training is completedExperience of the above procedures would be an advantage, but the post-holder will be joining an experienced team and full training will be given.
Working for our organisation
Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Pilgrim Hospital is situated beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.
Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.
This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.
The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
What should you do next?
Have a look at the job description, and if you like what you see, then apply today. Do not miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great research team in a supportive environment within a great institution. Your NHS needs you!
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GCSE Grade C or 4 above (Or equivalent) as minimum in 3 or more subjects Must include English, Science and Mathematics. Equivalent qualifications are acceptable
- Current IT Qualification or a able to evidence an excellent level of current IT skills
Desirable criteria
- ICH GCP Course
- Degree or evidence of working at degree level
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- Recent administration experience in an office environment (within the past 5 years)
- Knowledge of data management, confidentiality and GDPR
Desirable criteria
- Previous research delivery experience.
- Knowledge or experience of local, national or international research being undertaken
- Experience within a laboratory environment, managing biological samples
- Recent NHS experience
Evidence of Particular: -Knowledge, -Skills, -Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Excellent inter-personal and communication skills.
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
- Ability to prioritise and balance workload
- Ability to carry out venepuncture or willingness to undertake training
- Ability to carry out clinical measurements and recording of vital signs or willingness to undertake training
- Knowledge / use of NHS electronic systems
- bility to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework: *Patient Centred *Safety *Compassion *Respect and *Excellence
Desirable criteria
- Current venepuncture skills
- Current clinical measurement/vital sign recording skills
- Current biological sample management skills
- Knowledge / use of NHS electronic systems
Specific Requirements
Essential criteria
- Willing to develop and learn new skills, embracing learning opportunities
- Willing to travel to other trust sites on limited occasions and attend external meetings
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Isobel Thomas
- Job title
- Research Delivery Team Lead (Medicine and Surgery)
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Please email to discuss the role or arrange an informal visit, which we would be delighted to facilitate
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