Job summary
- Main area
- Research
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 337-NP-8702LD
- Employer
- London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Northwick Park
- Town
- Harrow
- Salary
- £31,081 - £33,665 Per Annum Including High Cost Area Supplement
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 13/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Trial Assistant
Band 4
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Find out more about our Trust and why you should join us#WeAreLNWH
Find out more about Our HEART values
Find out more about our Trust Staff Benefits
Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy
We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.
Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.
- H onesty
- E quity
- A ccountability
- R espect
- T eamwork
These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.
LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
Are you looking for a career in Research? If so, then this post as a Clinical Trials Assistant many be of interest to you. The post holder will work with clinical teams to increase accrual of patients into clinical research supported by the Research Delivery Network (RDN). The post holder will also undertake independent projects to assist the team when necessary, in conjunction with the team leader. Working closely with colleagues the post-holder will be responsible for overseeing data relating to the recruitment and management of patients. The post-holder will have the opportunity to work with minimum supervision using own initiative to plan, manage and prioritise work demands.
Main duties of the job
1. Provide administrative and data management support to the research team at London North West Healthcare Trust.
2. Act as clinical trial assistant and provide for participant recruitment into clinical trials.
3. Assist in organising and coordinating the follow up clinic.
4. Assist in the coordination of investigations, collection of samples, and ensure safe and appropriate storage of specimens as part of the clinical research study.
5. Responsible for day-to-day organisation of the research office, including handling mail, maintaining adequate stationery supplies and ordering furniture/equipment, when necessary, to ensure the smooth running of the office.
Working for our organisation
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please review job description for further details.
Duties will also include;
Provide administrative and data management support to the research teams at London North West Healthcare Trust
Communicate with other research teams within the Trust and develop good working relations to help support them where necessary and encourage a good working relationship with the medical doctors and nurses involved in patient care and facilitate a team approach to patient recruitment/enrolment to trials and safe practice.
Work at all times according to regulations as described in ICH, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), and to the most current guidance relating to research governance and research ethics in each Trust and liaise with Clinical Trial Offices and external
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- relevant science degree
Knowledge and skills
Essential criteria
- • Competent in using Microsoft Office software for storing/retrieving data
- • Ability to communicate well with team member, medical staff , patients and relatives
Desirable criteria
- • Previous experience in working in clinical trials
- • Understanding and or knowledge of research governance and regulations
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mushiya Mpelembue
- Job title
- Lead Stroke Research Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07796705675
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