Assistant Research Practitioner

The post holder will be a key member of the clinical research team providing research support and its associated clinical care for participants and patients enrolling in a variety of research studies and projects in Oncology , Critical Care and other areas within the Trust. The candidate will work across Research & Innovation, as the service needs to support research studies across Alder Hey dictates. The post holder will be involved in providing ongoing support to the research team. They will ensure data collection is to its highest standards, facilitating the production of good quality research with a commitment to the patient's safety and wellbeing., Research:

• Assist with programmes for recruitment, enrolment, screening and retention of research participants in accordance with the protocol and ICH-Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines and the Research Governance Framework
• Following training and competency assessment - obtain informed consent from participants for qualitative or non CTIMP trials as deemed appropriate and as delegated to do
• Contribute to appropriate data collection for participant data and to monitor data in accordance with the research protocol and standard operating procedures
• Support the wider research team when liaising with sponsor sites regarding data queries and for checking/ resolving data queries
• Assist with and maintain participant follow up in the form of telephone/ face to face contact for data collection ensuring study visit timescales are adhered to
• Take appropriate action in the event of both adverse events and serious adverse events within the required time frame under the guidance of a clinical research nurse/ midwife or principal investigator
• Assist the study management team to ensure each study has well maintained site file
• Record and assist with the entry of recruitment figures using EDGE and provide the necessary information for the NIHR CRN database
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills throughout the research process by communication with face-to-face meetings and telephone discussions
• Support the research team in preparing for monitoring visits
  
  The Trust is committed to promoting an environment that embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Staff are expected to apply the values of respect, excellence, innovation, togetherness and openness in all that they do