Associate Practitioner

This is an excellent opportunity to join the Oxford Centre for Histopathology Research (OCHRe) team in the John Radcliffe Hospital. We are looking for an enthusiastic person, with a background in research administration, some experience in a project management/coordination type role, and some experience with handling samples in a laboratory setting, to join the OCHRe team for a period currently funded to end of March 2024, with the expectation that funding will be renewed for another 12-month cycle, to work as an Associate Practitioner (Clinical Trials) in collaboration with the OUH department of Cellular Pathology., This is an essential role that ensures clinical trials aiming to influence medical research are supported whilst complying with national and local governance requirements and will involve a mixture of:

• Project management e.g.
+ Organisation of applications, via email, database records and paper files + Seeking approval from appropriate personnel and ensuring appropriate consent is in place from information provided with each request, checking for use of tissue before release, recording evidence of approvals / consent on multiple databases. + Work with team members to ensure completion of projects in a reasonable time frame. + Ensuring activities are recorded at all stages in the pathway to monitor progress and for costings purposes
• Manual laboratory procedures e.g.
+ Centrifugation (e.g. processing blood samples) + Running of digital slide scanner and associated software. + Slide labelling
• General laboratory support duties e.g.
+ Pulling slides and blocks for review + Recalling cases from the off-site archive Contribution to maintenance of biobank storage facilities, This inter-disciplinary Centre plays a crucial role in allowing University and OUH Foundation Trust-sponsored clinical trials and research studies, as well as external clinical trials, to access relevant samples, working closely with the Department of Cellular Pathology as well as the Oxford Radcliffe Biobank (ORB)., 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.

The primary role is to deal with requests involving services or samples from the Cellular Pathology department, communicating with clinical trial administrators, research nurses and pathologists, as well as technical staff in the department to ensure the right samples are prepared, and occasionally to process study-specific samples. The post holder will need to apply good practical understanding and knowledge of ICH GCP framework and HTA guidelines, training will be provided if required. They will require excellent interpersonal skills, IT skills (particularly relational databases and Excel) and organisational skills, as well as having the confidence to work independently when required, again training will be provided.,
• Foundation degree or equivalent, Higher education qualification in a relevant subject, Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• Excellent IT skills, including experience of working at an advanced level with Microsoft Excel and Word
• Ability to plan and manage own work schedule, accommodate unexpected changes
• Ability to follow protcols
• Ability to troubleshoot
• Good team working skills
Desirable criteria
• Ability to maintain and interrogate electronic databases, including relational databases, Essential criteria
• Previous experience of data entry
Desirable criteria
• Experience of working in a clinical or lab research environment
• Experience of financial administration
  
  Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel., Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.