Clinical Support - Assistant Research Practitioner - Band 4 - internal

As an Assistant Research Practitioner you will work alongside Research Nurses/Midwives/AHP's to maximise Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals Trust recruitment of patients into research appropriate for their condition. The role is diverse and interesting and you will play a part in improving healthcare and treatments for future generations.

There will be a data management aspect to this role and the development of secure data management environments is an exciting new element to the teams workload.

This position will be based in maternity and paediatrics but will need to cover other areas in addition.

We are a happy and diverse team and our staff survey results demonstrate the satisfaction of our staff in this rewarding, nurturing environment.

We are proud to have 5 other assistant research practitioners (ARP) within our teams and their input is highly valued. It is anticipated that ARP's will progress to CRP level (clinical research practitioner ) with further training and experience. CRP further info

Informal visit to the department are highly encouraged before shortlisting to find out more about the role.

Main duties of the job

Overseeing patients journey throughout their time in a research study
carrying out observations as required by each study
involvement in setting up and delivering new studies
organising workload to ensure requirements of the role are met
data entry as required for each study
venepuncture and sample management including centrifuging samples where required (training provided where required)
screening, consenting and following patients up as required by each study protocol
maintaining safety and stock for each study
supporting others in the team with duties as required
supporting digital culture growth and working on digital platforms in maternity/paediatrics
being proactive in acquiring new research studies to host at our trust.

Working for our organisation

We have an open and honest culture in Research and Innovation and the department is fully supportive of career development and flexibility.

The happiness and fulfilment of our workforce is paramount and as we see annually in the staff survey results we are getting this right - our staff score very highly on their ability to make a difference to patients and feeling rewarded within their role.