NIHR BioResource Research Associate

This is an exciting post for a Research Associate to work in the NIHR BioResource @ UCLH. This post will work with clinical teams and phlebotomy across all UCLH sites to recruit patients, family members/friends and staff, to join the NIHR BioResource @ UCLH, transforming the Trust into a genomically- and informatically- led hospital, revolutionising the way we offer the patients to engage in scientific research wherever they are in their care pathway. A primary aim of this post is to support recruitment from the diverse communities our Trust serves to ensure good representation of minority groups. The post if to cover maternity leave for 9 months.

Key duties/responsibilities include recruiting participants - with a primary focus on minority groups, to join the NIHR BioResource. They will ensure all patient interactions, supporting documentation and processes are completed according to agreed standards. Additionally they will support the senior management team in implementing an EHRS consenting and sample logistics system to enable to scale recruitment and integrate research as part of routine clinical care. The post holder will hold a level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care or equivalent experience. They will have experience working in or conducting clinical research, including direct contact with research participants and be phlebotomy trained. Good Clinical Practice training will be seen as an advantage. The post holder should have advanced computer skills having experience working with electronic health record systems (eg: EPIC) and Microsoft Office packages etc. The successful candidate will have the ability to work within a multidisciplinary team on site, across all UCLH sites and North Central London. They will have excellent problem-solving skills, able to work under pressure and use their own initiative. They will also have the ability to communicate effectively across a range of patients and colleagues.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research. We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing), We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.