Research Officer

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join the Research & Innovation team as a Research Officer. The successful candidate will be based within the R&I department as part of the administration team and will be expected to travel across CCC sites at Liverpool, Aintree, Halton and Wirral, to recruit patients into Observational Clinical Trials.

If you want to be part of a fantastic team and help support the Trust with our vision for providing the best cancer care in the country, then we want to hear from you!

Applications are invited from highly motivated individuals who can demonstrate a genuine interest in research.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work with local research and clinical teams to maximise recruitment opportunity and be responsible for identifying eligible participants for observational clinical trials in order to approach them for potential recruitment. The post holder will take participant consent and obtain translational samples from the participant.

Candidates must have excellent written and verbal communication skills, an eye for detail, excellent I.T. and time management skills. The R&I directorate is a busy environment and working to deadlines with frequent interruption is the norm. Ability to work under pressure, and organise the priority of own workload is absolutely essential.

Liaising with participants and their relatives, as well as clinical and admin teams both within the Trust and externally to coordinate appointments.

About us

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's leading cancer centres providing highly specialist cancer care to a population of 2.4m people across Cheshire and Merseyside, and the surrounding areas, including North Wales and the Isle of Man.

Our vision is to not only maintain this level of commitment to excellence but to work with our academic and healthcare partners across the region to ensure care, treatment and patient outcomes continuously improve in the future. We are very proud of all our expert and loyal staff and we welcome people who share the collective aim of delivering excellence in everything that we do.

Our values represent who we are and what we believe in. They define how we act to deliver the best possible care for our patients and shape The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a great place to work.

We are -

• Kind
• Empowered
• Responsible
• Inclusive