Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Research Support Technician

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Job summary

Are you interested in working in a clinical area support with administrative functions?

Are you passionate about delivering a high quality service?

Do you want to make a difference somewhere special?

As a research support technician, you will provide high quality, efficient and complete administrative support service to the patient-facing R&D team. You will communicate with patients with kindness and understanding in customer facing role; be it, face to face, in writing and over the telephone. Tasks will be performed in a timely fashion in line with department and Trust guidelines. You will work with clinical research teams, providing department-wide laboratory support, including sample processing, storage, packing, tracking and transfer, liaison with couriers regarding shipment, as well as personally assisting with transportation around the Cambridge Biomedical Campus.

Main duties of the job

You will oversee the department storeroom to ensure, along with other department staff, that it is kept in a clean, tidy, safe and workable state. Stock control and ordering of the equipment required for routine clinical, administrative and laboratory work is also part of the role. You will be based with the Thoracic Oncology research team, and will support all research-active clinical specialities across the department. The post is based at the new Heart Lung Research Institute and at Royal Papworth Hospital which are co-located on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus.

About us

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.

Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.

The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.

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Date posted

02 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 to £22,383 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

175-2324-2-RD79

Job locations

Royal Papworth Hospital

Papworth Road

Cambridge Bio Medical Campus

Cambridge

CB2 0AY

Heart & Lung Research Insititue

Papworth Road

Cambridge Bio Medical Campus

Cambridge

CB2 0AY

Job description

Job responsibilities

On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Minimum of GCSE Grade qualifications, or equivalent to include English, Mathematics and Science.

Desirable

Professional, academic and/or vocational education/training in relevant subject(s) at A' level or above, or equivalent skills and knowledge acquired exponentially.

Experience

Essential

Previous experience of working in a clinical, administrative and/or laboratory environment
Ability to communicate effectively, courteously and professionally with R&D colleagues, staff from other departments, patients, visitors and external contacts at all times
Excellent personal organisational skills, with the ability to adapt to changing priorities calmly and efficiently.
Able to achieve and maintain high levels of accuracy and precision in practical aspects of role (e.g. sample processing) and in administrative duties (e.g. entering data in to electronic systems)

Desirable

Previous experience of working in clinical research in a health-related setting

Additional Criteria

Essential

Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration
Enthusiastic, self-motivated and keen to learn skills required to support delivery of an exceptional clinical research service

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Minimum of GCSE Grade qualifications, or equivalent to include English, Mathematics and Science.

Desirable

Professional, academic and/or vocational education/training in relevant subject(s) at A' level or above, or equivalent skills and knowledge acquired exponentially.

Experience

Essential

Previous experience of working in a clinical, administrative and/or laboratory environment
Ability to communicate effectively, courteously and professionally with R&D colleagues, staff from other departments, patients, visitors and external contacts at all times
Excellent personal organisational skills, with the ability to adapt to changing priorities calmly and efficiently.
Able to achieve and maintain high levels of accuracy and precision in practical aspects of role (e.g. sample processing) and in administrative duties (e.g. entering data in to electronic systems)

Desirable

Previous experience of working in clinical research in a health-related setting

Additional Criteria

Essential

Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration
Enthusiastic, self-motivated and keen to learn skills required to support delivery of an exceptional clinical research service

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Papworth Hospital

Papworth Road

Cambridge Bio Medical Campus

Cambridge

CB2 0AY

Employer's website

https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/working-here (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Papworth Hospital

Papworth Road

Cambridge Bio Medical Campus

Cambridge

CB2 0AY

Employer's website

https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/working-here (Opens in a new tab)