Job summary
There is an exciting opportunity for a Research Assistant to work within Perioperative Medicine & Infectious diseases research teams at the Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
This will include all LUHFT sites Aintree, the Royal, and Broadgreen.
Main duties of the job
The purpose of this post is to provide comprehensive support to the Researchers and the research teams.
The Research Assistant will be expected to perform a variety of clinical and clerical research duties within a research environment. They will assist with patient's study visits and clinical trial procedures. This will include clinical tasks such as venepuncture, vital signs, collection, processing (including centrifugation, freezing, handling of dry ice) and shipping of biological specimens according to protocol requirements. The clerical duties will involve collection of patient data from medical notes, completion of case report forms (CRF's), data inputting and providing general admin support.
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
To hear more about our achievements click herehttps://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf
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Job description
Job responsibilities
This post will primarily work in the Perioperative Medicine and Infectious Diseases team at the Royal Liverpool and Aintree sites with the scope and flexibility to work across other areas of research on all LUHFT sites.
The role will include (though not limited to)
- Venepuncture
- Blood processing
- ECGs
- Recruiting patients
- Collecting/entering data
- Contacting patients/arranging taxis
Training will be provided as necessary.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post will primarily work in the Perioperative Medicine and Infectious Diseases team at the Royal Liverpool and Aintree sites with the scope and flexibility to work across other areas of research on all LUHFT sites.
The role will include (though not limited to)
- Venepuncture
- Blood processing
- ECGs
- Recruiting patients
- Collecting/entering data
- Contacting patients/arranging taxis
Training will be provided as necessary.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ3 in relevant subject or equivalent
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Keyboard/Word Processing
- Spreadsheets/databases
Desirable
- Experience of working in a Health Care setting
Knowledge
Essential
Desirable
- Good working knowledge of Hospital information systems
Skills
Essential
- Good communication skills - written and verba
- Attention to detail
- Ability to organise and prioritise own work load
- Ability to use initiative
- Ability to use tact and a sensitive approach to patients and relatives
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ3 in relevant subject or equivalent
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Keyboard/Word Processing
- Spreadsheets/databases
Desirable
- Experience of working in a Health Care setting
Knowledge
Essential
Desirable
- Good working knowledge of Hospital information systems
Skills
Essential
- Good communication skills - written and verba
- Attention to detail
- Ability to organise and prioritise own work load
- Ability to use initiative
- Ability to use tact and a sensitive approach to patients and relatives
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
