Job summary
Are
you ready for a new challenge? Do you want to work in a variety of settings
across different organisations? The Agile Research Delivery Team (ARDT) is
looking for Clinical Research Practitioners (CRP) to join a dynamic mobile
team, with a number of posts available in all of the 3 subregions of
Yorkshire and Humber. This advert is for the posts available in the South
Yorkshire Region.
The
ARDT works across Secondary Care, Primary Care and Wider Care settings,
delivering a variety of Commercial and Non-Commercial research studies and
trials. The Clinical Research Practitioner post would ideally suit someone
who has experience of delivering research in a dynamic environment and/or
experience of community based practice.
These
posts will be employed through Leeds Teaching Hospitals with the operational
base being the Wizu Offices Sheffield for the South Yorkshire Region.
The
ARDT CRP will be required to travel throughout the South Yorkshire region
delivering all aspects of clinical and non-clinical research.
The
following areas of expertise are advantageous however not essential,
Commercial Research Delivery, Mental Health, Community or District Nursing,
Supporting those living with Dementia and Prisons
Main duties of the job
The
role will mainly be responsible for
Awareness
of professional codes of conduct/standards for the CRP role.
Accurately
perform and record a range of participant assessments and physiological
measurements required, according to personal competencies and the study
protocol. This may include, but not be limited to; venepuncture, blood
pressure, urinalysis, weight and height.
Appropriately
document and report any serious adverse events and incidents according to
regulatory requirements.
Using
appropriate manual and computerised systems, ensure accurate collection and
maintenance of all research records and results, ensuring that all data can
be verified.
Manage
multiple concurrent projects and research sites, requiring flexibility and
adjustment according to demand.
Where
appropriate and in line with training competencies the post holder may be
required to support multiple aspects of study delivery including; screening,
recruitment (including taking informed consent) delivering interventions,
follow ups, data management, sample collection and processing as required,
across all specialties and settings.
Manage
your own workload seeking guidance from peers when necessary.
Act
in accordance with current legislation, including Good Clinical Practice,
research governance legislation, and the Data Protection Act.
About us
The
NIHR RRDNs have three key roles.
First, to provide support to research sites to enable the effective and
efficient initiation
and
delivery of funded research across the health and care system in England.
Second, to enable the strategic development of new and more effective
research
delivery
capability and capacity. This includes bringing research to under-served
regions
and
communities with major health and care needs.
Third, to work jointly with the Coordinating Centre in the strategic
oversight of the NIHR
RDN.
This ensures that the Portfolio is maintained as a cohort of high-quality,
fully-
funded,
viable and deliverable studies. It also ensures that the NIHR RDN as a whole
serves the needs of researchers and R&D teams and is responsive to the
changing domestic and global environment for health and care, life sciences
and health research.
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'
members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts
are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove
adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the
shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this
process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any
questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
STRATEGIC
LEADERSHIP
Act as a liaison between various
stakeholders to ensure effective communication and alignment of objectives.
Awareness of professional codes of
conduct/standards.
INFORMATION
& ADMINISTRATION
FOR
RESEARCH DELIVERY:
Accurately perform and record a
range of participant assessments and physiological measurements required,
according to personal competencies and the study protocol. This may include, but not be limited to;
venepuncture, blood pressure, urinalysis, weight and height.
Appropriately document and report
any serious adverse events and incidents according to regulatory
requirements.
Ensure that relevant approvals are
in place prior to commencing a study.
Using appropriate manual and
computerised systems, ensure accurate collection and maintenance of all
research records and results, ensuring that all data can be verified.
Provide timely information and
reports to reflect recruitment of patients including timely entry to Local
Project Management Systems (LPMS).
Raise awareness of problems relating
to IT and software systems, and work with the Senior Agile Research Delivery
Nurse/ AHP/ CRP and IT departments to resolve them e.g. problems with online
data submission forms.
OPERATIONAL
MANAGEMENT
FOR
RESEARCH DELIVERY:
Manage multiple concurrent projects
and research sites, requiring flexibility and adjustment according to demand.
Where appropriate and in line with
training competencies the post holder may be required to support multiple
aspects of study delivery including; screening, recruitment (including taking
informed consent) delivering interventions, follow ups, data management,
sample collection and processing as required, across all specialties and
settings.
Manage your own workload seeking
guidance from peers when necessary.
Assist with research related
monitoring visits and inspections.
LIFE
SCIENCES INDUSTRY
Understand RDN Life Science Industry
research and the importance and contribution of industry to health and care.
Support business development
activities, including: sourcing / signposting to relevant regional clinical
research expertise and knowledge to support optimal research delivery.
COMMUNICATION
& STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT (NHS AND NON-NHS)
Engage with, recruit and support
participants from a broad spectrum of diverse communities.
Develop relationships with research
naive sites and settings enabling reach and facilitating equity of access to
research.
Facilitate effective communication
of complex research study information with all relevant research personnel
and research participants.
Communicates in a way which
recognises differences and ensures that research participants/ people feel
included and their individual communication needs are met.
Maintains confidentiality of
information at all times.
Attends, participates and
contributes to Agile Research Delivery Team meetings.
Liaises with others to discuss and
negotiate issues relating to the delivery of research studies.
Respond to queries from partners and
customers to help them navigate and best utilise the networks offer,
internally flagging potential issues that may arise.
ENSURING
PATIENT, CARER AND PUBLIC INFORM AND INFLUENCE DELIVERY OF RDN STRATEGY
Demonstrate knowledge of the
regional participant, carer and public impact on the research landscape.
Ensure through professional
conversations, the positive impact of patient and public involvement and
engagement on the design, delivery and dissemination of research.
Ensure all opportunities for
patient, participant, carer and public feedback are optimised.
Job description
Job responsibilities
STRATEGIC
LEADERSHIP
Act as a liaison between various
stakeholders to ensure effective communication and alignment of objectives.
Awareness of professional codes of
conduct/standards.
INFORMATION
& ADMINISTRATION
FOR
RESEARCH DELIVERY:
Accurately perform and record a
range of participant assessments and physiological measurements required,
according to personal competencies and the study protocol. This may include, but not be limited to;
venepuncture, blood pressure, urinalysis, weight and height.
Appropriately document and report
any serious adverse events and incidents according to regulatory
requirements.
Ensure that relevant approvals are
in place prior to commencing a study.
Using appropriate manual and
computerised systems, ensure accurate collection and maintenance of all
research records and results, ensuring that all data can be verified.
Provide timely information and
reports to reflect recruitment of patients including timely entry to Local
Project Management Systems (LPMS).
Raise awareness of problems relating
to IT and software systems, and work with the Senior Agile Research Delivery
Nurse/ AHP/ CRP and IT departments to resolve them e.g. problems with online
data submission forms.
OPERATIONAL
MANAGEMENT
FOR
RESEARCH DELIVERY:
Manage multiple concurrent projects
and research sites, requiring flexibility and adjustment according to demand.
Where appropriate and in line with
training competencies the post holder may be required to support multiple
aspects of study delivery including; screening, recruitment (including taking
informed consent) delivering interventions, follow ups, data management,
sample collection and processing as required, across all specialties and
settings.
Manage your own workload seeking
guidance from peers when necessary.
Assist with research related
monitoring visits and inspections.
LIFE
SCIENCES INDUSTRY
Understand RDN Life Science Industry
research and the importance and contribution of industry to health and care.
Support business development
activities, including: sourcing / signposting to relevant regional clinical
research expertise and knowledge to support optimal research delivery.
COMMUNICATION
& STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT (NHS AND NON-NHS)
Engage with, recruit and support
participants from a broad spectrum of diverse communities.
Develop relationships with research
naive sites and settings enabling reach and facilitating equity of access to
research.
Facilitate effective communication
of complex research study information with all relevant research personnel
and research participants.
Communicates in a way which
recognises differences and ensures that research participants/ people feel
included and their individual communication needs are met.
Maintains confidentiality of
information at all times.
Attends, participates and
contributes to Agile Research Delivery Team meetings.
Liaises with others to discuss and
negotiate issues relating to the delivery of research studies.
Respond to queries from partners and
customers to help them navigate and best utilise the networks offer,
internally flagging potential issues that may arise.
ENSURING
PATIENT, CARER AND PUBLIC INFORM AND INFLUENCE DELIVERY OF RDN STRATEGY
Demonstrate knowledge of the
regional participant, carer and public impact on the research landscape.
Ensure through professional
conversations, the positive impact of patient and public involvement and
engagement on the design, delivery and dissemination of research.
Ensure all opportunities for
patient, participant, carer and public feedback are optimised.
Person Specification
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Good IT skills, particularly in the use of Web applications, MS Office and/or Google Hub applications.
- Good planning and organisational skills.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to work autonomously
- Ability to plan and coordinate multidisciplinary activities associated with the management and delivery of research study(ies)
- Understanding of personal accountability.
- Ability to travel for work
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level in science or health related discipline or in another field with experience of delivering clinical research trials or equivalent experience/training
- CRPs should be on, or working towards accredited registration with the AHCS
- Evidence of ongoing professional development.
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of the governance and legislative framework for conducting clinical research studies, including ICH Good Clinical Practice.
- Knowledge of the clinical trial and health and care research lifecycle including experience of the set up and delivery of research studies in a health and care setting.
- Experience of the care of patients/participants enrolled in research studies or a customer focussed role.
- Knowledge and experience of data systems, data entry, data interpretation, verification and reporting to local and national centres.
Person Specification
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Good IT skills, particularly in the use of Web applications, MS Office and/or Google Hub applications.
- Good planning and organisational skills.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to work autonomously
- Ability to plan and coordinate multidisciplinary activities associated with the management and delivery of research study(ies)
- Understanding of personal accountability.
- Ability to travel for work
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level in science or health related discipline or in another field with experience of delivering clinical research trials or equivalent experience/training
- CRPs should be on, or working towards accredited registration with the AHCS
- Evidence of ongoing professional development.
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of the governance and legislative framework for conducting clinical research studies, including ICH Good Clinical Practice.
- Knowledge of the clinical trial and health and care research lifecycle including experience of the set up and delivery of research studies in a health and care setting.
- Experience of the care of patients/participants enrolled in research studies or a customer focussed role.
- Knowledge and experience of data systems, data entry, data interpretation, verification and reporting to local and national centres.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
