Clinical research practitioner- developmental role

Job summary

The Clinical Research Practitioner will be responsible for assessing and managing the care pathways for people who use our services and carers participating in mental health research. Responsibilities will include recruitment of participants, coordination of participant in clinical trials, collection of research data and psychometric rating. It would be advantageous that the post holder has experience in conducting neuro-psychometric evaluation in mental health.

You will work collaboratively with the research team and wider multidisciplinary team in the management of your own caseload of research participants. The post holder will actively promote research amongst clinicians, service users and the wider NHS.

The post holder will be predominantly based at Two Bridges, Chertsey, and Farnham Road Hospital, Guildford, but will be expected to attend events and meetings across the Trust's catchment area.

Main duties of the job

• Work autonomously and manage a caseload of clinical trial participants whilst working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.Identify suitable individuals for entry into clinical trials
• Maintain accurate documentation of participants events in progress notes.
• Ensure people who use our services are fully informed prior to entry into clinical trial programmes.
• Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of treatment options, treatment side effects and disease processes to support people who use our services in making an informed treatment choice.
• Provide ongoing information, education and support to participants (and their significant others) regarding clinical trials and specific trial treatments.
• Ensure that trial specific investigations are undertaken as required by the trial protocol and obtain results in order to establish eligibility and safety to enter the trial.
• Report and record adverse events which occur whilst in the trial to the Principal Investigator and relevant local and regulatory authorities.
• Act as a primary contact point for the trial participant.
• Maintain accurate participants' trial documentation, complete Case Report Forms, including the use of electronic data capture systems and ensure relevant information is recorded in participant's progress notes.
• Perform phlebotomy and other clinical procedures as required by trial protocols, ensure the safe handling, storage and transportation of samples .
• Perform psychometric testing.

About us

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.

Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.

For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

Working from home contracts do not attract high cost area payments.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Employer details

Employer name

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Research& Development

Two Bridges, Guildford Street

Chertsey

TW16 9AU

Employer's website

https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Research& Development

Two Bridges, Guildford Street

Chertsey

TW16 9AU

Employer's website

https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)

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