Job summary
The Clinical Studies Officer role is a role that enables unregistered or non-clinical staff to deliver clinical research. You will be supported by an experienced research nurse and work with both the research delivery team and the academic team within the Research and Development department.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be funded to deliver two longitudinal observational cohort studies SPOTLight and BREATHE which recruit patients with pleural disease and airways disease respectively.
About us
The Academic Respiratory Unit is based in the Learning & Research building at Southmead Hospital and spans across both North Bristol NHS Trust and the University of Bristol. We design, lead and deliver research into a wide range of respiratory conditions, with a particular focus on clinical studies and trials. Our unit has particular interests in pleural disease, airways diseases such as asthma and COPD, and interstitial lung disease.
Our Unit's objective is to play a positive role in advancing the understanding and treatment of lung disease for people everywhere.
The Respiratory Research Unit is based in the Clinical Research Centre at Southmead Hospital and delivers research in pleural disease, airways diseases such as asthma and COPD, and interstitial lung disease.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post will entail assessing patients suitability, ensuring informed consent is obtained, coordinating the logistics for patient visits, collecting and processing samples of blood and pleural fluid and undertaking patient assessments in accordance with the study protocol.
Please see attached job description and person specifications for full details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post will entail assessing patients suitability, ensuring informed consent is obtained, coordinating the logistics for patient visits, collecting and processing samples of blood and pleural fluid and undertaking patient assessments in accordance with the study protocol.
Please see attached job description and person specifications for full details.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
Personal Qualities/Special Circumstances
Essential
- Ability to be mobile to meet the demands of the post
Education/Training/Qualifications
Essential
- Undergraduate degree (e.g. BSc) in science, social science, research or management or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Good Clinical Practice training
Experience
Essential
- Effective personal time and case load management
- Project Management skills
Desirable
- Experience in a healthcare environment
- Recent Clinical Research Experience
- Experience of working with biological samples
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Advanced communication skills, verbal & written, to include report writing and record keeping.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with patients, colleagues and multidisciplinary team.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
Desirable
- Facilitation of development of other staff
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
Desirable
- Awareness of the Trust's Organisational Objectives
Personal Qualities/Special Circumstances
Essential
- Able to work within a diverse community of patients and health care professionals
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
Personal Qualities/Special Circumstances
Essential
- Ability to be mobile to meet the demands of the post
Education/Training/Qualifications
Essential
- Undergraduate degree (e.g. BSc) in science, social science, research or management or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Good Clinical Practice training
Experience
Essential
- Effective personal time and case load management
- Project Management skills
Desirable
- Experience in a healthcare environment
- Recent Clinical Research Experience
- Experience of working with biological samples
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Advanced communication skills, verbal & written, to include report writing and record keeping.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with patients, colleagues and multidisciplinary team.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
Desirable
- Facilitation of development of other staff
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
Desirable
- Awareness of the Trust's Organisational Objectives
Personal Qualities/Special Circumstances
Essential
- Able to work within a diverse community of patients and health care professionals
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).
