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Assistant Research Practitioner | The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 06 March 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £25,147 - £27,596 per annum pro rata if part time |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 05 April 2024 |
| Location: | Birmingham, B312AP |
| Company: | The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6111888/303-6111888 |
Summary
The role of Assistant Clinical Research Practitioner (ACRP) is to provide clinical and administrative support for research trials and studies at the ROH NHS Foundation Trust. The ACRP will work collaboratively with the research delivery team to assist with implementation of all aspects of clinical research, including delivery of patient care, clinical data collection, organising clinical investigations, preparing and shipping samples, and assisting with participant screening and recruitment. The post holder will also assist with collation and maintenance of essential study documentation. The post holder will support the informed consent process and will have the opportunity to develop their own skills in order to undertake informed consent independently for a limited portfolio of studies.
The post holder will be working across all specialties within the Trust with a particular focus on research tissue related studies as well as supporting oncology based studies and/or trials.
Post holders will support, and be partly responsible, for relevant studies in their own right subject to training and competency assessments and the delegation of these duties by the respective principal investigators.
• Assist screening of healthcare information and patient demographics against pre-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria to determine patient eligibility to participate in allocated studies.
• Support in identifying eligible patients and optimise recruitment by attending clinics and multi-disciplinary team meetings.
• Work alongside medical and nursing staff to assist in the informed consent process by giving information to patients concerning research studies and allowing them to reach a fully informed decision about participation.
• Assist research nurses in the planning and delivery of patient care to research participants.
• Work alongside research nurses ensuring samples are collected and recorded per protocol.
• To support the request of diagnostic examinations according to protocol-specific timelines.
• Assist in the review and recording of research treatments, adverse events and response to treatment on relevant study documentation including source data and case report forms, including electronic data entry and query resolution.
• Support the research team to plan, prepare and participate in sponsors site initiation and monitoring visits.
• Support patients to complete study documentation such as questionnaires and diaries.
• Assist the research nurses in study follow up visits, including face to face and telephone assessments.
The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest specialist orthopaedic units in Europe. We offer planned orthopaedic surgery to people locally, nationally and internationally.
Our Trust is a very special hospital; big enough to deliver world class services and small enough to offer exceptional patient and staff experience. We offer a working experience unique in the West Midlands and we're always on the lookout for passionate people to join our award-winning team.
The ROH is an equal opportunities employer. We employ people of difference and are committed to growing an inclusive culture, where difference is celebrated, and people feel able to bring their whole and authentic self to work.
We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a range of inclusive, family friendly and flexible working arrangements and policies, to support our people in the workplace. Flexible working requests will be considered.
The Trust is committed to the Disability Confident Interview Scheme and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy and consider them on their abilities.
If you have a disability and need any support with your application or require any reasonable adjustments to be implemented please do get in touch with the Recruiting Manager for this position so that the team can support you.
The post holder will be working across all specialties within the Trust depending of the needs of the service. Post holders will support, and be partly responsible, for relevant studies in their own right subject to training and competency assessments and the delegation of these duties by the respective principal investigators.
This advert closes on Wednesday 20 Mar 2024
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