Clinical Research Assistant

Posting date:	25 June 2025
Salary:	£35,964.00 to £43,780.00 per year
Additional salary information:	£35964.00 - £43780.00 a year
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	09 July 2025
Location:	London, NW5 3EW
Company:	NHS Jobs
Job type:	Contract
Job reference:	C9333-25-0800

Summary

Duties will be allocated to the post-holder according to qualifications and experience. They are likely to involve some or all of the following: Patient recruitment and retention in studies To attend multidisciplinary team meetings regularly to aid identification of appropriate Trusts/wards etc within the CRN for recruitment of participants to CRN North West London Division 4 studies To identify participants to NIHR adopted studies according to specific protocols and guidelines, and assist clinicians to obtain informed consent from those participants To provide verbal and written information and support to research participants and their carers for the duration of their involvement in the research project and to assist participants with the completion of questionnaires as necessary To co-ordinate treatment, assessment and follow-up as necessary in accordance with research protocol, taking the lead on complex interventional research studies. To provide support and supervision to junior research staff. To identify areas of low patient recruitment and liaise with the Research Delivery Manager and to identify mechanism for improving To work at all times according to Good Clinical Practice, Research Governance and Trust guidelines To provide support to research teams to obtain approvals from Trust Research Governance and Local Ethics Committees To ensure that any data collection is conducted according to specific research protocols and adheres to the Data Protection Act 1998 and according to ICH Good Clinical Practice guidelines To facilitate the recording of patient recruitment on CRN Data Entry System To provide information / reports on recruitment when requested by the Research Delivery Manager to provide support to research teams for assessments and follow-up of study participants. To provide support to research teams for assessments and follow-up of study With appropriate training, take clinical samples for studies; coordinate tissue sample collection and dispatch to relevant departments or research centres Service mapping To work with R&D staff, Trust and university employees to co-ordinate existing information into a comprehensive overview of services and service user support services across the North West London region To develop, catalogue and maintain appropriate filing systems and other office management systems to record that information Communication: To attend and contribute to Division Management Group meetings To attend and contribute to project management group meetings for specific research projects To liaise with other CRA/CRPs within the CRN to ensure the needs of the Network are met To provide information and education on research projects adopted by the CRN to interested parties To disseminate information on the CRN to a range of audiences in a variety of formats To maintain a working knowledge of relevant practice and to disseminate up to date information, protocol amendments etc. to personnel working on research projects To liaise with CRN and academic staff, the wider Trust personnel, and external contacts To maintain position of integrity, appreciating the need for confidentiality when dealing with staff and issues appertaining to this post To liaise with a wide range of internal and external organisations and teams in support of the CRN Hub To form and maintain close working relationships with the Divisional Manager, Specialty Lead, Divisional Lead and others as appropriate To offer advice and support to research active staff, patients and carers, as appropriate Training To keep up to date with relevant training and develop skills and knowledge by maintaining a programme of To participate positively in regular supervision and annual appraisal Comply with the Trusts infection control policies and procedures and undertake the necessary training in Infection Prevention and Control as identified by the Policy & Service Development To undertake all duties in accordance with the policies, procedures and practices of the Trust and the CRN. It is the post holder's responsibility to ensure they keep up to date with these policies and other policy To support the Trust Research Governance Lead to ensure and monitor adherence to current National and Trust research governance policy of CRN adopted studies running within the Trust Management of Resrouces: To assist and support the research network in the establishment of an efficient working environment, making the most effective and efficient use of staff, supplies and services. To utilise all available resources to the maximum benefit of the service, being aware of resource implications specific to the Network Ensure that agreed Trust policies and procedures are Research & Development: To assist with the creation and delivery of relevant CRN training packages To contribute to the development of the research capacity of service user and carer interests and organisations To support the development of clinical service mapping and provision of high quality information to the CRN