Senior Clinical Research Practitioner | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	18 July 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£31,049 - £37,796 Per annum (pro rata)
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	20 August 2025
Location:	Manchester, M13 9WL
Company:	Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Contract
Job reference:	7339398/349-RES-7339398

Summary

Are you interested in an exciting career in clinical research?

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual who is capable of contributing to the development of research within Gynaecology and IVF Research Team. The Team facilitates and supports the delivery of research within Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MFT).

If you are committed to providing high quality care to patients and helping them to make the right decisions about their treatment options, with the skills to guide and advise them throughout their research journey, this role could be for you.

Prior clinical research experience is not essential, but advantageous. Ideally you will have experience of the NHS and working within a clinical or patient facing environment.

Comprehensive training and an induction programme will be provided for successful candidates. We will also ensure that you have tailored, individual personal development plans with support for further training.

You will take a proactive approach in managing clinical research studies including developing study procedures and practice, gaining consent and approvals and recruiting patients, alongside clinical duties including providing the highest quality patient care and collecting and processing samples.

You will be instrumental in implementing study objectives and will provide dedicated support to ensure that studies are delivered to time and target. You will be the main point of contact for study principal investigators, sponsors and patients and so effective communication and team working skills are essential. You will be involved in ensuring that research undertaken at MFT safeguards the well-being of patients and is undertaken within ICH Good Clinical Practice Guidelines. You will also have opportunities to showcase your work and will always be an ambassador of research at MFT, at internal and external events.

The key focus for this post will be delivering Gynaecology research studies across both St Mary's Hospital and on a mobile van unit across Greater Manchester. You must be willing to travel and be flexible to accommodate the service needs.

It is essential that the post holder holds a clean driving license and access to a car for work requirements. Please make this clear in your application.

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
• Relevant degree in a science of health related discipline or equivalent knowledge and experience in a clinical role
• Research Interest
Desirable criteria
• ECDL or equivalent research qualification
Training & Experience
Essential criteria
• Substantial experience of working in a clinical or patient facing environment
• Experience of working in a research environment
• Proven experience of working to deadlines
• Proven experience of dealing with a busy workload
Desirable criteria
• Data management Experience
• Evidence of CPD
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
• Excellent communication skills
• Awareness and respect for confidentially
• Demonstrable IT skills including email and Microsoft office programs (including Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook)
• Knowledge of patient information systems
• Ability to demonstrate people management
Desirable criteria
• Evidence of IT training
• Advanced use of spreadsheets
• Knowledge of information governance
• Clinical skills, including venepuncture
Knowledge
Essential criteria
• Understanding of Clinical Research
• Knowledge of ICH- Good Clinical Practice regulations relating to clinical research
Desirable criteria
• Knowledge of clinical governance
• Knowledge of trust policies and procedures
• Working knowledge of Research Governance Medical knowledge/ terminology specific to the speciality
Attributes
Essential criteria
• Proactive and able to work on own initiative
• Able to organise and prioritise own workload
• Team player
• Ability to remain calm and professional under pressure
• Ability to delegate where appropriate
• Ability to work flexible shift pattern as required
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels
• Conscientious and hard working
• Ability to work to tight and / or unexpected deadlines
• Willingness to undertake training
• Willingness to travel across multiple sites as indicated
Desirable criteria
• Ability to troubleshoot effectively

Other
Essential criteria
• Ability to work unsupervised or part of a team
• Demonstrate ability to meet the Trust values
Desirable criteria
• Awareness of research at MFT


This advert closes on Thursday 31 Jul 2025

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