Job summary
South West London & St George's Mental Health NHS Trust is committed to hosting high-quality research.The Clinical Research Unit based at Barnes Hospital (temporarily based in Teddington) serves a Trust-wide research portfolio in observational and interventional Phase II-IV trials. We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic Trainee Clinical Research Trials Assistant to join the Team and support our work on National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Portfolio studies. This post provides a great opportunity for the successful candidate to gain experience in clinical research delivery, work together with other researchers in the Team, recruit participants and carry out clinical and psychometric assessments. Personal professional development through training, educational meetings and career guidance will also be available. Applicants are welcome to contact the Clinical Research Unit for further information by e-mailing Tania West, Head of Research: Tania.west@swlstg.nhs.uk
We are committed to get the very best out of our staff and support staff in their career aspirations. We have career pathways available, where you will be able to develop your skills and build on your experience to progress into other roles across different specialties. For this role, we offer career pathways in R&D Governance and Clinical Research Delivery.
In addition, we offer ongoing training and development in R&D Governance, setting up and delivering clinical research.
Main duties of the job
As part of this role, the candidate would be expected to support our clinical research delivery team with the screening, identification, and recruitment participants into NIHR clinical research studies, and support the research delivery team across all areas of the Trust NIHR research portfolio. This may involve cross-site working. The post will be for 6 months fixed term in the first instance.
Agile and flexible working:
As one of the few Trusts in London we are proud to offer flexible and agile working as part of our new ways of working, and we are happy to talk flexible working at the interview stage. In this role you will be able to work Monday to Friday in the time frames from 08:00 to 18:00, giving you the very best of good work life balance.
About us
We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.
We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'.
This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.
We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.
We offer flexible working, career development and a variety ofbenefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.
About our locations:
The post will be based in the R&D Office located at Springfield University Hospital, with cross-site working across the Clinical Research Unit (CRU) located at Barnes Hospital (temporarily in Teddington) and Tolworth Hospital.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Core Responsibilities1. Develop knowledge of the ethical principles for clinical research and its implications forcurrent practice.2. As a member of the R&D team, s/he will be responsible for the provision of robustoperational support in all aspects of clinical trials administration according to GoodClinical Practice (GCP) guidelines, local standard operating procedures (SOPs) andother relevant SWLStG policies.3. Be responsible for his/her own personal and professional development, ensuring thatall relevant skills and training (e.g. GCP) remaining up-to-date to carry out all jobrelated responsibilities.4. Help to identify mental health service users and carers who are eligible to take part ina range of research projects and to provide information and support for users involvedin research projects.5. Help to collect data, which will involve reviewing electronic medical records and dataentry.6. Help to recruit patients into observational research studies, through screening records,assisting to recruit participants, and participate in the follow-up and completion ofrelevant trial-specific paperwork.7. Post holder will ensure that patients care and treatment, assessments, follow-up anddata collection are conducted according to the appropriate research protocols.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Core Responsibilities1. Develop knowledge of the ethical principles for clinical research and its implications forcurrent practice.2. As a member of the R&D team, s/he will be responsible for the provision of robustoperational support in all aspects of clinical trials administration according to GoodClinical Practice (GCP) guidelines, local standard operating procedures (SOPs) andother relevant SWLStG policies.3. Be responsible for his/her own personal and professional development, ensuring thatall relevant skills and training (e.g. GCP) remaining up-to-date to carry out all jobrelated responsibilities.4. Help to identify mental health service users and carers who are eligible to take part ina range of research projects and to provide information and support for users involvedin research projects.5. Help to collect data, which will involve reviewing electronic medical records and dataentry.6. Help to recruit patients into observational research studies, through screening records,assisting to recruit participants, and participate in the follow-up and completion ofrelevant trial-specific paperwork.7. Post holder will ensure that patients care and treatment, assessments, follow-up anddata collection are conducted according to the appropriate research protocols.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma in Life Sciences (Biomedical science, psychology, medical sciences etc.) or equivalent experience.
Desirable
- Postgraduate qualification (Master's or equivalent)
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of at least one years' recent experience of working within clinical research
Desirable
- Some clinical experience of working in Dementia or in a mental health setting
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma in Life Sciences (Biomedical science, psychology, medical sciences etc.) or equivalent experience.
Desirable
- Postgraduate qualification (Master's or equivalent)
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of at least one years' recent experience of working within clinical research
Desirable
- Some clinical experience of working in Dementia or in a mental health setting
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).
