Senior Clinical Trials Assistant (XN04)
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Job summary
We are recruiting for an additional Senior Clinical Trials Assistant (CTA) to join our established, dynamic and diverse Yorkshire Lung Screening Trial (YLST) team. YLST a large randomised trial of computed tomography (CT) screening for lung cancer and is funded by Yorkshire Cancer Research
The Senior CTA role will involve working in a mobile scanning unit and some office based duties. The office base will be within the chest clinic at Leeds General Infirmary. The mobile unit will be based in supermarket car parks around the Leeds area and where we see invited, eligible participants for study consent, lung health checks and CT scan. Access to own transport would be an advantage although all supermarkets are on bus routes.
As one of the Senior CTAs you will be involved in the recruitment of potential participants. Whilst office based you will be involved in telephone screening, answering queries from patients interested in the study and various administrative duties.
Main duties of the job
To assist in the evaluation of patient eligibility, in liaison with other appropriate health care professionals for clinical trial entry, involving the co-ordination of tests, obtaining results and arranging transport and documentation of specific specimens as per clinical trial protocols
Assist the Senior Research Nurse in development of systems and procedures for safe trials operations i.e. adverse event reporting, updating protocols, communication of revisions etc. to ensure safe operation of the trials in line with ICH-GCP standards
In order to ensure requirements are being met regarding patients entering trials, you will collect data using case notes, diagnostic reports and liaison with third parties, using tact and negotiating skills, for the purpose of completing datasets on each trials patient as required
Clinical Research;
The post-holder will be responsible for specific aspects of trials, including the obtaining of informed consent, where there may be barriers to u
About us
The post holder will be working within a busy Clinical research department with a large portfolio of studies covering a range of conditions. Studies include those funded by the NIHR, commercial trails, academic studies and early phase (experimental) therapies. Clinical trials support is provided to the research team and the numbers of patients in trials can range from 1 to 50+. The post holder is expected to meet all reporting procedure timescales and international, national and local standards for clinical trial governance.
The post holder will be required to work alongside academic and industry partners, the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Network (CRN) Yorkshire and Humber (Y&H) and colleagues in neighbouring establishments, attending regional and national meetings as required.
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Details
Date posted
07 September 2022
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£23,949 to £26,282 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
C9298-DRI-0002
Job locations
Leeds General Infirmary
Belmont Grove
Leeds
LS2 9NS
Employer details
Employer name
Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Address
Leeds General Infirmary
Belmont Grove
Leeds
LS2 9NS
Employer's website
https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
