Clinical Trial Assistant

MT Consulting Group; London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000

Job description

Are you looking for a career in Research? If so, then this post as a Clinical Trials Assistant may be of interest to you. The post holder will work with clinical teams to increase accrual of patients into clinical research supported by the Research Delivery Network (RDN). The post holder will also undertake independent projects to assist the team when necessary, in conjunction with the team leader. Working closely with colleagues, the post-holder will be responsible for overseeing data relating to the recruitment and management of patients. The post-holder will have the opportunity to work with minimum supervision using their own initiative to plan, manage, and prioritise work demands.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide administrative and data management support to the research team at London North West Healthcare Trust.
• Act as clinical trial assistant and provide for participant recruitment into clinical trials.
• Assist in organising and coordinating the follow-up clinic.
• Assist in the coordination of investigations, collection of samples, and ensure safe and appropriate storage of specimens as part of the clinical research study.
• Responsible for day-to-day organisation of the research office, including handling mail, maintaining adequate stationery supplies, and ordering furniture/equipment when necessary to ensure the smooth running of the office.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond. Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We Run Major Acute Services At:

Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country, providing a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK.
St Marks Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease.
Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as a 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice.
Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

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Duties will also include:

• Provide administrative and data management support to the research teams at London North West Healthcare Trust.
• Communicate with other research teams within the Trust and develop good working relations to help support them where necessary and encourage a good working relationship with the medical doctors and nurses involved in patient care and facilitate a team approach to patient recruitment/enrolment to trials and safe practice.
• Work at all times according to regulations as described in ICH, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), and to the most current guidance relating to research governance and research ethics in each Trust and liaise with Clinical Trial Offices and external partners.