Health Care Assistant - Liverpool

EMS Healthcare; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

We are seeking a Health Care Assistant (bank staff) to join our innovative team and contribute to pioneering clinical research. You will be responsible for ensuring clinical and regulatory compliance, such as IMP management, data collection and documentation, ABMP management, Venepuncture, Sample processing, waste disposal and management, and Emergency response.

This is a fixed-term role in Huyton, Liverpool, which offers a unique opportunity to play a key part in advancing medical knowledge through cutting-edge clinical trials.

Our projects are conducted in state-of-the-art Community Research Units across the UK. This is a unique opportunity to be part of pioneering clinical trials, working across multiple locations to support trial activities and ensure successful recruitment and delivery. As a Site Facilitator, you'll play a key role in advancing research by working in a cutting-edge mobile clinic that brings healthcare directly to communities. This role allows you to contribute to groundbreaking research while engaging with diverse populations in their own neighbourhoods.

You will be part of the Clinical Operations Team at EMS Healthcare and work collaboratively with our other teams to ensure efficient delivery of clinical research projects.

If you're passionate about clinical research and eager to make a meaningful impact, we encourage you to apply.

Fixed term: April 2025 - August 2025

Health Care Assistant - Bank staff
Covering variable days / 10 hour shifts with 1 hour unpaid lunch break / £14.69 per hour

Requirements

• Previous experience in a healthcare setting, preferably within a clinical research or clinical trial environment.
• Competency in basic clinical procedures, such as BP and HR monitoring is required.
• Experience with venepuncture.
• Anaphylaxis training and BLS.
• Strong attention to detail, particularly in recording and documenting participant data.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain procedures and answer participant questions effectively.
• Ability to work collaboratively with Research Nurse and other clinical staff to ensure participant safety and well-being.
• Organisational skills for managing medical devices and preparing shipments.
• Able to follow Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and trial protocols.
• Knowledge of clinical trial procedures and participant care.
• Ability to maintain participant confidentiality and adhere to ethical standards in research.
• Basic computer skills, particularly in data entry and using clinical software.
• Be able to perform reception duties.
• Hold a full and clean drivers' licence.
• Have the right to live and work in the UK.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday
• Pension
• 1 Occasion Day each year
• Paid DBS application
• Subsidised company events and gatherings
• A gift for your birthday
• Free Parking

About Us

EMS Healthcare are committed to creating a future where good health is within everyone's reach. We enable the development and delivery of medical solutions deep within the heart of our communities. Our mission extends beyond mere accessibility; we are creating a tomorrow where good healthcare is a universal right for all, not a privilege for the few.

From discovery to delivery, we are proud to have supported over 95 NHS trusts, private providers, and clinical research sponsors across the health landscape.

• We are a team that care about each other, the world around us, and the work that we do:
• We are a Living Wage Foundation employer and Investment in People, Silver Accreditation Holders.
• We have been carbon neutral since 2021. We want to be net zero by 2045.
• We are a SCRS Global Impact Partner, part of the Independent Providers Network and NHS Confederation Associate Members.