Clinical Trials Assistant

5 months ago


Sheffield, United Kingdom Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

The Clinical Research and Innovation Office wishes to recruit an individual keen to develop a career in clinical research. The Directorate has a growing portfolio of research activity and is keen to develop services in order to conduct further clinical research. The aim of this post is to ensure research is conducted to the highest standard and to provide research participants with excellent quality of care.

The post holder’s primary task will be to work as part of a team of experienced research support staff, including doctors, research nurses, and administrators to support studies from setup to archiving. This is a key role within the Directorate and will require considerable commitment to ensure the delivery of a high quality support service. We are therefore seeking a pro-active individual whose skills will enable them to fulfil the role’s responsibilities quickly and efficiently.

The post holder will be a member of the core Clinical Trials Assistant Research Team, Royal Hallamshire and Northern General Hospitals, Sheffield. They will assist in the delivery of first class quality care and service to research participants and researchers. They will be required to work with the Principle Investigator, Research Nurses and the wider teams who support research activity across the Directorates.

The post holder will assist in supporting a portfolio of clinical trials, from study set up to archiving, in accordance with clinical trial protocols, laboratory manuals and all relevant regulatory standards. The role will involve completing and submitting documents to obtain approvals; collecting, recording and maintaining research data records; entering activity data and extracting information from databases, providing clinical and administrative support to Research Nurses including performing clinical tests and investigations, processing and shipping samples and assisting with screening and recruitment processes.

We are seeking a pro-active individual whose skills will enable them to fulfil the role’s responsibilities quickly and efficiently.

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

The core Clinical Trials Assistant team are actively affiliated to the Clinical Research Facility which shares it’s research training, systems and procedures with the Directorate team and the post holder will be expected to be a member of the wider CRF team.

The NIHR Sheffield Clinical Research Facility is a joint venture between the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Use of the facility is available to all clinical researchers and provides a specialist environment for the conduct of high quality clinical research as well as an outreach service facilitating research within the clinical directorates. The staff work with investigators to ensure research carried out in the CRF and affiliated directorates is of the highest possible standard and adheres to Research Governance and the Regulatory Framework guidelines.

The CRF supports a wide and increasing portfolio of studies across a breadth of clinical specialties. It provides an excellent environment to develop research skills and provides an education and development programme for all staff.

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.



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