Research Officer

TheNHS R&D Departmentsled by a R&D Director provide local services for research support and facilitates the sponsoring and hosting of studies within in each UHB. Part of this service includes a NHS research delivery team consisting of Research Nurses, Research Officers and Administrators, employed by NHS organisations to support the delivery of high quality health and social care studies. The Research Officer will be a part of these NHS research delivery teams.

The main duties of this role is to support the setup of research studies and the recruitment, assessment and ongoing management of patients into these studies.

You will liaise regularly with many of many of our key stakeholders including, senior nurses, and multidisciplinary teams as well as the wider research teams supporting several different studies.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Health and Care Research Wales is a research infrastructure funded by the Division of Research & Development, Welsh Government. The overarching vision of Health and Care Research Wales is to be internationally recognised for its excellent health and social care research that has a positive impact on the health, well being and prosperity of the people in Wales. ASupport and Delivery infrastructurewas established in 2015 in order to achieve maximum efficiency and effectiveness and international competiveness in the research environment within Wales. This included aSupport Centreto provide centralised functions and services at a National level and local R&D functions viaNHS R&D Departmentsat each organisation. The Health and Care Research Wales Support and Delivery mission is to facilitate health and social care research that will improve the health and well-being of people in Wales by providing and effective and efficient joined up centralised and local service.

TheNHS R&D Departmentsled by a R&D Director provide local services for research support and facilitates the sponsoring and hosting of studies within in each UHB. Part of this service includes a NHS research delivery team consisting of Research Nurses, Research Officers and Administrators, employed by NHS organisations to support the delivery of high quality health and social care studies. The Research Officer will be a part of these NHS research delivery teams.
- The purpose of this post is to increase the number of patients participating in clinical trials at Cardiff and Vale HB.
- The post will contribute to the assessment and management of the care pathways for patients and carers participating in clinical trials. This will include the recruitment, education and a monitoring of trial patients and the collection and documentation of accurate data.
- The post holder will be working with Lead Nurses and multidisciplinary teams within the Clinical Boards and Directorates as well as the wider research teams assisting with the management of a caseload of clinical trials patients.
- The post will assess and carry out clinical procedures for patients/participants and will be considered part of the clinical team during the participants’ involvement with the study. Implementing a programme of care, providing advice and will maintain records within various settings.
- As part of the Research and Development team the post holder will contribute to the efficient set up and delivery of research within the UHB contributing to the performance metrics set for the UHB.