Research Assistant

2 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom King's College London Full time

Job id: 087205. Salary: £37,332 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance.

Posted: 03 April 2024. Closing date: 17 April 2024.

Business unit: Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine. Department: St John's Institute of Dermatology.

Location: St Thomas' Campus. Category: Research.

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Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Research Assistant to support the Mind & Skin consortium, led by Professor Carsten Flohr, Chair in Dermatology and Population Health Sciences at King’s College London. This project brings together a consortium of senior investigators from King’s College London, Surrey and Oxford Universities.

You will provide high-level, proactive, comprehensive and efficient study management, technical and administrative support for the Mind & Skin project.

The role requires flexible working during patient visits due to device set-ups that occur in the late afternoon, 1-2 times a week.

You will be able to work both independently and as part of the wider Mind & Skin team, including our Clinical Research Practitioner, Clinical Research Fellow and PhD Fellows and demonstrate a flexible approach to work and meet deadlines using initiative and judgement to prioritise competing demands.

This post will be offered on a fixed-term basis until 31st January 2026.

This is a full-time post - 100% full time equivalent; 5 days a week.

The requirements of the post would be to be present in the office for 3-4 days a week, depending on study activities, which can be reviewed after 6 months. This will have to be approved by the Line Manager, keeping in line with the King’s hybrid working model.

Key responsibilities

Assist Mind & Skin clinical study visits, which includes booking appointments, screening and liaising with participants, preparing for and attending the study visits located at St Thomas’ Hospital and Denmark Hill

Ensure stock used for clinical studies is maintained using relevant software

Purchase goods and services within the research group where required

Oversee and be responsible for the maintenance, servicing and repairs of equipment in the research group

Conduct in-house audits of -80C freezer to ensure tracking of samples collected from clinical studies across the research group

Prepare and present findings of research activity to colleagues within the Mind & Skin project for review purposes

Contribute as co-author to publications arising from the Mind & Skin project

Minute taking of meetings

Follow and update existing standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the clinical study

Assist in writing new SOPs for the clinical study

Comply with the ethical regulations imposed by King’s College London, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust

Establish and maintain excellent working relationships within the Mind & Skin team but also the wider Paediatric & Population-Based Dermatology team

Support other Research Assistant activities within the Paediatric & Population-Based Dermatology Research Group

In all of the above, act proactively and exercise judgement and provide work output to a high standard all while acting with the utmost professionalism, discretion and confidentiality
- The above list of responsibilities may not be exhaustive, and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks and responsibilities as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post._

Skills, knowledge, and experience

Essential criteria
- Experience in a research environment
- Excellent organisational skills
- Excellent presentation, verbal and written communication skills with experience of building an effective network across a complex organisation
- Ability to manage priorities under pressure
- Accuracy and attention to detail with ability to maintain confidentiality
- Ability to work under pressure in a busy environment, multitask and deal with competing demands
- Document and IT control skills, specifically in database management and MS Office

Desirable criteria
- Experience in screening potential participants on clinical studies
- Experience with study visits
- Experience or knowledge of extracting interstitial skin fluid

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