Research Assistant

3 weeks ago


Manchester, United Kingdom Northern Care Alliance NHS Group Full time

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) brings together staff and services from the former Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. The sheer size, scale and potential of our combined service is huge. Together, we’ve a wealth of skills and resources to share and tap into and, a wide range of career paths for you to develop and explore. If you want to join a team of around 20,000 NHS experts in delivering high-quality, local care across Salford, Oldham, Bury and Rochdale and beyond
- **come and take your place with us.**

**Job overview**:

- An exciting opportunity has arisen, for a motivated and enthusiastic Research Assistant with proven research experience to join our Gastroenterology Research Delivery Team, supporting recruitment to Gastro trials within the Bury Care Organisation at Fairfield General Hospital and Rochdale Infirmary.The Northern Care Alliance NHS Group aims to be the safest organisation in the NHS through providing safe, clean and personal care to every patient, every time.

We are an integrated provider of hospital, community and primary care services, including the University Teaching Hospital. Our team of 6,000 staff provide local services to the City of Salford and specialist services to Greater Manchester and beyond.

**Main duties of the job**:

- The Research Teams throughout the NCA currently support Neurology, Gastroenterology, Respiratory, Cardiology, Audiology, Microbiology, Metabolic medicine, Rheumatology, Urology, Surgery, Oncology, Diabetes and Renal; the research portfolio is continually evolving and by engaging new Investigator's we are diversifying into new therapeutic areas.- We are looking for a motivated and effective communicator with a ‘can do’ attitude and an eye for detail; they will need to take ownership and delivery of their work with a desire to develop their research skills. You should be organised/able to prioritise and demonstrate initiative, within the ethically approved confines of the protocol and Good Clinical Practice; able to thrive on challenges and be an effective problem solver.**Working for our organisation**:
The Northern Care Alliance (NCA) is one of the largest NHS organisations in the country. Launched in April 2017, the NCA serves over one million people across Greater Manchester and employs over 19,000 healthcare professionals across Bury, Rochdale, Salford and Oldham. The sheer size, scale and potential of our combined service is huge. At the NCA, we can offer groupwide, flexible multi-site opportunities, as part of our connected, integrated and engaged team. We believe in saving and improving lives and are passionate about driving forward significant improvements to the provision of safe, high-quality integrated health and social care to our local community. If you share our vision, take your place with us.

**Detailed job description and main responsibilities**:
**Person specification**:
**Qualifications**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Computer literacy, ECDL or equivalent qualification or experience
- Evidence of ICH-GCP training

**Desirable criteria**:

- Graduate degree
- A-Level, Diploma, NVQ3 or equivalent

**Experience**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Previous experience of working autonomously
- Experience of administrative work including data management
- Evidence of good communication skills
- Evidence of good organisational skills
- Experience of working within a healthcare system

**Desirable criteria**:

- Experience of working under tight/unexpected deadlines
- We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to supporting flexible working for our people wherever possible and all our colleagues are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

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