Health Research Assistant

4 days ago


Reading, United Kingdom UK Biobank Full time

**Description**:
**Overview of the role**:
The working pattern for this role and the salary is based on 36 hours per week 3 x 12 hours’ shifts over Monday to Sunday, 07:30 - 20:30.

Our Health Research Assistants have a unique position taking our participants through their journey whilst they visit our Imaging centre in Reading.

With no elements of personal care, you will be involved in conducting a basic medical history interview, taking measurements, venepuncture (training provided) and providing instructions on the touchscreen questionnaire and cognitive function tests etc. You will also be involved in blood sample collection and processing within the onsite bloods processing room.

**About you**:
**Essential**
- Have proof of eligibility of the right to work in the UK
- Have excellent interpersonal skills and are able to clearly explain procedures and instructions to participants
- Passionate about delivering excellent person-centred customer service
- Good IT skills (Microsoft Office, Word and Excel or equivalent)
- Exhibit attention to detail with a specific focus on quality
- Ability to manage and prioritise workloads
- Willingness to learn additional skills
- Ability to work independently and as a supportive member of the team

Our passion for diversity and equity means creating a work environment for all employees that is welcoming, respectful, engaging, and enriched with opportunities for personal and professional development.

**What's on offer**:
We have a range of benefits here at UK Biobank, some of the highlights of those are:

- 30% Salary uplift on Sundays and Bank Holidays
- 15% Salary uplift on Saturdays
- Fantastic work-life balance, no night shifts
- USS Pension Scheme which is a ‘hybrid’ defined benefit/defined contribution scheme (9.8% Employee Contribution, 21.6% Employer Contribution)
- 6.8 weeks' annual leave (which increases with length of service, including Christmas closure)
- Holiday buy scheme (buy up to 1 week of additional leave per year)
- A paid day off for your birthday (in addition to annual leave)
- Enhanced family leave (available from day 1 of employment)
- Subsidised lunches (£5 contribution per day when working on site) and refreshments
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discounts portal
- 20% Discount at EE
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Eye-care scheme
- Annual flu vaccination
- Life Assurance cover

LI-Onsite

**About UK Biobank**:
UK Biobank is a large-scale biomedical database and research resource containing genetic, lifestyle and health information from half a million UK participants.

UK Biobank’s database, which includes blood samples, heart and brain scans and genetic data of the 500,000 volunteer participants, is globally accessible to approved researchers who are undertaking health-related research that’s in the public interest.

UK Biobank recruited 500,000 people aged between 40-69 years in 2006-2010 from across the UK. With their consent, they provided detailed information about their lifestyle, physical measures and had blood, urine and saliva samples collected and stored for future analysis.


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