Band 5 - Janet Owens' Research Assistant in Neurology London, England
Job description
You will be based at the UCL Movement Disorders Centre, spanning UCL and the Royal Free and UCLH sites. You will develop and execute a research in Parkinson's disease and movement disorders genetics, based on the Parkinson's Families Project under the supervision of Prof Huw Morris. The project will be based at the Royal Free Hospital and UCL.
Applicants should have a relevant degree and experience in clinical research. They should be interested and enthusiastic about research in Neurology and/or Genetics. They should have excellent organisational, communication and data management skills. This post provides the opportunity to develop research skills related to neurogenetics.
Duties will include participant recruitment, assisting in carrying out study visits, sample collection, processing and transfer, assisting with enquiries from patients and research sites, and maintaining study data documentation. In addition the post holder will liaise with other UK study sites and help prepare reports and updates.
The post holder will offer World Class Care to service users, staff, colleagues, clients and patients alike so that everyone at the Royal Free can feel: all of the time Confident because we are clearly and cared for they are always in safe hands
- Assist in the everyday management of the research study.
- Carry out patient recruitment to the study, the consent procedure and completion of study visits.
- Collect and process phenotype data using clinical scales and biological samples as per study protocol.
- File completed Case Report Forms, consent forms and any other study documents in the relevant locations in a timely fashion, maintaining orderly, accurate and high quality study records.
- Assess the suitability of patients to take part in the research study.
- Maintain a suitable environment to promote the well-being and safety of patients and participants during the research study.
- Receive and respond to study related enquiries, liaising with both internal team members and external associates, as well as the public and patients.
- Liaise with study sites and assist in the coordination of the study
- Assist with any alterations/amendments to trial protocols and the necessary changes with the study conduct.
- Collect and collate the data and assist the research team in preparing and presenting study information, progress reports and local participation data.
- Liaise with the appropriate research team members in assisting with the completion of screening logs and Serious Adverse Event (SAE) forms as required.
- Provide a comprehensive administrative function to the research team
- Attend meetings relevant to the nature of the job e.g. lab meetings
