Research Assistant Liverpool, England
Job description
The Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Clinical Research Facility (CRF) is a Phase 1 accredited unit, the first NHS trust in England and Wales to achieve this standard. The facility undertakes and delivers clinical trials in patients and healthy volunteers with a particular emphasis on early phase research. Patients and volunteers are seen in comfortable surroundings ultimately improving the experience for participants in Clinical Trials. The post holder will provide support to the research team to assist with early and late phase clinical research. To assist with participant study visits, screening clinics and clinical trial procedures. To carry out treatment procedures which including venepuncture, cannulation, vital signs recording and performing ECGs. The post holder will be required to perform some administration and research duties within a research environment. The role will also include the collection, processing of samples including centrifugation according to protocol requirements. To ensure that all clinical research activity is ICH GCP compliant and conducted in accordance with the agreed protocols.
The Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Clinical Research Facility (CRF) is a Phase 1 accredited unit, the first NHS trust in England and Wales to achieve this standard. The facility undertakes and delivers clinical trials in patients and healthy volunteers with a particular emphasis on early phase research.
- Assist the research nurse with patient’s study visits and clinical trial procedures. This will include venepuncture, ECGs and vital signs, venepuncture and cannulation.
- BLS (Basic Life Support) training and completion of the BEACH course.
- Collection, processing (including centrifugation, freezing and storing of samples according to protocol requirements.
- Access data/information from Trust information systems as required
- Maintain database to track patient activity including patient expenses
- Deal efficiently with enquiries from other departments as required
- Arrange patient follow up appointments for research specific purposes.
- Deal with enquiries from patients and their families in a sensitive, professional and capable manner.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
To hear more about our achievements click herehttps://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf
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- To carry out the collection of data, and accurate completion of research documentation as appropriate, with meticulous attention to detail
- Arrange investigations, follow-up and ensure that all results are presented to medical staff and are subsequently filed into patient’s medical records within the agreed timescale.
- Exercise independent judgement and initiative when problems arise by taking appropriate action to resolve the problem, or by referring the problem to the appropriate person.
- Liaison with all staff concerned within patient services e.g. medics, nurses, admissions staff, medical records, specialist nurses, hospital management, and other members of the research team. To meet on a regular basis with the CRF Clinical Manager for professional support and guidance
- To attend training courses and study days in order to remain up to date with all relevant aspects of clinical research
- Ensure the safe handling of named patient and study specific data in compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Computer Misuse Act 1990
- To ensure that all clinical research activity is ICH GCP compliant and conducted in accordance with the agreed protocols
- To maintain a high standard of patient care in line with Trust and Directorate policies and protocols and in accordance with the Research Governance Framework.
- Ensure own actions contribute to the maintenance of a quality service provision.
- Compliance with Trust, Directorate and R&D policies and protocols
- Assisting members of the research team with general clerical duties.
- Ensure all medical records are in a tidy and chronological order.
- Ensure that all filing is up to date and in a proper order.
