Job summary
- Main area
- Research
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 337-NP-9066LD
- Employer
- London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Central Middlesex Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £35,763 - £43,466 per annum inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Research Practitioner
Band 5
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
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Find out more about Our HEART values
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Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy
We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.
Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.
- H onesty
- E quity
- A ccountability
- R espect
- T eamwork
These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.
LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, motivated and disciplined person with an excellent planning and organisational skills to join the Ophthalmology Research Team at Central Middlesex Hospital.
The LNWUH is a research active Trust. The research teams and R&I are committed to improving healthcare services by promoting and supporting a wide range of high quality research.
The research nurse / coordinator is expected to support the safe conduct of research in accordance to the regulatory and legal frameworks related to the planning, undertaking and closure of clinical research studies. Working as part of the research team the research coordinator will be accountable for the assessment, planning, organisation and on-going care of research participants according to the study protocol.
The research coordinator will provide support to the team of research coordinators to NIHR Portfolio-Adopted research studies within LNWH and ensure they are undertaken within the ICH Good Clinical Practice guidelines.
Previous research experience is not essential for this post as a comprehensive training and development program will be available to the successful candidates. This post offers excellent opportunities in gaining research experience.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be supporting in the management of NIHR portfolio adopted studies being undertaken by the Trust. This will involve the recruitment, education and monitoring of patients in studies and the collection and documentation of accurate data. You will work collaboratively with different clinical studies team and the wider multi-disciplinary team (MDT) in the management of the caseload of patients in clinical research studies.
The post holder will participate in the process of supporting the consent process, including the explanation of standard and research treatment, risks, benefits and side effects. She/he will be responsible for randomisation, completion of case report forms (CRFs) and the maintenance of accurate records according to ICH-GCP (Good Clinical Practice). The post holder will also have responsibility for the organisation of investigations, tracking follow-up of patients, entering data and making regular submissions of data to clinical trials centres and the R&D Department. The post holder will be expected to be proactive in educating clinical staff in the specifics of running clinical trials. Willingness to work flexibly is an essential aspect of this post.
Although the post holder will be based at Central Middlesex Hospital they will be expected to work flexibly across the Trust.
Working for our organisation
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
Responsibilities will also include;
To function autonomously to manage his/her caseload of patients within a multidisciplinary team
To Identify patients who are suitable for entry into clinical trials and plan the care and support of patients according to clinical trial protocols, and to monitor responses throughout the trial
To communicate with other research nurse and co-ordinators within the Trust and develop good working relations to help support them where necessary.
To liaise with Clinical Trial Offices and external investigators and designated staff within supporting departments when necessary to set up and coordinate research studies.
To raise the profile of clinical research by educating clinical staff and patients about research.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Possession of a relevant degree or in the process of obtaining one
- • Current good clinical research practice course (ICH-GCP)
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- demonstrate they have the ability to work in a clinical environment
- ability to manage complex information or projects • Competent in using Microsoft Office software for storing/retrieving data
Desirable criteria
- • Experience of clinical research
- • An understanding of Research Governance and Management issues
Skills, Abilities and Attributes
Essential criteria
- • Ability to acquire in-depth knowledge of trial protocols and to communicate this to professionals and lay persons
- • Ability to communicate well with patients, relatives and members of the multidisciplinary team.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dhanrajie RAMCHARAN,
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
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