Job summary
- Main area
- Oncology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- 6 months (Secondment/Fixed term contract for 6 months)
- Hours
- Part time - 21 hours per week
- Job ref
- 190-0351-DIR
- Employer
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Cancer Clinical Trials Centre
- Town
- Sheffield
- Salary
- £26,530 - £29,114 per annum pro rata for part time staff
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/06/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 09/06/2025
Employer heading
Clinical Trials Laboratory Assistant
NHS AfC: Band 4
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part time position as a Clinical Trials Laboratory Assistant. The post holder will be a member of the Sheffield Cancer Clinical Trial Centre (CCTC), based at Weston Park Cancer Centre.
The Sheffield CCTC is a joint venture between the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The CCTC is a specially equipped unit with a Clinical Research Unit (CRU) to deliver research treatments to patients. It is devoted to ensuring that research is conducted to the highest standards and providing research participants with excellent quality of care.
Main duties of the job
Under the direction of the Laboratory Manager the Clinical Trial Lab Assistant will:
- Assist the department to provide a professional clinical trial laboratory service for the benefit of patients, users, and staff within CCTC.
- Assist the department in delivering a range of scientific work demanding skilled performance working with some autonomy but within the overall responsibility of the CCTC Laboratory Manager and the CCTC Manager.
- Provide support to the CCTC Laboratory Manager by reviewing new laboratory manuals to assess feasibility and laboratory related protocol compliance resulting in high quality clinical data in line with the study protocol.
- Be required to help with the creation and maintenance of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), equipment repair, maintenance, and calibration, and be involved with systems and processes related to fridge/freezer alarms and out-of-hours laboratory storage and back-up solutions.
- In addition, the post holder will be required to be involved with day-to-day operations and governance of the CCTC Laboratory.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract basis for a period of 6 months due to the post being part of an organisational change within the Cancer Clinical Trials Centre. The fixed term contract status of the post holder will be reviewed in accordance with the Trust's legal obligations regarding fixed term contracts and the management of organisational change.
Please also note any secondment must first be agreed with your current line manager.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to GCSE English and Maths at grade C/4 or above or equivalent experience/ qualifications
- Educated to ‘A ‘ level standard or equivalent experience/ qualifications
- Diploma level qualification /BTEC or equivalent experience/ qualifications
Desirable criteria
- Possess or be working towards a degree, preferably health science or science related
- Good Clinical Practice Certificate
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a laboratory setting
- Experience of pre-analytical lab processes
Desirable criteria
- Experience of data entry
- Experience of working in a healthcare setting
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- IT skills including use of MS Office applications and databases
- Capable of working with hazardous high-risk samples and daily exposure to infectious material/hazardous chemicals
- Capable of repetitive movements when processing/analysing samples
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of GCP, Good Laboratory Practice and Research Governance
- Willing to undertake training in clinical skills: Phlebotomy ECG Recording Laboratory practice
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Effective communication skills both written and verbal
- Effective time management skills and ability to prioritise and work to conflicting deadlines
- Organised, methodical with excellent attention to detail
- Ability to understand and follow complex Laboratory Manuals and Standard Operating procedures (SOPs)
- Ability to work effectively as part of a Team
- Ability to work flexibly when required
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kim Driver
- Job title
- CCTC Laboratory Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0114 2265225
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