Research Assistant Practitioner

Job overview

The Assistant Research Practitioner will work collaboratively within a team of Research Nurses and Practitioners working on NIHR portfolio, commercial and academic studies within a flexible research workforce to ensure a seamless care for research participants at the trust covering a 24 hour 7 day service.

The Assistance Research Practitioner will communicate with patients and relatives in regard to research participation under the supervision and guidance of the research nurse team. The post holder will assist in the collection and management of data and assist in the timely reporting of information to the relevant bodies. Flexibility is essential as the post holder may work in numerous clinical areas across the trust which will be determined by the research study workload and activity. The post holder adheres to departmental, hospital and National Institute for Health Research policies, established health professional procedures and practices.

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1.    The Assistance Research Practitioner will assist with programmes for recruitment, enrolment, screening and retention of research subjects for all research studies and act as a lead for observational studies as appropriate in accordance with the protocol and International Conference on Harmonisation of technical  requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for human use (ICH) God Clinical Practice Standards.

2.    The Assistant research Practitioner will assist the team in the implementation of protocols in accordance with research parameters as set out by the Chief and Principle Investigators.

3.    The Assistant Research  Practitioner will contribute to appropriate data collection systems for patient data and monitoring data., in accordance with the research protocol.

4.    The Assistance Research Practitioner will maintain good liaison with research subjects using excellent communication skills by telephone or face to face, in either hospital or community settings, keeping documented evidence of the same.

5.    The Assistance Research Practitioner collaborates with Investigators, Regulatory bodies and ancillary departments.

Working for our organisation

1.    To have a good knowledge of clinical research, underpinned by ICH Good Clinical Practice Training.

2.    To work within professional guidelines relating to Code of Conduct, confidentiality, accountability and scope of professional practice.

3.    To provide a high standard of evidence-based care to patients whilst attending patients in the community and within the hospital.

4.    To work as part of the research nurse team with a flexible approach to workload schedules.

5.    To facilitate effective communication, written, verbal, electronic.

6.    To ack as the patients advocate.

7.    To liaise with the multidisciplinary team as appropriate in the delivery of support and care to the patients.

8.    To have strong interpersonal communication skills, having the ability to communicate with empathy in potentially sensitive, controversial situations with patients who have given written consent to participate in the clinical trial to become research subjects.

9.    Actively seeks to promote health by providing evidence-based information in a sensitive empathetic manner.

10. To have a personal duty of care in relation to the care and working knowledge of equipment required for the research study.

11. To maintain accurate records in line with professional guidelines and local policy using paper based and electronic systems.