Assistant Research Practitioner - Liverpool, United Kingdom - Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

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Liverpool, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

The post holder will be a key member of the clinical research team providing research support and its associated clinical care for participants and patients enrolling in a variety of research studies and projects in Oncology and other areas within the Trust.

S/he will work across Research & Innovation, as the service needs to support research studies across Alder Hey dictates. The post holder will be involved in providing ongoing support to the research team.

They will ensure data collection is to its highest standards, facilitating the production of good quality research with a commitment to the patient's safety and wellbeing.

Research:

Assist with programmes for recruitment, enrolment, screening and retention of research participants in accordance with the protocol and ICH-Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines and the Research Governance Framework
Following training and competency assessment obtain informed consent from participants for qualitative or non CTIMP trials as deemed appropriate and as delegated to do
Contribute to appropriate data collection for participant data and to monitor data in accordance with the research protocol and standard operating procedures
Support the wider research team when liaising with sponsor sites regarding data queries and for checking/ resolving data queries
Assist with and maintain participant follow up in the form of telephone/ face to face contact for data collection ensuring study visit timescales are adhered to
Take appropriate action in the event of both adverse events and serious adverse events within the required time frame under the guidance of a clinical research nurse/ midwife or principal investigator
Assist the study management team to ensure each study has well maintained site file
Record and assist with the entry of recruitment figures using EDGE and provide the necessary information for the NIHR CRN database
Demonstrate excellent communication skills throughout the research process by communication with facetoface meetings and telephone discussions
Support the research team in preparing for monitoring visits

Clinical:

Maintain compassion, empathy, dignity, comfort and sensitively to participants and their relatives at all times
Develop area specific knowledge in order to enhance practice
Identify and recruit participants into clinical trials, assisting in the management, coordination and facilitation of the concurrent trials ensuring recruitment targets are met.
Following training and competency assessment completion assist in the monitoring and recording of participant's vital signs (blood pressure, pulse, temperature, respirations, and oxygen saturations) as indicated in the protocol and delegated to do. Report any abnormal results to the clinical research nurse/ midwife or principal investigator
Following training and competency assessment completion measure and record a participant's height and weight as indicated in the protocol and as delegated to do.
Following training and competency assessment completion perform venepuncture as indicated in the protocol and as delegated to do so
Following training and competency assessment completion undertake clinical tasks relevant to the specific clinical area and research being conducted, for example urinalysis, screening swabs, ECG recording
Assist the clinical research nursing/ midwife and research medical staff with various clinical procedures when trained, competency assessed and as delegated to do
Direct or escort participants between departments
Collect participant medication for pharmacy, if appropriate
Clean equipment after use in line with IPC guidance and informing the clinical research nurse/midwife when repairs are needed

Education & Development:

To undertake annual mandatory training in accordance with Trust policy
To continuously work to develop skills and knowledge utilising the competency framework
Attend investigation meetings and site initiation visits to ensure an indepth knowledge of all study protocols
Maintain own training records
Attend study specific training as required and complete al necessary competency assessment documentation
Attend team meetings contributing to the development of the team and Research & Innovation
Be familiar and adhere to the Research & Innovation and Trust wide research and clinical standard operating procedures

Administration/ clerical:

Answer the telephone, direct enquiries to the most suitable team member and take messages passing them on in a timely manner
Provide clerical support, including faxing, photocopying, scanning, and filing
Ensure coordination and collection of participant medical notes as required for screening, monitoring, and audit
Transfer laboratory specimens to the relevant laboratories using appropriate equipment
Assist in maintaining electronic databases and paper records, to ensure that patients schedule to have follow up visits are not