Clinical Research Practitioner - London, United Kingdom - King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate expert research nursing care and provide support to patients attending the Department who have been or have the potential to be recruited onto a clinical trial programme.

The CRP will play a key role in ensuring that any research undertaken within the department safeguards the well-being of the patients and is conducted according to Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trial) Regulations 2004 and Amended Regulations 2006.

In conjunction with the other members of the team, facilitate the production of good quality of research.

The CRP will facilitate and aid in the recruitment of patients to ensure high quality clinical studies and trials that will require the CRP to work flexibly across the disciplines to ensure the successful working of the clinical research facility.

They will also act as a patient advocate providing support and assistance as required and assist in the co-ordination and management of a portfolio of early phase translational clinical research.

In 2006 King's College London (KCL) and its partner NHS Trusts, King's College Hospital (KCH) and the South London and Maudsley (SLAM) NHS Foundation Trusts were awarded a prestigious grant from a consortium headed by the Wellcome to establish a Wellcome Clinical Research Facility (CRF) on the Denmark Hill Campus of KCL.

Now supported by NIHR the facility allows internationally competitive research to progress beyond the laboratory and focus on translational research in accordance with the research strategies of the NIHR, Wellcome, the Department of Health's Strategy for Research and Development in the NHS and the academic health sciences centre King's Health Partners (KHP).

King's College and its partner NHS Trusts have substantial expertise in biomedical research and host two Department of Health Biomedical Research Centres.

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London.

The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites.

The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do.

By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan.

In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus.

Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

Clinical

Ensure the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of evidence based, individualised patient/volunteer care.
Responsible for recruiting to, and following up, patients within studies. This includes both randomised clinical trials and other high quality clinical studies. The role will involve working closely with multidisciplinary clinical teams
Act as a patient advocate enabling patients to make informed choices concerning their involvement in the clinical trials and ensuring advice and information is provided.
Ensure there is sufficient skill mix of staff for patient safety during clinical trials and ensuring that they are carried out within the Trust and Centre's policies and clinical trial protocol.
Assist in clinical trials including venepuncture and cannulation of volunteers when necessary ensuring that they are carried out within the Trust's policies, research governance, Medicines for Human Use ( Clinical Trials Regulations ) Incorporating International Conference on Harmonisation of Good Clinical Practice (ICH GCP) and Data Protection Act.
Undertake clinical tasks such as phlebotomy, analysis of blood specimens and clinical observation etc.
Assist and advise staff, both registered and unregistered in the delivery of care to the volunteer.
Ensure that written informed consent has always been obtained for any treatment provided for, or any sample or data taken from a Volunteer which will form part of a research study, in accordance with the Trust research governance arrangements and Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials Regulations) Incorporating International Conference on Harmonisation of Good Clinical Practice (ICH GCP)
Maintain all data and case report forms relati