# Clinical Research Practitioner (CRP) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-research-practitioner-crp/410fdb32-d4e9-4b5f-a767-1ce1c00d444e - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-research-practitioner-crp/410fdb32-d4e9-4b5f-a767-1ce1c00d444e.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Birmingham Children's Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Research practitioner - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum - **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed term) - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (Core working hours are Monday to Friday, with shifts worked between 8:00am and 6:00pm. Occasional unsociable hours working may be required to meet service and study requirements.) - **Closing date:** 2026-11-06T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-23T16:00:52.500Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Birmingham_Black_Country/Birmingham/Birmingham_Womens_Childrens_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Research/Research-v8338948 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8338948?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.bwc.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This is an exciting opportunity to work within the Clinical Research Facility (CRF) at Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust. The Clinical Research Practitioner post will work closely with the Principal Investigators, Research Nurses and Research and Development in the set up of research studies, taking a lead in the co-ordination, delivery and development of the clinical research projects at Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Birmingham Women's Hospital and support with relevant studies running within the community and at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust as required. ### Main duties of the job You will be responsible for assessing and contributing to the care pathways for patients and carers participating in various trials. This will involve the daily screening, recruitment and monitoring of trial patients, and the collection and documentation of accurate data. You will develop and utilise a working knowledge of and compliance with local, national and international research regulations. There is scope to support a variety of specialties. This role is an autonomous role to work to support delivery of research, including clinical skills. This will involve working across various departments and working with a multitude of other healthcare professionals to deliver a high standard of research. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust. When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details. Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. 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. ## Person Specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - Academy for Healthcare Science (AHCS) registration - Undergraduate degree in relevant subject (e.g. Health Studies) or equivalent theoretical knowledge - Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training **Desirable** - Research specific additional training at post graduate diploma or equivalent level ### Other Requirements **Essential** - Willingness and ability to learn new skills and undertake training relevant to the role, as required for study portfolio e.g. phlebotomy, ECG ### Analytical and Judgement Skills **Essential** - Able to work within own limitations and recognise need to seek support from PI, Nursing, Clinical Teams when required - Able to work autonomously, prioritise and manage own time and workload to meet targets and deadlines - Project management skills - Ability to delegate where appropriate - Ability to work within and lead a team to deliver to objectives, targets and deadlines - Effective management and utilisation of resources, including human resources and equipment - Meticulous attention to detail **Desirable** - Literature searching skills ### Knowledge and Nature of Experience **Essential** - Experience of working within healthcare or research in an NHS or University Institution - Experience in a patient facing role - Experience of data collection and maintenance - Understanding of UK Research Governance, including Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and UK Policy Framework for Health and Social Care Research - Clinical skills (e.g. phlebotomy) or willingness to undertake **Desirable** - Experience of report writing ### Personal Skills/ Abilities and Attributes **Essential** - Ability to lead on numerous concurrent projects - Effective communication with an MDT - Advanced communication skills with patients, families, MDT and ability to resolve conflict - Understanding of Trust Values and able to work to these at all times - Problem solving skills - Ability to work as part of a team, department and Trust - Punctuality, reliability and good attendance ### Professional/ Managerial/ Specialist Knowledge **Essential** - Ability to use elements of Microsoft packages including Outlook, Excel, Word, Teams, PowerPoint - Experience working within a multidisciplinary team - Ability to support development of local research policy, e.g. SOPs, training packages and working practice documents - Ability to work under pressure of external parties such as Sponsors, to meet tight deadlines - Compassionate individual, able to deliver holistic care to child, young person and family - Excellent negotiation and interpersonal skills - Advanced organisational and interpersonal skills **Desirable** - Ability to use variety of Trust and research IT programs such as Epic, EDGE ## Documents - [crp job description and person specification (pdf, 478.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10688792) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.