Clinical Research Practitioner

Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic graduate with a solid interest in measurements of human physiology to work as part of our dynamic research team on the Clinical Research Facility.

You will need great inter-personal skills for working with a variety of different teams and patients and some technical skills to support the specialist research equipment you will learn to use. This could be a great opportunity for you to develop expertise in a wide range of research skills for a future in clinical research.

Main duties of the job

Work as part of a team providing a flexible service (including unsociable hours and night shifts) to investigators to meet specific research protocol requirements for physiological measurements.

Perform a range of specialist physiological measurements on subjects participating in clinical research studies.

Perform scheduled and day-to-day calibration and maintenance of physiological measurement equipment, working to high standards of safety and accountability within a quality management system.

Liaise with clinical, technical and research staff to identify faults and communicate with all clinical areas, with manufacturers and external contractors to resolve technical issues.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

For NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough based roles, all applicants from NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough who have identified that they are at risk of redundancy will be prioritised over those not at risk. However, interviews cannot be guaranteed. This vacancy will close at midnight on 10th December 2025

Interviews are due to be held on 18th December 2025

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.