Clinical Trial Assistant

Job summary

NHS Band 3 Salary:£25,760 - £27,476 per annum

Hours Per Week: Full time 37.5 hrs

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: David Hide Asthma & Allergy Research Centre, St Marys Hospital NHS Trust, Newport PO30 5TG

Main duties of the job

Are you looking for a new & different role, do you want to make a difference and improve health outcomes? Do you want to be at the forefront of new treatments & technology? If yes, this role maybe for you, as it combines clinical patient and participant contact with effective administration skills. The role of a clinical trials assistant is key in supporting a multidisciplinary team to set up and deliver clinical research studies.

We have a position available for an enthusiastic, motivated, and highly organised individual to join our team. This is a full time position worked over a Monday to Friday flexible working pattern. Occasional weekends and public holidays may be required with notice. The role is based at the David Hide Asthma & Allergy Research Centre, IOW site. The Centre is a registered charity based in a purpose-built building at St Marys Hospital IOW NHS Trust on the Isle of Wight and its activities are overseen by a Board of Trustees. The David Hide Asthma & Allergy Research Centre has become internationally renowned for the excellence of its research with an active research programme focusing on various aspects of childhood and adult asthma and other allergic diseases as well as the prevention of allergy. For more information about the Centre please follow the link: http://www.allergyresearch.org.uk/

About us

Working as a partnership, both Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust have a shared vision for excellence in care for our patients and communities; with a set of strategic aims underpinning how we will achieve this.

The single corporate service is delivered across both organisations. You may be based at either IWT or PHU and individuals may be required to undertake business travel between sites. For leaders managing staff across multi-site locations, you will need to be visible and provide in person leadership. The arrangements and frequency will be agreed locally.

Details

• Date posted: 12 November 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 3
• Salary: £25,760 to £27,476 a year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: REF2730H
• Job locations: St Mary's Hospital (IOW), Parkhurst Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 5TG, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

• You will be responsible for supporting the day to day running of clinical trials from the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Portfolio and external grant funded research projects. You will work across a range of studies, which may include interventional & observational research.
• You will be working with an experienced supportive team who are passionate about offering research opportunities to participants and patients to improve health outcomes.
• The role is varied as each study and subsequent clinic requirements can be different, this brings the opportunity to develop wider skills such as basic lab sample processing, handling, and shipping of samples.
• As a member of our team, we are committed to your personal and career growth and actively encourage continuous development. This is provided through access to organisational study days, research specific training and identified learning at appraisal. We can offer development opportunities to experience clinical research in other areas at the Queen Alexandra site or across the region with other partner organisations.
• Working as part of a team this role supports the smooth running of clinical research clinics and studies. The administrative functions of the role include creating and preparing localised study templates and participant packs, capturing and transcribing data into a variety of different data management platforms and responding to data queries. You will be ordering, tracking and managing receipt and supplies of clinical trial materials and general supplies for the clinics.
• The clinical facing elements of the role are to support the research team with the running of face-to-face research clinic visits. You will plan and prepare for the clinics, arrange appointments, and follow up visits. Clinical tasks may include phlebotomy, basic vital signs, allergy skin prick testing, lung function tests, pregnancy testing, height/weight measurements under the supervision of registered professionals. Full training will be provided.

For full job details and person specification please refer to the Job Description.

Interviews will be held on the 9th December 2026.