Research Assistant

Job overview

Would you like to work with a friendly and dynamic Research Team contributing to the future development of procedures, medications and therapies? Would you like to develop your research skills and gain invaluable hands on training while being involved in clinical research?

We are currently looking for an individual to work within the cancer research team as a Research Assistant. You will work within a multidisciplinary team including the Team leader, Research radiotherapy/nurses/practitioners, Principal Investigators and the wider research teams at the Royal Surrey County Hospital within the Oncology Research portfolio.

This role would suit someone who is new to clinical research and a novice looking to expand their knowledge and experience in the field of NHS clinical research.  This role is ideal for someone at the beginning of their clinical research career who is keen to learn the process and governance around delivery of research within an NHS Trust.

The role involves assisting and supporting the Research team with clinical trial set-up and running of studies, the retrieval, review and entry of clinical trials patient data using paper and electronic CRFs. The successful applicant will be patient facing and be involved/responsible for screening and consenting patients, basic patient assessment i.e. taking blood pressure, phlebotomy etc.

Main duties of the job

The Research Assistant (RA) will work within a multidisciplinary team and have the knowledge and skills to work at a high level of competence within agreed protocols and with clearly defined lines of accountability for delegated work.

Please refer to the attached job description for detailed responsabilities of the role.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To provide assistance to trained nursing/AHP/Clinical research staff to promote and support research within the research departments within the Trust.

The post-holder will, with support from colleagues from the research teams, support and facilitate research clinics/activities within these departments.

To provide assistance to the research and multidisciplinary teams in planning, delivering and evaluating care to patients, within protocol defined requirements. The post-holder will be responsible for the entry of all allocated trial related data into the relevant electronic and paper data capture systems in compliance with the study protocol.

The RA will carry out all interventions to a high standard and competency under the supervision of more experienced members of the team. Support the patient/participant, family and multidisciplinary team in ensuring there is a safe working environment.

The Post will be suitable for an experienced health care assistant with an active interest in extending their scope of practice with a focus on research.