# Research EPR Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/research-epr-practitioner/7650568c-eeab-4a20-93db-c7203c310840 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/research-epr-practitioner/7650568c-eeab-4a20-93db-c7203c310840.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Torbay Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Practitioner - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 Per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 21 months (or secondment opportunity with an end date of 31st March 2028) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-17T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-03T08:05:19.195Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Devon/Torquay/Torbay_South_Devon_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Research_Development/Research_Development-v8269904 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8269904?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Do you have experience in using clinical IT systems? Are you an excellent communicator? Can you work with staff to learn new skills and support their learning? Are you interested in how we can use IT to improve access to research and inform future treatments and care? If you’ve answered yes, the Research EPR Practitioner role could be for you! We are seeking a curious and IT-proficient individual to support our clinical research teams and work closely with the OneDevon electronic patient record (EPR) team to ensure a standardised approach to using the EPR to identify and screen patients that are eligible for clinical trials, maximising opportunities for recruitment into research studies. The OneDevon EPR initiative is a unique collaboration between Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust (TSDFT), Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (RDUH) and University Hospital Plymouth NHS Trust (UHPT) using the Epic system to create a single EPR. Having been introduced into RDUH in 2020, Epic is being rolled out across TSDFT and UHPT throughout 2026. This is a fixed term or secondment opportunity with an end date as March 31st, 2028 ### Main duties of the job As a Research EPR Practitioner you will play an integral part in maximising the Epic EPR functionality to identify, screen and recruit eligible participants into research trials within each organisation. A key element of the role will be supporting staff across Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust and University Hospitals Plymouth to understand and use new and existing Epic research tools effectively; contributing to training, standard operating procedure development, and ongoing process improvement. The post holder will monitor the effectiveness of implemented solutions, identify further optimisation opportunities, and escalate complex system or governance issues to the appropriate EPR or research leadership. This post holder will work in partnership with the EPR team to design systems that will support us to both increase the number of patients being recruited into clinical trials and the speed of recruitment. This will help us to meet the national 30-day target for recruiting the first patient into a study once it has opened which is a key part of the overall 150-day set up metric. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities See the attached job description and personal specification for further detailed information about this role. We welcome applications from staff working in TSDFT, RDUH or UHPT. Please note: Priority will be given to applicants with recognised 'Priority' or 'At Risk' status, including NHS staff identified across Devon. ## Person Specification ### Specific Skills **Essential** - Personal credibility, with ability to quickly gain the confidence of others. - Able to prioritise tasks, work on own initiative and manage own workload ### Knowledge & Experience **Essential** - Previous NHS experience - Knowledge of medical terminology - Confident in working with, negotiating with and motivating clinical staff, medical consultants and/or other senior managers - Understanding of clinical, administrative and/or operational workflows and processes within a hospital environment - Proven experience in the ability to interact with personnel at all levels both clinical and non-clinical within healthcare **Desirable** - Previous NHS research experience - Experience working with Epic ### Qualifications & Training **Essential** - Educated to degree level or equivalent experience - Post graduate qualification or equivalent relevant experience and/or evidence of continuing professional development ## Documents - [jdps research epr practitioner (pdf, 424.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10584854) ## 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.