Senior Clinical Trials Assistant

Job overview

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.

Please see below for detailed job description of the role.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking a motivated and experienced Senior Clinical Trials Assistant to join the Adult Team within our Clinical Research Facility. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the delivery and coordination of high-quality clinical research studies, including the NIHR Bioresource project, human challenge studies and early phase research supporting both participants and the wider multidisciplinary research team.

The post holder will assist in the delivery of clinical research studies, providing direct patient care alongside essential administrative and organisational support. You will be responsible for organising and managing your own workload, including the day-to-day coordination and implementation of delegated clinical trials, ensuring studies are conducted in line with protocols, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), and regulatory requirements.

You will be expected to develop and maintain clinical knowledge and practical skills relevant to the role, enabling you to provide a consistently high standard of care to participants and volunteers taking part in research studies. Working within your scope of competence, you will deliver direct clinical care and undertake a range of clinical tasks and observations. These will include, but are not limited to, venepuncture, manual and electronic blood pressure measurement, recording ECGs, performing anthropometric measurements such as height and weight and other study specific assessments.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent communication and organisational skills, a patient-centred approach, and the ability to work both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team. Previous experience in clinical research would be advantageous.

This role offers the opportunity to contribute to innovative research aimed at improving outcomes for people living with multiple diseases and conditions as well as healthy volunteers, within a supportive and forward-thinking research environment.

The Senior Clinical Trials Assistant will play a key role in the delivery of high-quality clinical research studies, providing direct patient care, study coordination, and administrative support within a Clinical Research Facility.

The Clinical Research Facility adult nursing team is a dynamic and supportive group within the wider UHS Research & Development workforce. We work collaboratively with clinicians, allied health professionals, and external partners to deliver high-quality research across inpatient, outpatient, and community settings. We can provide a rich and supportive environment for professional development, learning, and gaining cross-speciality experience in clinical research.

Working as part of a multidisciplinary research team, the post holder will support interventional and observational studies from set-up through to close-out, ensuring all research activities are conducted in accordance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP), regulatory requirements, and study protocols.

Applicant requirements

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.