Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
£37,259

About the Role
Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts, providing a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and specialist care for patients from further afield. We are looking for candidates interested in building a career in research within one of the largest oncology and haematology research teams in London. This Clinical Research Practitioner post will be part of our Haematology Research team for a 12-month maternity leave cover. After completing a comprehensive induction package, you will lead the coordination of an agreed portfolio of clinical trials, assist in trial setup, identify patients, discuss trials with them, collect and report data, and support patients and their carers throughout treatment. Successful candidates will be excellent communicators with an eye for detail and a commitment to improving patient choices, care, and outcomes.

Experience
Essential criteria:
- Experience of working in a relevant research setting
- Experience of working on own and in a multidisciplinary team
- Experience of working in a patient/participant facing role with clinical duties
- Experience of working on interventional studies or complex/large scale observational studies
Desirable criteria:
- Experience with electronic case report forms and computer packages
- Experience supervising others
- Experience of working on clinical trials of drugs, therapies, or interventions.

About you
Essential criteria:
- Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills
- Ability to work as an effective team member and use own initiative
- Up to date knowledge relevant to clinical research and good clinical practice
- Excellent organisational skills for self and others
- Ability to conduct clinical tasks such as blood pressure, temperature, pulse, and respiratory observations
- Ability to collect blood samples via venepuncture
- Ability to acquire skills in processing biologic samples according to protocols
- Ability to acquire skills in conducting ECG
- IT skills, specifically in database management, Microsoft Excel, and eRecord
Desirable criteria:
- Presentation and teaching skills
- Proficient in cannulation and serial sampling
- Proficient in conducting ECG
- Ability to manage priorities for others.

Qualifications
Essential criteria:
- Degree in life sciences or related field or equivalent theoretical knowledge
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- GCP certification
Desirable criteria:
- Relevant course to clinical area.