Job Description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time Band 5 Senior Clinical Research Practitioner within this team. The post is based at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust but if successful you will be invited to work with any of the research teams and sites across our network, which will regularly include primary care and social care environments. You must, therefore, be willing and able to travel independently between sites and be flexible in your working shift pattern.
You will need to hold the skills to take a proactive approach to leading clinical research studies including, but not exclusively, gaining consent, recruiting patients and collecting samples alongside clinical duties whilst providing the highest quality patient care. You will be instrumental in implementing study objectives and will provide dedicated support to ensure that studies are delivered to time and target. You will support the delivery of research studies and identify and recruit participants within the relevant organisations and so effective communication and team working skills are essential. You will be involved in ensuring that research undertaken safeguards the wellbeing of patients and is undertaken within Good Clinical Practice Guidelines. This support requires flexibility and ability to adapt to a fast paced and changing environment.
The post holder will be a key member of the clinical research team providing research support and its associated clinical care for participants and patients enrolling in a variety of research studies and projects.
The post holder will be responsible for leading research studies,ensuring data collected is to its highest standards, facilitating the production of good quality research with a commitment to the patient’s safety and wellbeing.
They will be expected to participate fully in their personal development and review process in order to achieve the knowledge and skills as identified in the competency framework and competencies outlined for this post.
MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.5bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we’ve launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the ‘NHS England’ website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!