About this role
Job summary
There is an exciting opportunity for a Research Assistant to work within research teams at the Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.This will include all LUHFT sites Aintree, the Royal, and Broadgreen.
Main duties of the job
The purpose of this post is to provide comprehensive support to the Researchers and the research teams.
The Research Assistant will be expected to perform a variety of clinical and clerical research duties within a research environment. They will assist with patient's study visits and clinical trial procedures. This will include clinical tasks such as venepuncture, vital signs, collection, processing (including centrifugation, freezing, handling of dry ice) and shipping of biological specimens according to protocol requirements. The clerical duties will involve collection of patient data from medical notes, completion of case report forms (CRF's), data inputting and providing general admin support.
About us
NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHL Group) was formed on 1 November 2024, born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our communities.
We are one of the largest employers in region, with over 18,900 colleagues who are dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services that extend to more than two million people in the North West.
We operate from five hospital sites:Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside, and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to several elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospitalprovide specialist services incardiothoracic surgery,cardiology and respiratory medicine, both in the hospital and out in the community.Liverpool Women's Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single en-suite bedrooms and mainly focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
Job description Job responsibilities
The role will include (though not limited to) Venepuncture Blood processing ECGs Recruiting patients Collecting/entering data Contacting patients/arranging taxisTraining will be provided as necessary.
For further enquires please contact Senior Research Nurse Tanya Ingram/ Research Nurse Daniel Rowlandson Telephone number 0151 529 3105/5939 [email protected] [email protected]
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
NVQ3 in relevant subject or equivalent
Desirable
A typing qualification
Experience Essential
Keyboard/Word Processing Spreadsheets/databases
Desirable
Experience of working in a Health Care setting
Knowledge Essential
Medical Terminology
Desirable
Good working knowledge of Hospital information systems
Skills Essential
Good communication skills - written and verbal Attention to detail Ability to organise and prioritise own work load Ability to use initiative Ability to use tact and a sensitive approach to patients and relatives
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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Employer details Employer name Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address Aintree
Liverpool
L9 7AL
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)