Job summaryThis is an exciting opportunity to work within the Clinical Research Facility (CRF) at Birmingham Children's Hospital. The Clinical Research Practitioner post will work closely with the Principal Investigators and Research and Development in the set up of clinical trials on the CRF research portfolio, taking a lead in the co-ordination, delivery and development of the clinical research projects at Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham Women's Hospital and support with relevant studies running at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust.Main duties of the jobYou will be responsible for assessing and contributing to the care pathways for patients and carers participating in various trials. This will involve the daily screening, recruitment and monitoring of trial patients, and the collection and documentation of accurate data. You will develop and utilise a working knowledge of and compliance with local, national and international research regulations. There is scope to support a variety of specialties.This role is an autonomous role to work to support delivery of research. This will involve working across various departments and working with a multitude of other healthcare professionals to deliver a high standard of research.About usBirmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families.Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas. Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care. Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details.Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.Person SpecificationEssential and DesirableEssentialUndergraduate degree or equivalent theoretical knowledgeGood Clinical PracticeExperience of working within healthcare or research in an NHS or University InstitutionExperience in a patient facing roleExperience of data collection and maintenanceUnderstanding of UK Research Governance, including Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and UK Policy Framework for Health and Social Care ResearchAble to work within own limitations and recognize need to seek support from PI, Nursing, Clinical Teams when requiredAble to work autonomously, prioritise and manage own time and workload to meet targets and deadlinesProject management skillsAbility to delegate where appropriateAbility to work within and lead a team to deliver to objectives, targets and deadlinesEffective management and utilization of resources, including human resources and equipmentMeticulous attention to detailAbility to use elements of Microsoft Packages including Outlook, Excel, Word, Teams, PowerPoint, PublisherExperience working within a multidiscipline teamAbility to support development of local research policy, e.g. SOPs, training packages and working practice documentsAbility to work under pressure of external parties such as Sponsors, to meet tight deadlinesCompassionate individual, able to deliver holistic care to child, young person and familyExcellent negotiation and interpersonal skillsAdvanced organisational and interpersonal skillsAbility to lead on numerous concurrent projectsAdvanced communication skills with patients, families, MDT and ability to resolve conflictUnderstanding of Trust Values and able to work to these at all timesProblem solving skillsAbility to work as part of a team, department and TrustPunctuality, reliability and good attendanceWillingness and ability to learn new skills and undertake training relevant to the role, as required for study portfolio e.g. phlebotomy, ECGDesirableProfessional registration to appropriate body if a Nurse, Midwife, Clinical Scientist, Allied Health Professional, Health and Care Professionals Council, British Psychology Society, Registered Clinical Research Practitioner,Experience of report writingLiterature searching skillsResearch specific additional training at post graduate diploma or equivalent levelAbility to use variety of Trust and research IT programs such as EDGE, databases, ICE, PEPRDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).Employer detailsEmployer nameBirmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation TrustAddressBirmingham Children's HospitalSteelhouse LaneBirminghamB4 6NHEmployer's websitehttps://bwc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)