Clinical Research Coordinator ( HCA Qualified

Job Title: Clinical Research Coordinator ( HCA Qualified)

Salary: £32,000 per annum

Responsible To: Senior Research Facilitator

Hours: Full time

Clinical Accountability: Research Nurse / appropriately qualified clinical lead

Contract: 6

Months initially

Location: CLH research clinics

Base: On-site, with flexibility across services

Director of Research and Business Intelligence;
Research Manager;
Senior Research Facilitator;
Research Nurses and clinicians; GP practices and PCNs; patients and research participants; NIHR/RRDN; sponsors and Contract Research Organisations; CLH Communications and Corporate teams; community and tertiary care partners.

Central London Healthcare CIC (CLH) is a federation supporting 31 General Practices and 3 Primary Care Networks in Westminster. CLH provides community and primary care services, as well as staffing, management and administrative support to member practices. CLH also works collaboratively with local, NHS, academic, community and commercial partners, including through research and consultancy.

Our approach is to deliver exceptional assistance to our General Practice members and to operate services in a way that supports practices and patients economically, locally, promptly and in a familiar environment.

Our purpose is to transform health and wellbeing in our communities. Our vision is to be the healthcare provider of choice, rooted in primary care.

Compassionate: We listen respectfully, offer the opportunity for different viewpoints and are kind to each other.

Accountable: We work with integrity, taking accountability for our work to achieve the highest quality outcomes.

Resilient: We listen to feedback and continually build and improve.

Pioneering: We champion change, embrace creativity and promote innovation and new ways of thinking.

Aspirational: We nurture and motivate so our people are enabled to reach their full potential.

The Research Healthcare Assistant will work as part of the CLH Research Team, providing both clinical and non-clinical support to the safe, effective and efficient delivery of commercial and non-commercial research studies and research clinics. The post holder will combine core Healthcare Assistant duties with participant-facing research support, clinic coordination, study administration, recruitment activity and accurate information management.

All clinical procedures must be undertaken only where the post holder has received appropriate training, has been assessed as competent and is working under an approved study protocol, local policy, delegated authority and appropriate clinical oversight. The post holder must not work beyond their competence or the scope of the role.

The role is primarily on-site and will require flexible working across CLH research clinics, GP practices, hub sites and other community or partner locations according to service and study requirements.

• Undertake and record clinical observations and procedures for which training and competency have been completed, as required by the relevant study protocol or clinical service. These may include blood pressure and pulse, height, weight and body mass index, urinalysis, blood glucose measurement, ECGs, peak flow, spirometry, smoking status and health checks.
• Undertake venepuncture and process pathology or research samples in accordance with study instructions, infection prevention requirements and local procedures.
• Support research nurses and other appropriately qualified clinicians with participant assessments, clinical examinations and procedures, including preparation of rooms, equipment and documentation.
• Administer medicines or vaccinations only where the post holder is trained, competent and authorised under the appropriate legal mechanism and local policy.
• Act as a chaperone where required and support privacy, dignity, comfort, communication and reasonable adjustments for participants and patients.
• Recognise and respond appropriately to deterioration, urgent situations, adverse events or participant concerns, escalating promptly to the research nurse or appropriate clinician and following emergency procedures.
• Give clear, accurate and appropriate information within the boundaries of the role, referring clinical or study-specific questions to an authorised member of the research team.
• Maintain clean, safe and well-prepared clinical environments and equipment before, during and after interventions, in line with infection prevention and control…