Job summary

Are you a nursing or maternity health care support worker looking for a change and good work-life balance? The Womens and Childrens Research Unit is currently looking for a new member to join the team to assist, under supervision, a range of maternity, gynaecology and NICU studies. This role will be particularly suited to a person with strong administrative and clinical skills.

The Research Healthcare Support Worker will assist, under supervision, other members of the Women's & Children's Research Unit in the conduct of a range of research studies, with the team at St Michaels focused on gynaecology, maternity and NICU studies.

S/he will assist within the research delivery support team with administrative roles e.g. maintaining patient study records, coordinating appointments, document management, entering of study data into databases and stock control. S/he will work alongside research midwives and nurses, working with women and their babies/children, undertaking clinical assessments as required by studies, and managing samples and preparing them for collection. There may also be opportunities to support the wider team delivering paediatric studies.

A job share may be considered for the right applicants. If you would like more information about the role please contact Katharine Thompson or Brittany Smart on 0117 3425756

Main duties of the job

Clinical

• Clinical observations and care appropriate to role and experience.
• Venepuncture in adults.
• Assist research staff to obtain capillary or cord blood samples from neonates.
• Assist in the vaccination of adults and children.
• Assist with and perform the process of sample handling including documentation, storage and transportation according to standard operating procedures.
• Maintain and check study equipment and assist in supplies management and maintenance of relevant logs
• Assist with data handling, including completion of study documentation and use of databases.
• Maintain patient and study confidentiality according to good clinical practice and current data protection requirements

Non clinical

• Assist the research delivery support team in office related duties, including coordinating appointments, document management, data entry, and archiving.
• Maintain equipment according to Trust Policies.
• Assist in the maintenance and ordering of supplies/stock required by the team.
• Support team in identifying potential participants
• Participate in regular team meetings keeping informed of the research studies currently being undertaken by the Unit.
• Raise any study related concerns, issues or ideas with the tea

About us

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.