Senior Assistant Research Practitioner

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification:

2.1 Develop tumour site-specific knowledge in order to enhance practice.

2.2 To perform specific interventions as identified by competency achievement to enhance the delivery of care, such as venepuncture, cannulation and biological specimen processing and to be aware of own competency limitations.

2.3 Provide support and reassurance to patients, referring them to the appropriate units or team members as necessary.

2.4 To consistently adhere to requirements to protect patient's rights, dignity and confidentiality throughout their treatment.

2.5 Work autonomously screening patients' suitability for entry into non-interventional research studies, by attending MDTs or clinics, liaising with medical personnel or searching patient case notes exercising judgment and knowledge of trial eligibility criteria.

2.6 Liaise with relevant trial patients directly, maintaining adequate study records and ensuring all relevant information is documented in the patients' medical and nursing notes.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential criteria

• A Levels/ BTEC in relevant subjects
• Degree or Foundation Degree in Science or Health & Social Care, or equivalent qualification
• National Care Certificate

Desirable criteria

• Post registration oncology qualification or equivalent relevant qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Proven healthcare or patient facing experience.
• Experience of research and development, science or health and social care
• Experience in data management, data collection and data entry in clinical trials or healthcare
• Evidence of completing specific competencies for the role (ECG, height and weight, observations, blood sampling, and tissue handling)

Desirable criteria

• Experience in dealing with Oncology patients.
• Experience and involvement in the informed consent process.

Skills Abilities/knowledge

Essential criteria

• Knowledge of common medical terms and conditions, hospital departments and research staff roles
• Excellent communication skills and ability to facilitate collaborative working relationships
• Ability to work autonomously and within multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to organise and prioritise own workload, with good attention to detail
• Computer literate in Microsoft outlook, office, word, excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to cope with emotional demands of working in oncology setting

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of cancer terminology
• Understanding of psychosocial needs of oncology patients
• Knowledge and understanding of research methods
• Patient assessment skills

The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.

All applicants will be contacted by email to the address supplied on your application. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly and to ensure that email filters are set to allow our emails.

Flu Vaccination - What We Expect of our Staff

At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.

The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Job Description and Person Specification (PDF, 402.1KB)
• Job Features Form (PDF, 136.6KB)
• Royal Marsden Trust Values (PDF, 715.5KB)
• Workplace Wellbeing and Rewards Guide (PDF, 1.2MB)