Senior Research Healthcare Support Worker
Band 3
Main area: W&C Research
Grade: Band 3
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (The service is Monday-Friday.)
Job ref: 387-WC4469-HN
Site: W&C Research Unit, level 3, UHBW Education Centre, Town: Bristol
Salary: £24,625 - £25,674 pa pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 27/04/2025 23:59
As an organisation we recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.
An exciting opportunity for a permanent post for a senior Healthcare Support Worker to be part of University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust’s Women’s and Children’s Research Unit supporting and delivering high quality clinical research studies.
Main duties of the job
The successful post holder will work with the Women's and Children's research unit alongside the research nurses, supporting Principal Investigators in the setup and delivery of both clinical trials and non-interventional NIHR portfolio trials across all Paediatric Clinical Specialities at UHBW. The post holder will be based between the Education Centre and Clinical Research Facility within the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children.
Research studies are delivered within the trust across seven days a week and throughout 24 hours of each day. There will need to be some flexibility in work patterns to deliver this service if the studies require.
The post holder will assist research nurses in venepuncture and sampling handling, data handling, and research documentation. They will assist the research delivery team in all aspects of research activities.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a 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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Please ensure you demonstrate in the supporting information section of your application how you meet the essential and desirable criteria.
Person specification
Knowledge and Experience
* Previous experience of working in a community or hospital setting
* Previous experience of office duties
* Previous experience of working with children in health settings
* Laboratory experience
* Clinical experience
* Research experience
Skills and Abilities
* Excellent communication skills with patients and their families
* Ability to work accurately and with attention to detail
* Good written and practical skills
* Evidence of effective team working
* IT competent
* Capable of simple processing of clinical samples including labelling and documentation (following instruction)
* Basic laboratory skills
* Capable of assisting in a clinical setting under supervision
* Enthusiasm for clinical or research work
* Reliability and good timekeeping
* Team player
* Flexibility
Qualifications and Training
* Educated to NVQ 3 level or equivalent
* Good spoken and written English
* Basic numeracy
* European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) qualification or equivalent experience
We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.
The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.
UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
To comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 all applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at Interview.
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Please note that if you apply for a position with this Trust, you may be contacted via Trac or via email. This includes invites for job interviews. We therefore recommend that you regularly check your Trac account and email accounts.
Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts, we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification.
Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
As a guide, interviews should usually take place within 3 weeks of the closing date.
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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.
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