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Job overview
This is an excellent opportunity to join the Oxford Centre for Histopathology Research (OCHRe) team in the John Radcliffe Hospital. We are looking for an enthusiastic person, with a background in research administration, some experience in a project management/coordination type role, and some experience with handling samples in a laboratory setting, to join the OCHRe team for a period currently funded to end of March 2024, with the expectation that funding will be renewed for another 12-month cycle, to work as an Associate Practitioner (Clinical Trials) in collaboration with the OUH department of Cellular Pathology.
The primary role is to deal with requests involving services or samples from the Cellular Pathology department, communicating with clinical trial administrators, research nurses and pathologists, as well as technical staff in the department to ensure the right samples are prepared, and occasionally to process study-specific samples. The post holder will need to apply good practical understanding and knowledge of ICH GCP framework and HTA guidelines, training will be provided if required. They will require excellent interpersonal skills, IT skills (particularly relational databases and Excel) and organisational skills, as well as having the confidence to work independently when required, again training will be provided.
Main duties of the job
This is an essential role that ensures clinical trials aiming to influence medical research are supported whilst complying with national and local governance requirements and will involve a mixture of:
* Organisation of applications, via email, database records and paper files
* Seeking approval from appropriate personnel and ensuring appropriate consent is in place from information provided with each request, checking for use of tissue before release, recording evidence of approvals / consent on multiple databases.
* Work with team members to ensure completion of projects in a reasonable time frame.
* Ensuring activities are recorded at all stages in the pathway to monitor progress and for costings purposes
* Manual laboratory procedures e.g.
o Centrifugation (e.g. processing blood samples)
o Running of digital slide scanner and associated software.
o Slide labelling
* Pulling slides and blocks for review
* Recalling cases from the off-site archive
Contribution to maintenance of biobank storage facilities.
Person specification
Education Requirement
* Foundation degree or equivalent
* Higher education qualification in a relevant subject
Skills
* Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
* Excellent IT skills, including experience of working at an advanced level with Microsoft Excel and Word
* Ability to plan and manage own work schedule, accommodate unexpected changes
* Ability to follow protocols
* Ability to troubleshoot
* Good team working skills
* Ability to maintain and interrogate electronic databases, including relational databases
Experience
* Previous experience of data entry
* Experience of working in a clinical or lab research environment
* Experience of financial administration
COVID-19:
The COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.
Probation Period:
This post is subject to a 6 month probationary period. If you currently hold a contract of employment with the Oxford University Hospitals, this will not apply. This statement does not apply to Medical staff or Executive Appointments.
Next Steps:
Please make sure that you read the job description and person specification, and that your supporting statement reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria. Candidates selected for interview will be contacted after the short-listing process, usually within 2 weeks. The majority of correspondence will be via the e-recruitment system; therefore you should check your emails regularly including junk mail folders in web-based email products.
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