Job summary
- Main area
- R&D-Research
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 180-RD-254241
- Employer
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Addenbrookes Hospital-Division R&D
- Town
- Cambridge
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 p.a. pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/12/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Research Practitioner
Band 5
Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic graduate with a solid interest in measurements of human physiology to work as part of our dynamic research team on the Clinical Research Facility.
You will need great inter-personal skills for working with a variety of different teams and patients and some technical skills to support the specialist research equipment you will learn to use. This could be a great opportunity for you to develop expertise in a wide range of research skills for a future in clinical research.
Main duties of the job
Work as part of a team providing a flexible service (including unsociable hours and night shifts) to investigators to meet specific research protocol requirements for physiological measurements.
Perform a range of specialist physiological measurements on subjects participating in clinical research studies.
Perform scheduled and day-to-day calibration and maintenance of physiological measurement equipment, working to high standards of safety and accountability within a quality management system.
Liaise with clinical, technical and research staff to identify faults and communicate with all clinical areas, with manufacturers and external contractors to resolve technical issues.
Working for our organisation
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
For NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough based roles, all applicants from NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough who have identified that they are at risk of redundancy will be prioritised over those not at risk. However, interviews cannot be guaranteed.
This vacancy will close at midnight on 10th December 2025
Interviews are due to be held on 18th December 2025
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- HNC/HND/BEng/BSC Biological Sciences or a scientific subject or equivalent qualification and experience
- A levels in Maths or Physics
Desirable criteria
- GCP training
- Consent training
Experience
Essential criteria
- Practical experience of working with research participants or patients
- SOP development/ implementation / Quality Assurance
- Working collaboratively across professions and services
- Information technology experience
Desirable criteria
- Quality assurance: management of data quality from acquisition to reporting
- Experience in human physiological measurements
- Experience of working in clinical environments
- Some experience of computer programming.
- Practical experience of preventative maintenance, servicing, inspection, repair, calibration, quality control, safety, acceptance testing and procurement.
- Experience in sample handling
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Ability to Trouble-shoot instruments and systems
- Ability to plan, prioritise + co-ordinate own & other work
- Ability to work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Ability to work unsupervised to tight deadlines, with attention to detail problem solving / data analysis
- IT competence particularly in spread sheet applications
- Excellent verbal and written communication
Desirable criteria
- Good presentation skills
Skills
Essential criteria
- Evidence of on-going professional development
- Willingness to travel regionally and nationally
- Willingness to work flexible hours including weekends
- Able to provide 24/7 on call by phone and in person
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Laura Watson
- Job title
- Metabolic Physiologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01223 596077
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