Job Description

This varied and rewarding role would suit a highly motivated, meticulous individual with a personable and flexible approach. The role provides the opportunity to grow a diversity of skills and learn from experienced team members in areas such as clinical research, data management, and rare diseases.
Main duties of the job
Reporting to the Clinical Trials Coordinator, this is an ideal opportunity for an experienced HCA or Senior HCA who is interested in developing skills in clinical research, but we are happy to consider others. The Clinical Trials Assistant will support the delivery of commercial and academic clinical trials by working closely with the research nurses and the wider team. The role combines elements of clinical and administrative work and is suitable for someone with a strong patient focus, excellent organisation skills, and a willingness to learn about clinical trials.
About us
Mereside Medical is a flourishing group of three East Cambridgeshire practices in Ely, Haddenham and Soham, together serving c.45,000 patients. As a group, weve grown rapidly and now employ more than 140 people across the three practices. We are people-centred in our approach to work and believe that every contact that a patient has with our staff is as valuable as the next in the patient journey. We believe in clinical excellence, and that general practice is the cornerstone of well-being in our community. We are innovative and forward-looking, and we embrace technology to enable more effective, efficient, and connected ways of working to deliver ever better outcomes for our patients.
Our goal is to deliver on the ambitions laid out in the GP forward view in a way that is locally relevant, valued by patients, and satisfying our staff. In addition to our core general practice work we run a large Commercial Clinical Research Trials Unit, and we work closely with the ICB to develop innovative ways to improve local service provision. We are the lead practice for one of the two local PCNs and are represented in both.
Details
Date posted
26 June 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
25,721 to 27,655 a year Depending on experience
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
A3013-25-0012
Job locations
Brewhouse Lane
Soham
Ely
Cambridgeshire
CB7 5JD
Job description
Job responsibilities
Your Responsibilities

• Help with the day-to-day management of trial activities such as preparing trial packs, booking appointments, and coordinating patient visits.
• Accurately maintain study records and logs, including sample tracking, appointment schedules, and patient diaries.
• Assist with data entry and ensure accuracy and completeness of patient data collected during study visits.
• Assistant the Clinical Trials Coordinator in the preparation, organisation and filing of clinical trial documentation (paper and electronic), including consent forms and study folders.
• Support stock control, equipment checks, and trial supply ordering.
• Participate in team meetings, sponsor visits, and training as required.
• Work with the Clinical Trials Coordinator to ensure the timely recruitment of participants to sponsor timelines and allocated participant target for all studies.
• Support participants throughout their trial journey, ensuring that they have an excellent experience throughout and stay engaged for the complete study duration.
• Complete basic laboratory processing of human samples.
• Contribute actively to personal and team compliance with ICH/GCP, GDPR, ALCOA principles, regulatory, ethical requirements, and pharmaceutical company written standards to maintain high quality throughout the recruitment and advertising process and support inspection readiness.

• Help with the day-to-day management of trial activities such as preparing trial packs, booking appointments, and coordinating patient visits.
• Accurately maintain study records and logs, including sample tracking, appointment schedules, and patient diaries.
• Assist with data entry and ensure accuracy and completeness of patient data collected during study visits.
• Assistant the Clinical Trials Coordinator in the preparation, organisation and filing of clinical trial documentation (paper and electronic), including consent forms and study folders.
• Support stock control, equipment checks, and trial supply ordering.
• Participate in team meetings, sponsor visits, and training as required.
• Work with the Clinical Trials Coordinator to ensure the timely recruitment of participants to sponsor timelines and allocated participant target for all studies.
• Support participants throughout their trial journey, ensuring that they have an excellent experience throughout and stay engaged for the complete study duration.
• Complete basic laboratory processing of human samples.
• Contribute actively to personal and team compliance with ICH/GCP, GDPR, ALCOA principles, regulatory, ethical requirements, and pharmaceutical company written standards to maintain high quality throughout the recruitment and advertising process and support inspection readiness.

• You should have or be:
• Experienced using SystmOne or similar patient data systems, and confident using a range of modern technologies including online software platforms, social media, MS Office, Teams, Excel, Word, etc.
• An excellent communicator, happy to reach out to potentially eligible patients on a speculative basis, and effectively explain the potential benefits of participating in trials to them personally and to the wider population, as well as explain information regarding the studies and their requirements, eligibility criteria etc.
• Committed to culture of collaboration, high performance and continuous improvement, with a problem-solving mindset
• Ability to multitask and prioritise managing a variety of projects simultaneously
• Ability to work unsupervised taking responsibility for own actions, including appropriate use of initiative and problem solving

• It would be an advantage if you also:
• Are clinically trained to at least Healthcare Assistant level
• Have prior knowledge and understanding of complex topics (e.g. clinical topics, GDPR and informed consent), such that you can explain them in a clear and accessible way.
• Have prior experience using a range of marketing and advertising tools, including online, to increase patient awareness, engagement, and ultimately recruitment into trials.
• Have experience of working on commercial clinical research trials in a Primary Care Setting.
• Had prior experience of identifying potentially eligible participants, to assist with the creation and maintenance of study databases to track the recruitment and progress of clinical studies.

• HCA or Senior HCA

• You should have or be:
• Experienced using SystmOne or similar patient data systems, and confident using a range of modern technologies including online software platforms, social media, MS Office, Teams, Excel, Word, etc.
• An excellent communicator, happy to reach out to potentially eligible patients on a speculative basis, and effectively explain the potential benefits of participating in trials to them personally and to the wider population, as well as explain information regarding the studies and their requirements, eligibility criteria etc.
• Committed to culture of collaboration, high performance and continuous improvement, with a problem-solving mindset
• Ability to multitask and prioritise managing a variety of projects simultaneously
• Ability to work unsupervised taking responsibility for own actions, including appropriate use of initiative and problem solving

• It would be an advantage if you also:
• Are clinically trained to at least Healthcare Assistant level
• Have prior knowledge and understanding of complex topics (e.g. clinical topics, GDPR and informed consent), such that you can explain them in a clear and accessible way.
• Have prior experience using a range of marketing and advertising tools, including online, to increase patient awareness, engagement, and ultimately recruitment into trials.
• Have experience of working on commercial clinical research trials in a Primary Care Setting.
• Had prior experience of identifying potentially eligible participants, to assist with the creation and maintenance of study databases to track the recruitment and progress of clinical studies.

• HCA or Senior HCA