Research Assistant (2 posts)

This role is designed to support the implementation of the NICOLA Study www.qub.ac.uk/sites/NICOLA. As part of a multi-disciplinary team the postholder will provide a high standard of care and support to participants, who are healthy volunteers, as they attend for health assessment. The post-holder will be involved in screening and recruitment, care, management and follow-up of NICOLA participants, scheduling of participant appointments, adhering to local and national regulatory, research and professional guidelines and policies under supervision of the Principal Investigator.

The post-holder will be based in the Northern Ireland Clinical Research Facility (BCH site), QUB laboratories and the Centre for Public Health (RVH site). The Postholder will also be expected to implement the NICOLA health assessment protocol on participants in home settings.

About the person:

The successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate that you meet the following essential criteria:

• Degree or equivalent in subject relevant to research activity e.g. nursing, health sciences or public health.
• Specific, relevant, recent experience working in nursing, or primary/secondary care or health related research.
• Demonstrable experience in phlebotomy.

To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information.

Fixed term contract posts are available for the stated period in the first instance but in particular circumstances may be renewed or made permanent subject to availability of funding.

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