Clinical Trials Laboratory Assistant

The closing date is 23 November 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part time position as a Clinical Trials Laboratory Assistant. The post holder will be a member of the Sheffield Cancer Clinical Trial Centre (CCTC), based at Weston Park Cancer Centre.

The CCTC is a specially equipped unit with a Clinical Research Unit (CRU) to deliver research treatments to patients. It is devoted to ensuring that research is conducted to the highest standards and providing research participants with excellent quality of care.

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• Assist the department to provide a professional clinical trial laboratory service for the benefit of patients, users, and staff within CCTC.
  
• Assist the department in delivering a range of scientific work demanding skilled performance working with some autonomy but within the overall responsibility of the CCTC Laboratory Manager and the CCTC Manager.
  
• Be required to help with the creation and maintenance of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), equipment repair, maintenance, and calibration, and be involved with systems and processes related to fridge/freezer alarms and out-of-hours laboratory storage and back-up solutions.
  
• The Clinical Trial Lab Assistant can, under the direction of the CCTC Matron/Research Nurse Team Leader, organise, manage and prioritise their own administrative caseload of clinical trials.
  

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract basis for a period of 12 months due to the post being externally funded. The fixed term contract status of the post holder will be reviewed in accordance with the Trust's legal obligations regarding fixed term contracts taking into consideration the ongoing source of the external funding and the requirement for the post to be maintained.

Please also note any secondment must first be agreed with your current line manager.

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• Educated to GCSE English and Maths at grade C/4 or above or equivalent experience/ qualifications
  
• Educated to 'A ' level standard or equivalent experience/ qualifications
  
• Possess or be working towards a degree, preferably health science or science related
  
• Good Clinical Practice Certificate
  

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• Experience of working in a laboratory setting
  
• Experience of pre-analytical lab processes
  
• Experience of data entry
  
• Experience of working in a healthcare setting
  

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• IT skills including use of MS Office applications and databases
  
• Capable of working with hazardous high-risk samples and daily exposure to infectious material/hazardous chemicals
  
• Capable of repetitive movements when processing/analysing samples
  
• Knowledge of GCP, Good Laboratory Practice and Research Governance
  
• Willing to undertake training in clinical skills: Phlebotomy ECG Recording Laboratory practice
  

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• Effective communication skills both written and verbal
  
• Effective time management skills and ability to prioritise and work to conflicting deadlines
  
• Organised, methodical with excellent attention to detail
  
• Ability to understand and follow complex Laboratory Manuals and Standard Operating procedures (SOPs)
  
• Ability to work effectively as part of a Team
  
• Ability to work flexibly when required
  

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£27,485 to £30,162 a yearper annum pro rata for part time staff