Senior Fieldworker (ALSPAC)

Job number SUPP106026
Division/School - Bristol Medical School
Contract type - Fixed Term Contract
Working pattern - Part time
Salary £26,715-£30,046 pro rata per annum

Closing date for applications 06-Feb-2020

We are seeking to appoint cover for a Senior Fieldworker to provide effective day-to-day support for all clinic visits (G0, G1, G2) in ALSPAC (Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children). 

The post holder will supervise data collection within ALSPAC @30 clinics; the collection of biological samples from participants’ homes and local hospitals; and data abstraction from medical records at local hospitals. They will take prime responsibility for training a team of fieldworkers, establishing clinic templates and standard operating procedures (SOPs), and for scheduling these staff to work in clinics, collect samples and conduct data abstraction from hospital records. The individual will also be involved in supporting the data collection from the ALSPAC sub-studies. The senior fieldworker will be a key member of the clinic management team and will manage the fieldworker team.

The ideal candidate will have, experience of managing staff, skilled in venepuncture, knowledge of research governance and Good Clinical Practice and its application in a research environment and have excellent interpersonal skills.

The post is available on a part-time basis (4 days, i.e. 32 hours per week) and the post holder will be required to work alternate Saturdays.

For informal enquires please contact: Claire Rollings, c.rollings@bristol.ac.uk, 0117 331 0037

We welcome applications from all members of our community and are particularly encouraging those from diverse groups, such as members of the LGBT+ and BAME communities, to join us.