Research Technician (Clinical Trials)

In this role you will be working within the team in the Oxford Centre for Histopathology Research (OCHRe), part of the NDS Bioresource, and will be responsible for providing a high quality, comprehensive and professional service to support the processing of histopathology research requests, with particular focus on clinical trials.

The post-holder will be responsible for processing clinical trial requests, with duties including consent checking, tissue retrieval, embedding, processing and cutting, adhering to strict sample tracking processes and ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and regulations. For this, you will be required to develop strong working relationships with many different colleagues across the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the University and may need to work in various locations within the hospital sites. You will also be required to enter and manipulate data and prepare histology slides for scanning. Attention to detail is crucial in performing these tasks. You are expected to have strong microtomy skills and experience of working in a laboratory environment. Depending on workload, there may be other tasks assigned to you, however they will be commensurate with the grade. You will need to hold an NHS Honorary Contract which we will organise.

You will work closely with the Data Research Coordinator, Lab Team Lead and OUH pathologists to drive forward clinical trial projects. You will be based at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust sites; specifically, the John Radcliffe Hospital, with a potential requirement to travel to the Churchill Hospital and Old Road Campus site. While there will be some opportunity for remote working, it is expected that you would be on site a minimum of 4 days per week.

Contract type: Fixed term until 31 March 2028

Hours: Full-time (Willing to consider Part-time at 0.8FTE minimum)

This full-time post is available immediately and is fixed term until 31 March 2028 in the first instance. We would be willing to consider part-time applications at a minimum of 80% FTE. For a full list of responsibilities and selection criteria please refer to the attached Job Description.

We recognise that candidates may not meet every requirement outlined in the job description. If you are enthusiastic about this opportunity, your skills and experience closely align with the essential selection criteria, and you believe you could make a valuable contribution to the role, we encourage you to apply.