This role is designed to support the implementation of the NICOLA Study https://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:
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.
What we offer:
Beyond a competitive salary, the University offers an attractive benefits package including a holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year, pension schemes and development opportunities. We support staff wellbeing with flexible working options, work-life balance initiatives and support for physical and mental health. You can find more detail on all of this and more at Pay, Reward and Benefits | People and Culture | Queen's University Belfast
Queen's University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan and have established staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.
For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit Diversity and Inclusion | People and Culture | Queen's University Belfast
Candidate Information
Further information for international applicants