1. Can you tell us about your previous experience in clinical trials or research support?
2. What interests you about working as a Clinical Trials Assistant, particularly in our Trust?
3. How would you approach evaluating the eligibility of a patient for a clinical trial?
4. Describe a situation where you had to interact with patients regarding their participation in a trial. How did you ensure they felt supported and informed?
5. What strategies do you use to ensure the completeness and accuracy of data when working with clinical trials?
6. How familiar are you with the regulatory standards and reporting requirements for clinical trials?
7. Can you provide an example of how you have worked successfully as part of a multidisciplinary team?
8. How do you ensure effective communication within a research team, especially when changes to protocols occur?
9. This role involves managing an administrative caseload. What tools or methods do you use for prioritising your tasks?
10. Describe your experience with managing research sample processing and storage. What procedures do you follow to ensure compliance?
11. What steps do you take to stay informed about recent developments in clinical research?
12. What do you value in a workplace culture, and how do you see yourself contributing to an inclusive and supportive environment?
13. Imagine you encounter a situation where patient consent form is incomplete. What steps would you take to resolve this issue?
14. If you were asked to coordinate a patient's journey through a clinical trial with tight deadlines, how would you ensure timely completion of all protocols?
15. What are your thoughts on the importance of patient support in clinical trials?
16. Do you have any questions for us regarding the role or the Trust’s commitment to research and innovation?
17. Follow-up: What specific roles did you play, and what were your key contributions?
18. Follow-up: How do you believe you can contribute to our research initiatives?
19. Follow-up: What steps would you take to liaise with health care professionals during this process?
20. Follow-up: How would you handle any concerns a patient might have about a trial?
21. Follow-up: Can you share an example of how you have maintained data integrity in the past?
22. Follow-up: Describe any experience you have had in preparing documentation for regulatory bodies.
23. Follow-up: What role did you play in facilitating team collaboration?
24. Follow-up: Have you ever faced difficulties in team communication? How did you resolve them?
25. Follow-up: Can you give an example of a time you successfully managed competing deadlines?
26. Follow-up: How do you track and document samples throughout the research process?
27. Follow-up: Have you pursued any professional development opportunities specific to clinical trials?
28. Follow-up: Can you share an experience where you actively supported a colleague or team member?
29. Follow-up: How would you communicate this to the patient and the research team?
30. Follow-up: What challenges do you foresee, and how might you address them?
31. Follow-up: How do you think a clinical trials assistant can enhance patient experiences in research?
1. Can you tell us about your previous experience in clinical trials or research support?
2. What interests you about working as a Clinical Trials Assistant, particularly in our Trust?
3. How would you approach evaluating the eligibility of a patient for a clinical trial?
4. Describe a situation where you had to interact with patients regarding their participation in a trial. How did you ensure they felt supported and informed?
5. What strategies do you use to ensure the completeness and accuracy of data when working with clinical trials?
6. How familiar are you with the regulatory standards and reporting requirements for clinical trials?
7. Can you provide an example of how you have worked successfully as part of a multidisciplinary team?
8. How do you ensure effective communication within a research team, especially when changes to protocols occur?
9. This role involves managing an administrative caseload. What tools or methods do you use for prioritising your tasks?
10. Describe your experience with managing research sample processing and storage. What procedures do you follow to ensure compliance?
11. What steps do you take to stay informed about recent developments in clinical research?
12. What do you value in a workplace culture, and how do you see yourself contributing to an inclusive and supportive environment?
13. Imagine you encounter a situation where patient consent form is incomplete. What steps would you take to resolve this issue?
14. If you were asked to coordinate a patient's journey through a clinical trial with tight deadlines, how would you ensure timely completion of all protocols?
15. What are your thoughts on the importance of patient support in clinical trials?
16. Do you have any questions for us regarding the role or the Trust’s commitment to research and innovation?
17. *Follow-up: What specific roles did you play, and what were your key contributions?
18. *Follow-up: How do you believe you can contribute to our research initiatives?
19. *Follow-up: What steps would you take to liaise with health care professionals during this process?
20. *Follow-up: How would you handle any concerns a patient might have about a trial?
21. *Follow-up: Can you share an example of how you have maintained data integrity in the past?
22. *Follow-up: Describe any experience you have had in preparing documentation for regulatory bodies.
23. *Follow-up: What role did you play in facilitating team collaboration?
24. *Follow-up: Have you ever faced difficulties in team communication? How did you resolve them?
25. *Follow-up: Can you give an example of a time you successfully managed competing deadlines?
26. *Follow-up: How do you track and document samples throughout the research process?
27. *Follow-up: Have you pursued any professional development opportunities specific to clinical trials?
28. *Follow-up: Can you share an experience where you actively supported a colleague or team member?
29. *Follow-up: How would you communicate this to the patient and the research team?
30. *Follow-up: What challenges do you foresee, and how might you address them?
31. *Follow-up: How do you think a clinical trials assistant can enhance patient experiences in research?