Job summary
- Main area
- Research & Development
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 188-THQ2-160
- Employer
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Southampton General Hospital
- Town
- Southampton
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 pa pro rota
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/05/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 13/05/2024
Employer heading
Senior Clinical research Coordinator
Band 6
Job overview
JOB OVERVIEW
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an efficient and committed person to join the Trust Wide & Cancer Team Research Department as a Senior Clinical Research Coordinator.
ABOUT THE TEAM
The post holder will work in the Clinical Research Department team based at Southampton General Hospital. The University Hospitals Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is very research-active, with over 250 clinical trials currently recruiting. We support both commercial and non-commercial NIHR-adopted clinical trials within our dedicated department.
We welcome interested applicants to contact the department for more information or an informal visit. Please contact Michelle Beveridge, Project Manager CRC Team on 023 8120 6604.
Main duties of the job
Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.
For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the ‘Job Description and Main Responsibilities’ section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.
Working for our organisation
As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to. UHS is rated ‘Good’ by the CQC and in the latest national NHS Staff Survey, we were in the top 10 acute trusts for staff engagement and for staff recommending the hospital as a place to work or receive care.
Specific to this role is the suitability for agile working which is a mixture of on-site and remote working. In addition, we are open to discussing flexibility in the hours that you work. Please talk to us at the interview about the flexibility you need, and we will explore what’s possible for the role and service. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.
Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Responsibilities
- Manage a portfolio of trials within the NIHR Trust Wide Team & Cancer Division, including setting up clinical trials and trial management for research studies.
- This pivotal role will also raise the profile of clinical trials within the centre and ensure trials are properly conducted according to the Good Clinical Practice (GCP), research governance framework and are compliant with the EU Directive for clinical trials.
- The post holder will also have Line Manager responsibility for Trial Administrator/ Clinical Trials Assistant or Clinical Research Coordinator.
Experience Needed
Essential Criteria
- Research and healthcare background
- Significant experience in setting up and managing clinical research trials.
- Awareness of current legislation regarding research governance issues.
- Advanced understanding of Microsoft applications for managing and analysing information, e.g. Word and Excel
- ICH/GCP Trained
Desirable Criteria
- Experience in managing a study portfolio within a large organisation
- NHS experience
- Project Management training
Aptitude & Skills
- Motivation for research
- Attention to detail
- Organisational skills
- Able to work alone or as part of a team
- Able to prioritise tasks
- Communication skills
- Ability to work under own initiative and independently outside the department without direct supervision.
- Able to prioritise tasks and cope with deadlines
Person specification
Qualifications / training required
Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level or relevant equivalent experience
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Project Management training
Previous or relevant experience necessary
Essential criteria
- Research and healthcare background
- Significant experience in setting up and managing clinical research trials.
- Awareness of current legislation regarding research governance issues.
- Advanced understanding of Microsoft applications for managing and analysing information, e.g. Word and Excel
- ICH/GCP Trained
Desirable criteria
- Experience in managing a study portfolio within a large organisation
- Experience in Early Phase studies NHS experience
Aptitudes and skills required
Essential criteria
- Motivation for research
Values and behaviours
Essential criteria
- Patients First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Michelle Beveridge
- Job title
- Project Manager Clinical Research Coordinators
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 023 8120 6604
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