Job summary
- Main area
- Research and Innovation
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- 12 months (NHS secondment. Non NHS applicants 12 Months Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (part time hours will be considered for the right candidate)
- Job ref
- 842-QUA-4848-24
- Employer
- Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Walton Hospital
- Town
- Chesterfield
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 Pa Prorata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/09/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Research Governance Officer
NHS AfC: Band 5
The Trust is currently under-represented in terms of individuals from BME backgrounds and welcomes applicants from these communities. DCHS is also an LGBT inclusive employer. Selection will be on a basis of merit. The Trust has achieved the status of a Disability Confident Leader and guarantees to invite to assessment applicants who meet the criteria for the job vacancy. To ensure the diversity of the workforce and understand the differing needs of our communities, the Trust is committed to the principles of Positive Action.
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Job overview
We have an opportunity for you to join our team as a Research Governance Officer. This vacancy is for a 12 month secondment or 12 month fixed term contract and is based at Walton Hospital, Chesterfield.
You will be required to work autonomously and communicate effectively with a diverse group of staff and users of health and social care services and have the ability to work across various sites within Derby, Derbyshire and the surrounding areas.
You will be required to assess and support the effective delivery of research across the organisation, support the delivery of the Research and Innovation Strategy and provide reasearch and advice
If you are interested we would like to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
Research governance and delivery
To enable research activity at DCHS to take place and enrich the experience of our colleagues and patients.
Study management
Assessing and supporting the effective and efficient delivery of research across the organisation.
Culture
Support the delivery of the Research and Innovation Strategy
Research advice and training
Provide research advice and training on all aspects of research.
Patient Care
Promote and undertake a broad range of research to assess, modernise and improve patient care.
Strategy and Service Development
The post holder will support development of the Trust’s research portfolio
Financial Resources/Management
Post holder will need to be aware of budget constraints and work within team and project budgets.
Information Resources/Information Systems
Develop networks with other disciplines across the Trust, other appropriate local and national agencies, other trusts and clinical networks to promote and enable collaborative research.
Autonomy/Scope within Role
Participate in collaborative working across the network and with other clinical researchers, within the Clinical Research Network and National Institute for Healthcare Research.
Working for our organisation
Our Vision
“To be the best provider of local health care and be a great place to work”
Our Values
To get the basics right
To act with compassion and respect
To make a difference
To value and develop teamwork
To value everyone’s contribution: “Everyone matters”
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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Person specification
Education, Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- Relevant degree or equivalent relevant experience
- Good Clinical Practice training
- Research training - informed consent, degree module etc.
Desirable criteria
- Postgraduate qualification or willing to work towards or equivalent experience
Experience and Knowledge Required, Skills and attributes
Essential criteria
- Sound knowledge of all aspects of research governance and legislation including current national systems, structures and research regulatory processes for the approval, management and monitoring of clinical research in the NHS
- Knowledge of the Research Governance Framework, Medicine and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, National Research Ethics Service and Good Clinical Practice Guidelines
- Knowledge of the Health Research Authority and Research Ethics Committee approval process/requirements
- Understanding of the EDGE or other research management systems
- Understanding of Information Governance, confidentiality and research ethics
- Proficient knowledge of clinical trials & research methodologies
- Experience of working in a clinical research/governance environment (NHS, university or industry setting)
- Understanding of data collection and data entry process for clinical trials
- Data quality management
- Experience of working within an MDT
- Evidence of recent CPD
- Experience of working to and meeting deadlines
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Intermediate IT skills including ability to work with standard Microsoft office applications (including Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Competence in using the internet to search for and resource information
- Ability to manipulate data in Excel
- Ability to organise and prioritise own workload and work to tight deadlines
- Ability to network and build relationships at all levels
- Ability to gather data, analyse, critique and synthesise complex information and report on findings to wide audiences
- Able to work under own initiative and without direct supervision within responsibilities of role.
- Ability to work under pressure balancing conflicting workloads and meet deadlines
- Ability to work on multiple projects and tasks simultaneously
- Experience of supporting design and using questionnaires and other data collection tools, Interview schedules, surveys
Desirable criteria
- Experience of non-commercial costing attribution using ACoRD and SoECAT
- Good report writing and presentation skills, ability to produce work to a high level of accuracy to a range of audiences.
Aptitude and Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Ability to work autonomously
- Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of staff and people who use health and social care services
- Willingness and ability to work across sites within Derby, Derbyshire and beyond
- Good organisational, administration, record-keeping and time-management skills
Values, Drivers and Motivators
Essential criteria
- To get the basics right
- To act with compassion
- To make a difference
- To value and develop teamwork
- To value everyone’s contribution; ‘everyone matters’
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
- Natasher Lafond
- Job title
- Research and Innovation Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07789 741060
- Additional information
Victoria Davison
Research Governance Facilitator
Email: [email protected]
Mobile: 07776 601585
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