Assistant Clinical Trials Manager
Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.
Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup.St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital.
Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it.Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.
Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.
In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.
We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.
Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’.Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’.
The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS.We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.
We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.
Job overview
Are you looking to develop your career in clinical trial management? Would you like to join a dynamic and motivated team delivering cutting-edge translational research?
We are looking for a full-time assistant clinical trial manager to join our Clinical Trial Management Team based at Guy’s & St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust.
Previous experience of working on clinical trials, either in the NHS, industry or academic setting is essential.
Main duties of the job
As part of the team supporting researchers within Kings Health Partners, you will play a key role in the set up and delivery of innovative clinical studies, testing advanced cellular, biological and drug therapies across a range of therapeutics areas.
Working for our organisation
You will be passionate about the research we support, motivated to deliver high quality research and committed to working in a dynamic multi-disciplinary environment.
This is a full-time, predominately office based role at Guy's Hospital, with occasional travel to participating centres within the UK. Hybrid working is supported, with the option to work remotely for two days of the week.
In return we offer training and development to progress your career in clinical trial management. This is a great opportunity to gain experience of clinical research from the Sponsor perspective and grow within a well-structured and supportive environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will work alongside Clinical Trial Managers and Data Managers to support our trials. You will develop strong working relationships with investigators and clinical staff to ensure the research is conducted to the highest standards, in line with all applicable regulatory requirements.This wide-ranging role will include completing submissions to regulatory authorities, developing clinical trial protocols and patient facing documentation, and acting a a key contact for any study queries.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Science degree in an appropriate field, or equivalent experience.
- Post graduate qualification or equivalent in Clinical Research
Experience
Essential criteria- Understanding of current issues in delivery of clinical trials research.
- Competent in using Microsoft Office software and creating spreadsheets
- Experience of working on CTIMP multi-centre studies
- Experience of writing study documents and completing IRAS/REC submissions
Knowledge / Skills
Essential criteria- Knowledge of the EU Clinical Trials Directive, The Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations, ICH GCP, Research Governance legislation, and how they apply when managing a clinical trial
- Understanding of clinical research methodology.
- Awareness of Data Protection Regulations and how they apply to clinical trials
- Evidence of effective communication, presentation and inter-personal skills with professionals at all levels.
- Proven ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Proven ability to organise and prioritise workload to meet competing deadlines
Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.
Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy.
As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.
Flexible working
We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual’s personal circumstances as well the needs of the service.We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process.
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