Clinical trials coordinator - London - ref. v71969515
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
We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced senior research coordinator to join our team on a 12 month fixed term maternity cover basis.
The post holder will be responsible for leading the provision of a full administrative and coordination research service across the Gastrointestinal Medicine & Surgery directorate. They will have a pivotal role in the set up and feasibility of a portfolio of in-house, national and international clinical studies.They will oversee invoicing and research finance for non-commercial research studies. They will coordinate studies in setup and work with the delivery team and R&D to manage protocol amendments.
Responsibilities will include managing research budgets and staff, undertaking study feasibility assessment and leading on public engagement. Further to this the post holder will monitor recruitment processes, implement change where necessary and maintain high standards at all times.The post holder will ensure confidential and sensitive information is kept secure, and that all work will be carried out in accordance with both the Trust’s policies and Good Clinical Practice (GCP) regulations. The post holder will work closely to the GMS Research Matron and R&D Lead, GMS research team and the GSTT R&D teams.
Main duties of the job- Invoicing and financial oversight management
- Research governance
- Coordinating and managing a large portfolio of studies in setup
- Managing amendments
- Feasibility assessment and support local C&C assessment
- Overseeing study close down and managing archiving
- Supporting the research delivery team
- Leading and overseeing procurement
Working for our organisation
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best-known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high-quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.We are among the UK’s busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and – as part of King’s Health Partners – we are one of England’s eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Are you a dynamic and motivated clinical trial coordinator?
Are you keen to coordinate clinical research that’s embedded in a busy NHS setting?
Are you organised and a great team player?
This role will offer the post holder an opportunity to work closely with experienced clinical and research colleagues from across the trust, supporting a varied portfolio of non-commercial research studies. Successful candidates will be brilliant at communication with a range of teams and professionals, able to manage their time well and confident in research governance.Previous clinical research experience is essential. You will be joining an enthusiastic, friendly, and motivated multidisciplinary team in a dynamic teaching hospital in central London, and you will be an essential member of the research team.
Role includes:
- Invoicing and financial oversight management
- Research governance and maintaining GCP
- Coordinating and managing studies in setup from feasibility to end of study
- Implementing and managing amendments to existing studies.
- Feasibility assessment and support local C&C assessment
- Organising Site Initiation Visits
- Overseeing study close down and managing archiving
- Supporting the research delivery team
- Overseeing procurement and ordering of consumables
- Acting as main a point of contact for enquires relevant to trial set up.
- Facilitating governance project board meetings on a monthly basis to discuss new research proposals.
- Updating EDGE/EPIC with recruitment when needed
- Confirming recruitment for sponsored studies on CPMS
- Playing a pivotal role in the monitoring and development of current local Standard Operating Procedures to ensure that they are fit for purpose and accurately detail procedures for study processes.
- Providing guidance and expertise on research set up, through development of specialist, in-depth knowledge.
- Working with the Principal Investigators, Research delivery team, R&D and management to ensure the successful set up of new studies.
- Supporting and guidance to new staff as appropriate in all area of study delivery/governance and provide training where necessary
- Providing regular updates on the progress of new studies
- Managing and prioritise their own workload
- Going through the researcher checklist handbook with new researchers
- Organisation of Investigator site file prior to sponsor greenlight including version control, localisation, signed delegation logs.
- Co leading the patient Research Advisory Group
The posts are mainly based at Guys Hospital but there will be cross site travel required to other sites such as St Thomas’ Hospital.
Person specification
Education/ qualifications
Essential criteria- • Degree in life sciences or related field
- • 2-3 years experience in clinical research or R&D
Experience
Essential criteria- Excellent computer literacy (email, Microsoft Word, Excel, databases)
- Experience in clinical research, research delivery or R&D
- Experience of working independently and as part of a team
Skills, knowledge and abilities
Essential criteria- Proven ability to make decisions, organise and prioritise own work in a busy work environment and time critical situations
- In-depth knowledge about clinical trial coordination including approvals process
- Ability to manage invoicing and finance oversight
- Ability to communicate effectively within a multidisciplinary team
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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