Clinical Operations Manager

3 weeks ago


Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom NHS Blood and Transplant Full time

Hours Per Week: 37.5/part time hours will be considered

Contract Duration: 24 months

Please note that part time applications will be considered. This role is offered at either our Oxford or Cambridge centre, location will be discussed during interview.

Job Summary

NHSBT offers an exciting opportunity to work closely with multi-disciplinary research and operational teams, learning from experts across the organisation, and promoting research and developing new proposals to continuously improve experiences and outcomes of our donors and patients.

NHSBT Clinical Trials Unit is a specialist, fully UKCRC-registered CTU delivering a growing, innovative, high quality, multi-centre clinical trials programme, nationally and internationally. NHSBT CTU has expertise in the design, conduct, analysis and publication of clinical trials and other prospective research studies. We collaborate with researchers in NHSBT's therapeutic areas: transfusion medicine, organ donation and transplantation, tissue, and stem cell transplantation. The team is passionate in their work to save and improve lives through research. The evidence generated directly benefits patients through influencing clinical guidelines and practice in the NHS and beyond.

You will oversee a diverse and exciting portfolio of clinical trials and a committed group of staff, who you will support to develop and learn. You will contribute to all aspects of clinical trial conduct, including development of grant applications. As a member of the CTU Management Team, you will have oversight over CTU activities and contribute to strategies and plans.

You will work with a supportive, motivated group of colleagues and collaborators and learn about organ and tissue donation and transplantation, blood donation and transfusion medicine.

Please view the recruitment profile which is a summary of the detailed Job Description and Person Specification for the full personal attributes we require for the role. You will need to demonstrate these throughout the recruitment process.

About Us

At NHS Blood and Transplant, we're incredibly proud of the many talented people who come together every day to make our organisation the very best it can be. We have clearly defined values that are centred around offering exceptional care to our donors and their families. We take care of each other too and we focus on building our expertise so we can change lives, provide quality support and offer fulfilling careers.

It's an opportunity to contribute to a unique team as part of a service that saves lives 365 days a year. We offer brilliant benefits including 27 days of holiday (plus bank holidays), a comprehensive induction and training programme, and competitive pension scheme.

We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace and aim to reflect the diverse communities we work with and positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Three small words, one big difference - Caring, Expert and Quality.

Together we'll save and improve more lives than ever.

This vacancy will close at 23:59 on Sunday 12 May 2024.

Interviews are anticipated to be held on week commencing 3rd June 2024 – subject to confirmation.

For informal enquiries please contact – Name: James Griffiths, Job Title: Head of Clinical Trials Operations, Contact Details:

£50,952 to £57,349 pro rata if applicable



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