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Clinical Trials Coordinator

4 weeks ago

Leeds, United Kingdom Leeds Teaching Hospitals Full time

Job summary

The post holder will take responsibility for the overall set up, coordination and

data management of clinical trials supporting and facilitating both academic and

commercial clinical trials alongside a lead research nurse. The set up process

and Quality Assurance are key aspects of this post. They will serve as the main

contact point for all internal and external parties involved in set up, maintenance

and close down of all clinical trials within their portfolio. They will be responsible

for coordination of clinical trials, for the team, and also have a role in recruiting

patients into clinical trials ensuring that all trial protocols are adhered to.

The post holder will be familiar with ICH/GCP, and have good all round clinical

trial management skills. Excellent IT skills with a working knowledge of Microsoft

Office software are essential. You should be enthusiastic, and possess excellent

communication, negotiation and organisational skills. Working autonomously,

using your own initiative as well as possessing strong team working skills and an

ability to motivate staff is essential.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for the supervision of support staff clinical

trials assistants and administrative staff, and will work under the direction of the

research nurses within the team. Clinical Trials support is provided to a number

of Chief and Principle Investigators. They will be working within a busy and

expanding clinical trials department where the trials portfolio includes national

and specialist group studies plus studies from the commercial sector. The post-holder will be expected to show evidence of considerable experience of working

in a research environment.

The number of patients in a trial can range from one to 50+ and the Co-ordinator

will be expected to support the Senior Research Nurse/Midwife/Allied Health

Practitioner (AHP) ensuring that the team meet all reporting and outcome

deadlines. They will undertake regular auditing/monitoring to ensure that

research complies with the UK Policy Framework for Health and Social Care

Research.

The post holder will be required to work alongside academic and industry

partners, the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Research

Network (CRN) Yorkshire and Humber (Y&H) and colleagues in neighbouring

establishments, attending regional and national meetings as required.

About us

Research is at the heart of our Trust. Leeds Teaching Hospitals is involved in research at all levels, developing and trialling new treatments for patients. We believe that being involved in cutting-edge research helps us provide better care to our patients.

Over the next 5 years, we aim to be the best Trust to deliver high-quality clinical research and to champion research amongst our staff. We also aim to support and grow our world-class clinical infrastructure and assets for research and innovation.

Our ambition is to:

Be the best Trust to deliver high-quality Clinical Research

Be the Best NHS Trust to Champion Research

And to maintain and grow world-class clinical infrastructure and assets for research and innovation.

We have a very proactive Research Academy. It offers an extensive programme of education and training tailored to meet the needs of individuals, teams involved in clinical research delivery in Health and Social Care.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

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