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Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and are always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate, and inspire to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities, and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Job Details
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Neurology Research Team as a Clinical Trials Administrator at Salford Royal Hospital. This post is a 12-month secondment / fixed-term contract.
The main purpose of the role is to assist the clinical research team with all aspects of administration related to clinical trials according to Good Clinical Practice (GCP), standard operating procedures (SOPs), and trust policies. The post holder will provide support to the Clinical Research Nurses, Practitioners & Assistants in daily research activity, patient communication, and assist in workload management.
We are looking for an organised, detail-oriented individual with a passion for administration and teamwork. The post is based at Salford but travel across the NCA region may be required to support the delivery of the trials.
Key Responsibilities
* Develop expertise in research skills, including setup and understanding for research delivery, whether academic or commercial.
* Ensure GCP adherence and compliance at all times and be able to follow complex protocols and SOPs (Trust or Sponsor).
* Be meticulous in record keeping; records must be complete with attention to detail.
* Good planning and organisational skills are crucial. The post holder must be able to work effectively in a team and plan their own workload.
* Provide research teams, research networks/themes, and R&I Management team with up-to-date information about recruitment status of study. Ensure information is available and accessible.
* Ensure that the accrual figures for studies and referred patients are collated and sent to the trial coordinating centre, and R&I Management team for all studies according to agreed timescales.
* Typing and formatting letters and reports where appropriate; meeting timescales.
* Take minutes of meetings, type and distribute to all members of staff and follow up actions as required.
* Word processing, which may include letters, memos, notes, record cards, messages, and email communication.
* Collate, provide, receive, and appropriately store sensitive and confidential information.
* Maintain administration systems set up in team offices to ensure an organised and effective working environment.
* Assist with the booking of team training and maintaining local training records.
Candidate Requirements
Qualifications
* Knowledge and Relevant experience equivalent to NVQ Level 3
* ECDL or Equivalent
Essential Skills
* IT literate, including ability to demonstrate Microsoft Office and internet skills, with an aptitude for developing IT systems to record and retrieve clinical trials data
* Effective communication and interpersonal skills
* Ability to manage and prioritise own workload with minimal supervision and to strict timescales
* Data entry experience with a methodical approach and attention to detail
* Good comprehension skills
* Set up and manage documentation systems
* Ability to pick up new ideas quickly
* Displays sensitivity to others and respects confidentiality
* Understanding of data protection and Caldicott Guidelines
* Maintain professional development
* Positive, enthusiastic, and committed
* Supportive to colleagues
* Confident and self-motivated
* Demonstrates flexibility in working hours
* Ability to move between sites
* General administration experience.
Desirable Skills
* Good presentation skills
Experience
* Experience of working autonomously and as part of a team.
Desirable Experience
* Experience of working in a clinical environment
* Experience of clinical administration
* Relevant experience of research
Knowledge
* Knowledge of ICH-GCP
* Knowledge of research governance framework
* Knowledge of current research issues
* Some knowledge of the healthcare environment
Contact Information
Please contact Kathryn Slevin at [email protected] for further information or to arrange an informal visit.
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