Employer The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Wirral Town Bebington Salary £18,053 - £23,348 per annum (75% of pay band minimum) Salary period Yearly Closing 02/04/2025 23:59
Clinical Trials Administration Assistant - Apprentice
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Regretfully, we cannot accept applications from candidates that hold a qualification equivalent to or higher than business administration level 3 as you will not be eligible for this apprenticeship scheme.
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our team as a Clinical Trials Administration Assistant Apprentice. The successful candidate will be based within the Research and Innovation department as part of the administration team at Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Wirral.
This apprenticeship scheme will run over 2 years and if successfully completed will mean you obtain a certificate in Business Administration level 3.
If you want to be part of a fantastic team and help support the Trust with our vision for providing the best cancer care in the country, then we want to hear from you!
Applications are invited from highly motivated individuals who can demonstrate a genuine interest in research. Previous experience of working in the clinical trials environment is desirable but not essential.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be employed and managed by Clatterbridge Cancer Centre (CCC), supporting both the Commercial and non-Commercial clinical trials portfolio, providing comprehensive clinical and administrative support to the Research Practitioners.
Candidates must have good verbal and written communication skills, an eye for detail, excellent IT and time management skills. The R+I Directorate is a busy environment and working to deadlines with frequent interruption is the norm. Ability to work under pressure, and organise the priority of own workload is absolutely essential.
Candidates will be responsible for providing comprehensive data and administrative support to the Research Practitioners, liaising with other Trust departments as well as obtaining medical reports from other Trusts and GP Practices.
We’re here to deliver the best cancer care to the people we serve and we’re looking for applications from those who share that commitment and our values.
Working for our organisation
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre is one of three specialist cancer centres in England. With 1,800 specialist staff and three sites, we are one of the largest NHS providers of non-surgical cancer treatment. The Trust has a unique multi-site care model serving the 2.4 million population across Cheshire and Merseyside and is consistently rated by patients as one of the best performing hospitals.
Our vision is to not only maintain this level of commitment to excellence but to work with our academic and healthcare partners across the region to ensure care, treatment and patient outcomes continuously improve in the future. We are very proud of all our expert and loyal staff and we welcome people who share the collective aim of delivering excellence in everything that we do.
Our values represent who we are and what we believe in. They define how we act to deliver the best possible care for our patients and shape The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a great place to work.
We are -
Kind
Empowered
Responsible
Inclusive
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about this exciting role on offer at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.
Person specification
Qualifications & Education
* Good Standard of education to minimum GCSE level including Maths & English
* I.T. training or equivalent experience
* Admin Level 2 or other relevant qualification
* GCP certificate
* Science subject GCSE
Knowledge and Expertise
* Evidenced ability to work with Multidisciplinary teams
* Knowledge of medical terminology
* Previous working in a research environment
* Hospital admin systems
Experience
* Demonstrated ability of prioritising workload and working to deadlines
* Good time management and organisation skills
* Experience of working in an Oncology environment
* Experience of working in an NHS hospital Trust
If you are successfully shortlisted, you will be invited for an interview via email. Please ensure you regularly check your emails (including junk folders) following your application and let us know if you have any problems. If you would prefer for us to communicate with you in a different way, or need adjustments to the interview process, please contact the Recruitment Team on 0151 556 5176 or ccf-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.
The cost of processing a new DBS application is met by the successful applicant. DBS costs are recovered via salary deduction following commencement in post - further details including cost are available from the Recruitment Team. It is a Trust recommendation that candidates requiring a DBS check subscribe to the DBS Update Service - further details are available here - https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service. Candidates who withdraw post-DBS submission will be invoiced for the full cost of the check including administration fee.
The Trust takes active responsibility for meeting national guidance and legal requirements in relation to our Safeguarding Policy, including local arrangements for the protection of adults at risk.
The Trust is committed to providing high standards of both patient and staff experience. To support us in doing this the Trust, in partnership with Trade Unions has developed and embedded key values and behaviours that all staff are required to demonstrate throughout their employment. The Trust's values and behaviours support the Trust Vision 'to provide the best cancer care to the people we serve' and our Mission 'to improve health and wellbeing through compassionate, safe and effective cancer care'.
We promote and support diversity in our workforce. The Trust have staff networks for LGBTQ+, disability and long terms conditions, international and ethnically diverse staff and a menopause network. The Trust also hold Disability Confident Level 2 Status and provide supporting policies and processes to enable staff with disabilities and long term conditions to work in a way that best meets their needs.
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The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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