The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ICB R&D team are looking for an R&D officer to join the team on a 12-month fixed-term contract covering maternity leave.
This is an important role in supporting the effective and efficient operation of the R&D Office through the provision of up-to-date expertise and oversight of research governance advice and services for primary care, community care, and wider health and care settings across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, and potentially beyond. The role-holder will be expected to have significant research governance expertise and previous experience in (or the ability to rapidly adapt to) research governance for primary care, community, and residential settings, as they will need to be able to operate effectively across all three domains.
Main duties of the job
Day to day, the role-holder will be responsible for the timely provision of research governance advice and the support of research costings for regional research study applications in primary care, community, and residential health and care settings, supporting robust feasibility, timely set-up, and delivery of research studies within the nationally agreed benchmarks.
* Lead research project set-up and conduct in accordance with the UK Policy Framework for Health and Social Care Research.
* Generate research governance reports to provide assurance for social care/non-NHS providers in community and/or residential settings.
* Advise organisations on suitability of researcher pre-engagement HR checks.
* Advise on regulatory and legal requirements for research across settings.
* Support project costing and securing excess treatment costs where applicable.
* Collaborate with RRDN staff, ICB colleagues, local academic leads, researchers, industry contacts, and ethics committee contacts.
* Support researchers with the Integrated Research Application System and research processes as required.
* Respond to emerging NIHR Standard Operating Procedures and HRA guidelines.
* Support RRDN East of England research delivery teams across primary care, community, and residential settings.
* Line and/or project management of junior R&D staff or secondees.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Good first degree or equivalent demonstrable experience relevant to the role.
* ICH Good Clinical Practice certification.
Experience
* Significant operational experience of using systems and processes which support the delivery of high-quality clinical care in a clinical research environment.
* Experience of the set-up and delivery of clinical research in primary care, community, and residential settings.
* Experience using IRAS for R&D applications.
Skills, Abilities, and Knowledge
* An understanding of common research methodologies and terminology.
* Ability to engage with a fast-moving environment with changing guidance and legislation relevant to the conduct of research.
* Knowledge of research governance and legal requirements.
* Skills in cost attribution for research in a healthcare setting.
* Ability to contribute to the development and review of relevant policies and SOPs.
* Ability to work with legal documentation, e.g. indemnity agreement and research contracts.
Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working.
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