Research Approvals Manager

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Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.

Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.

We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.

Job overview

We are looking for a dynamic experienced Research Approvals Manager to deliver our vision for consistent and high quality research governance at one of the largest Trusts in the country, serving over a million patients.

The role of the Research Approvals Manager is to develop, coordinate and administer a robust system to assess proposed clinical research projects and provide assurance on their suitability for the sites across MSEFT.

Main duties of the job

Working as part of a team of Research Approvals Managers, the post holder will be responsible for ensuring all research studies, within a defined portfolio of clinical specialties and disease areas, are assessed by the necessary departments, and make arrangements that ensure studies initiated across MSEFT are feasible, can be delivered to time and target, and are strategically and financially supported.

You will also be responsible for coordinating the approval and implementation of all amendments and the issuing of appropriate letters or access, honorary contracts or research passports

Working for our organisation

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Are you looking for an exciting Research Approvals Manager role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you.

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application.

Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.

Person specification

Personal and People Development

Essential criteria

• Demonstrable leadership skills
• Ability to provide a positive image of research

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Educated to degree level or equivalent level of experience in a relevant subject area
• Current GCP certificate

Desirable criteria

• Postgraduate qualification in relevant subject area

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Knowledge and Experience Significant specialist knowledge and understanding of the UK Clinical Research Environment
• Knowledge and experience of electronic clinical trials databases, EDGE, NIHR ODP and other electronic information databases
• Specialist knowledge of the UK Policy Framework for Health and Social Care Reseach, the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2004 (as amended), ICH- Good Clinical Practice (GCP), the Human Tissue Act 2004, Data Protection Act 1998, General Data Protection Regulations 2018 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005

Communication Skills

Essential criteria

• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work as part of a team across more than one site

Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.

Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn't accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application.

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Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

• Research Approvals Manager -COR - BR - B7 (PDF, 576.3KB)
• Privacy Policy (PDF, 441.0KB)
• AFC Pay Poster 25/26 (PDF, 32.3KB)
• Behaviours Framework (JPG, 298.0KB)
• Applicant MS Teams Checklist (PDF, 560.5KB)
• Trust 10 Year Strategy (PDF, 2.1MB)
• General Statements - AFC - V5.1 (PDF, 424.6KB)