Senior Clinical Trials Co-ordinator

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the 'Supporting Documents' heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the 'Candidate Essentials Guide' that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how 'we care for you as you care for others'. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

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Person specification

Education

Essential criteria

• Degree in a science or health-related discipline, or a degree in another field with experience in clinical trials, or relevant experience
• A thorough understanding of the clinical trial process.

Desirable criteria

• MSc or an equivalent qualification in clinical trials or a health-related discipline.
• Evidence of structured managerial training and continuing professional development, a managerial qualification or proven experience

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience in Clinical Trials Management, including set up, financial management, data collection, audit and project management.
• Sound knowledge of all aspects of research governance and related legislation and inspection requirements (e.g. MHRA, HTA).
• Experience of the governance and approval systems within the NHS and UK CRN for clinical studies.
• An appreciation of research methodology
• Research project monitoring.
• Data quality management.

Desirable criteria

• Previous NHS experience.
• Experience of managing a budget
• Evidence of writing policies and procedures and evaluating their application in practice.
• Knowledge of the landscape around innovation development and implementation, and the stakeholders therein (including but not limited to NHS England, NIHR, MHRA, NICE)
• Understanding of the use of health technologies
• Awareness of issues around health inequalities, sustainability and digital exclusion
• Knowledge of funding sources and processes for innovation and research

Skills

Essential criteria

• Excellent organisational skills, with a methodical approach, and the ability to pay attention to detail.
• Ability to motivate self and others
• Ability to work as part of a team, and experience of interdisciplinary working.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including ability to present information and materials to a wide range of audiences.
• Ability to prioritise own and others workload, and practice effective time management.
• Ability to work under pressure, and to tight and unexpected deadlines.
• Able to demonstrate initiative and judgement in identifying key issues.
• Advanced IT skills with a good working knowledge of IT packages and databases.

Desirable criteria

• Project management skills.
• Evidenced ability in engaging diverse stakeholders (from multiple sectors) to deliver results and mutual benefit Ability to interact and manage relationships with industry, NHS provider organisations, industry and regional/ national innovation structures such as the Academic Health Sciences Network, Accelerated Access Collaborative, and NHSE

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Documents to download

• Job description (PDF, 328.4KB)
• Functional requirements (PDF, 920.2KB)
• Candidate Essential Guide Non Medical (PDF, 1.3MB)