Band 6 Senior Research Coordinator

Job summary

Are you looking for an exciting new role as a senior research co-ordinator? We have a fantastic opportunity to join the Respiratory Research team at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. The post will offer the successful candidate the opportunity to gain experience of clinical research from set up to completion and to develop an understanding of the importance that research makes to the care and treatment of our patients. The post holder will be responsible for the day to day running of research studies including screening of potential patients, recruiting patients into studies according to agreed protocols, assisting in the informed consent process and management of all study related data. 

Main duties, tasks & skills required

The function of the senior research co-ordinator is to assist in the provision of a clinical trial service within University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (the Trust) Research Teams.

As a Research Worker you will be responsible for assessing and managing the care pathways for patients and carers participating in clinical trials. This will involve taking patient consent for non-interventional studies, the recruitment of, education and monitoring of trial patients and the collection and documentation of accurate data. Where appropriate to carry out or assist with clinical procedures to include taking vital signs, ECG procedures, phlebotomy and the collection and management of tissue or blood samples.

You will work collaboratively with the clinical trials team and the wider multi-disciplinary team in the management of your own caseload of clinical trial patients. The role involves using an in depth knowledge of trial protocols and their application in practice. The senior research co-ordinator will also be responsible for ensuring the trial is run to Good Clinical Practice (GCP) standards, answering queries and contribute to resolving any technical or administrative barriers to patient recruitment as a key responsibility of the role is to ensure that trials meet their recruitment targets.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

Job description

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description* 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

* O' Levels / 'GCSE's specifically English and maths at grade C or above

* 'A Levels'.

* Educated to degree level or diploma level plus relevant experience to degree level.

* A willingness to undertake clinical training required to undertake the role

Experience

Essential

* Significant relevant experience in clinical trial /research data management

* Experience of research in a healthcare setting

* Understanding of current legislation regarding research governance Issues

Desirable

* Previous experience of line managing staff, completing PDRs and a basic understanding of the HR requirements of managing sickness maternity, disciplinary action etc.

* Knowledge of ICH GCP

* Knowledge of National policies, procedures and initiatives or current issues facing the NHS

Additional Criteria

Essential

* Enthusiastic and able to motivate others

* Self-motivated and able to work under own initiative

* Ability to communicate with all staff groups

* Ability to demonstrate a degree of resilience when communicating new concepts or work practices to others.

* Ability to work under pressure, prioritise workloads and meet tight deadlines.

* Excellent organisational skills and administrative ability.

* A proven problem solving ability.

* IT literate -- Intermediate level MS office skills. including word, excel and power

* A proven ability to interpret data.

* Ability to analyse and report data in a format which is consistent with the needs of the audience

* Evidence of punctuality

* Evidence of being able to adapt working hours to a deadline

* Evidence of being a team player

Desirable

* Presentation skills.

* Evidence of accuracy and detail in data collection

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

For help with your application, contact: 

Diane Griffiths 

diane.griffiths@uhb.nhs.uk 

01213713278