Research & Development Officer in Llantrisant

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, highly motivated individual to join the Research and Development Department. The post holder will support the Assistant Director for R&D and R&D Manager in promoting, facilitating and fulfilling the organisation's Research and Development (R&D) strategy and delivery plan, ensuring the delivery of high quality R&D activity across Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB.

Main duties of the job include:

• Increasing the University Health Board's commercial and non-commercial research activity through the provision of specialist support and assistance to internal and external research active professionals.
• Liaising and working closely with colleagues both internally and externally to the Health Board, including Welsh Government, the Health and Care Research Wales, academic and industry partners, and other NHS organisations.
• Facilitating the development and undertaking of research studies across community, primary, secondary and social care and population health.

About us: Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family, providing primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf. We live by our core values:

• We listen, learn and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We all work together as one team

Job responsibilities include coordination and administration of the Health Boards Research and Development registration, review and approval process, in line with the requirements of the Research Governance Framework for Health and Social Care and National regulatory bodies.

Person Specification:

Qualifications and Knowledge:

• Educated to Degree level or equivalent demonstrable level of experience, skills and knowledge.
• Knowledge of Research legislation, GCP and UK Policy Framework for Health and Social Care Research.
• Knowledge of clinical and research terminology.
• Knowledge of Ethical and HRA approval process.
• Certificate in ICH Good Clinical Practice.
• Knowledge of research design and methods.
• Database management.
• Attendance of short courses and/or study days on Research.
• Knowledge of the basic legal aspect of clinical trials.

Experience:

• Significant experience of working in a health service and/or R&D related environment.
• Experience of working on multiple projects simultaneously, managing and prioritising workload to meet deadlines.
• A proven track-record of delivering against targets.
• Management of information stored electronically.
• Research related experience.
• Experience of working in an R&D set up or governance environment.
• Experience of NHS R&D permissions/Capacity and capability processes and pathways.
• Experience of reviewing and assessing commercial and non-commercial research studies for issues around data protection, ethical, financial and legal issues.
• Experience of reviewing commercial and non-commercial contracts and costing templates.
• Experience of project management.
• Experience in dealing with finance.

Skills and Attributes:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines, whilst maintaining the quality and accuracy of the work.
• Ability to establish and maintain appropriate documentation and record keeping.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritise workload in a fast-paced changing environment.
• Prepared and competent in working with and relating to highly specialist professionals.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to work on own initiative.
• Organised and able to plan workload to meet tight deadlines.
• Utilise IT Systems including Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Project, Outlook.
• Data analysis and interpretation.
• Experience in supervisory skills.
• Good information management skills.
• Welsh language speaking/listening skills at Level 3 or above.

Other Role Requirements:

• Required to attend meetings across varying sites within the Health Board and occasionally further afield.

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.