Senior Studies Set Up Officer in Truro

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals Research and Development department supports and facilitates health research in Cornwall. Research is a hugely important part of what we do at the Royal Cornwall Hospitals. It gives us new knowledge about how to treat and care for patients with different health conditions and helps us to provide our patients with the best and most appropriate care possible. We are dedicated to developing ground-breaking treatments, technologies, and techniques as well as meeting your needs and identifying the best use of resources. It is an exciting time to be working in research in Cornwall, with the development of our Commercial Research Delivery Centre (CRDC), we are growing rapidly.

The Research and Development Study Set Up Team are looking for a Senior Studies Set Up Officer to join their team on a fixed term contract for 12 months. This is to support the existing team and help grow the portfolio of research studies opening within Cornwall.

The post holder will provide comprehensive, organisational support to the R&D Contracts Manager and R&D Senior Management team and take responsibility for commercial and non-commercial research studies going through the capacity and capability review system. The Senior Studies Set Up Officer will also support the R&D Contracts Manager in ensuring complex finances are negotiated and agreed, and that trial information has been uploaded to the RADICO web portal for all commercial studies to enable prompt reimbursement of all study costs.

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. It serves a population of around 470,000 people, a figure that can increase significantly with visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £740 million. RCHT is responsible for the provision of services at three main sites with approximately 780 inpatient beds: Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro, St Michael's Hospital in Hayle. We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School. Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities, and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation. The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professionals in clinical and non-clinical roles. This plays a vital part in attracting and retaining highly skilled teams of doctors, nurses and other health professionals who support the care of well over half a million people each year.

To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:

• Identity Checks
• Professional registration and qualification checks
• Employment history and reference checks
• Occupational Health clearance
• Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
• Right to work in the UK

For further information please visit: NHS Employers. We reserve the right to close this advert early. We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or extensive Research Management & Governance experience
• NVQ level 4 Business Administration or equivalent experience/qualification
• Research related qualification
• RSA level 2 typing/word processing or equivalent

Experience

• Experience of costing both commercial and non-commercial research studies
• Extensive database (particularly Excel) input and management knowledge/experience
• Previous line management role
• Experience of research governance and management

PRACTICAL AND INTELLECTUAL SKILLS (INCLUDING ANY SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE)

• Good working knowledge of study project management skills.
• Ability to prioritise and coordinate work to deadlines.
• Ability to learn complex systems quickly.
• Excellent Interpersonal skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent MS office skills.
• Ability to multi-task.
• NHS experience.
• Lateral thinker.
• Ability to create high quality reports.
• NHS mail/email.
• Knowledge of research governance and legal and regulatory requirements.

DISPOSITION/ ADJUSTMENT/ ATTITUDE

• Able to work in an extremely busy environment and remain patient and calm.
• Ability to work in a busy and fast moving environment.
• Work unsupervised and prioritise workload to meet deadlines.
• Ability to have good attention to detail.
• Able to adapt to change.
• Health & Safety awareness of research related issues.

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.