Research Facilitator

The Research Facilitator is an integral part of the research team with a primary responsibility to provide effective facilitation and co-ordination of clinical trials and research project set-up, and administrative support as part of the research team.

Duties will include:

• Facilitating the set-up of clinical trials
• Liaison with external trial monitors
• Ensuring secure storage and archival of clinical trials documents and data
• Providing timely responses to requests for information
• Facilitating the organisation of documentation for the Health Research Authority (HRA) and other necessary regulatory processes
• Assessing, arranging and confirming Trust support for research studies in conjunction with the Research Management Team

Main duties of the job:

• Lead on setting up, monitoring and maintaining clinical trials for multiple local and multi-centred clinical trials
• Provide effective facilitation, co-ordination and administrative support as part of the research team
• Deliver research across a range of specialities demonstrating advanced knowledge and skill in relation to the organisation of documentation for the HRA and other necessary regulatory processes
• Support the wider team in the delivery of clinical trials across the Trust

Job responsibilities:

• Work with the Research Governance Manager and wider research team to facilitate study set up
• Liaise with sponsors to ensure that the correct HRA approved documentation is submitted
• Co-ordinate approvals for the use of Trust resources
• Ensure the HRA set-up process is completed within a timely manner
• Manage document version control processes
• Provide confirmation to all relevant parties of Trust agreement and readiness for a research project to proceed
• Provide on-going oversight of study set up progress
• Manage the study amendment process
• Act as a point of contact for sponsors and others involved in research management
• Maintain established systems for the collection of data and data processing
• Coordinate and process clinical trial activity data for submission to external collaborative centres
• Maintain an accurate and detailed audit trail of clinical trials activity within the R&I department
• Provide external monitors with documents or medical records as required
• Organise effective archiving of trial related documents
• Complete documentation for submission of new clinical trials and trial amendments through HRA approval
• Regularly generate reports as required
• Support other team members in the preparation of reports and presentations
• Prepare clinical trials patient information/consent forms/and GP letters using mail merge
• Format and send data to clinical trials units, research networks and others as required
• Ensure the security of all confidential data collected
• Provide general administrative support to the R&D clinical teams

Person Specification:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent level of work experience
• Excellent IT skills: Microsoft Office, Adobe design software or equivalent
• Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training
• Experience in a research role in the NHS

Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues and championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).

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.