About this role
Job summary
The NIHR Moorfields Clinical Research Facility ('CRF') and Research and Development department requires a Study Coordinator on a 12 month fixed term contract.
The post holder will join the Research Administration Team based at Moorfields Eye Hospital. The role will involve providing administrative support across one or more designated clinical specialties, as such the post holder is required to work closely with the research lead and other clinical and administrative members of the individual specialty teams.
The post holder will have past experience in research (preferably medical research), with data acquisition and entry into spread sheets, with secretarial skills, literature searching and in using the internet.
The post holder should have keen interest in the coordination of Clinical Research.
If interested, please apply ASAP, as this advert will close as soon as we have enough applications.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will play a key role in ensuring that departmental research activities are undertaken in line with current research governance regulations.
The post holder will join the research administration team within the Clinical Research Facility based at Moorfields Eye Hospital. The role will involve providing administrative support across one or more designated clinical specialties, as such the post holder is required to work closely with the research lead and other clinical and administrative members of the individual specialty teams.
The post holder will have past experience in research (preferably medical research), with data acquisition and entry into spread sheets, with secretarial skills, literature searching and in using the internet. He/she will be required to work flexibly to ensure that objectives and deadlines are met. He/she is expected to be proactive in developing and implementing procedures and will be required to work with a high degree of autonomy. It is essential that the post holder is able to organise their workload and cope with conflicting demands on their time but prioritise their workload accordingly.
Much of the work is confidential in nature and the post holder is expected to adhere to MEH information governance and confidentiality policies. He or she will be required to attend the basic training course in Research Governance "Good Clinical Practice" within 3 months of starting if he/she has not already done so.
About us
At Moorfields, we provide more than just an excellent career and great colleagues to work with. We also offer:
Salary including High-Cost Area SupplementOpportunity to join the NHS Pension SchemeFree 24/7 independent counselling serviceLearning and development opportunitiesEasy and quick transport linksA range of attractive benefits and discountsAccess to Blue Light Card and other NHS Discount SchemesFree Pilates classesFull support and training to develop your skillsFlexible working friendly organisation
And so much more! To see the full range of benefits we offer please see our Moorfields benefits document.
Job description Job responsibilities
Provide information, advice and practical support to clinical investigators on study feasibility, ethical approval procedures and research governance. Work in partnership with the clinical specialties, CRF and NHS R&D to develop the services provided to clinical investigators and contribute to the planning of clinical research programmes in MEH. Maintain knowledge of R&D developments and research governance through internal and external means and disseminate these developments to others within the Trust. To conduct communication and submissions of Research Ethics applications, grant applications, reports to grant awarding bodies, reports to Moorfields Eye Hospital R&D Directorate, and to medical and scientific journals. To extract clinical information from case notes, to receive clinical and scientific information from research collaborators and to input data accurately into research files. This may require travel to partnership research centres in the UK. This includes the appropriate handling and transmission of encrypted and personal data. Organise and coordinate meetings and events on behalf of the designated clinical specialties, organising facilities, circulating agendas and other information in advance and writing and disseminating minutes.
Person Specification
Education / Qualification Essential
University graduate or equivalent experience Administrative management qualification or equivalent experience
Experience Essential
Research Experience or equivalent education Experience of setting up and manipulating data in spread sheets (Excel, Access)
Desirable
Past experience in medical research.
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.
Employer details Employer name Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address Moorfields Eye Hospital
City Road
London
EC1V 2PD
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.moorfields.nhs.uk/work-for-us (Opens in a new tab)