About this role
Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Research Support Facilitator to join our research team. In this role, you will work with colleagues across the Trust and external study teams to help bring innovative research studies into practice, supporting both commercial and non-commercial projects that make a real difference to patient care.
Our small but ambitious team works flexibly within a hybrid model, offering a mix of home and office working. This role is available as a full-time position (37.5 hours per week), although part-time applications will be considered.
This is a fast-paced role where you'll coordinate multiple projects, work to agreed deadlines, manage competing priorities, and help ensure research projects are set up efficiently and delivered on time. We are looking for someone who is organised, proactive, and able to build positive relationships with people at all levels. Strong communication skills and a collaborative approach are key to success in this role.
Applicants must read the attached guidance notes before submitting your application for full understanding of Trust requirements.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for coordinating the setup of a portfolio of research studies running in the Trust. They will be facilitating and/or project managing study setup, including managing Expressions of Interest, and the Assess, Arrange, and Confirm Capacity and Capability (AACCC) process. They will also be engaging with sponsors, researchers, clinicians, and delivery teams to ensure that research projects are approved, initiated and delivered in a timely manner. The post holder will use several data management tools to ensure that information about each study is accurate and up to date.
About us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.
We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.
What we offer;
- 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
- Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
- Flexible and agile working opportunities
- Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
- Wide range of supportive staff networks
- Health and wellbeing opportunities
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Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job description and person specification attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant degree or equivalent relevant experience
- GCSE (English and Maths at grade C or above).
Desirable
- Research qualification (e.g. ICH-GCP/EU Directives)
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in the NHS or similar organisation in a project management or research capacity.
- Experience of using spread- sheets, databases and IT systems.
- Self-motivated, with the ability to organise and plan own workload, to meet deadlines, often in a pressurised environment.
Desirable
- Experience of using an LPMS (e.g. EDGE) and the Central Portfolio Management System (CPMS)
Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness of current national systems and structures for the approval, management and monitoring of clinical research in the NHS.
Desirable
- Knowledge of the set up and performance management of clinical research studies within the NHS
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Excellent planning and organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise and work to multiple deadlines
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the role
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
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
Address
Kings Court 2
Charles Hastings Way
Worcester
WR5 1JR
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)