About this role
Job summary
The Department of Radiology, including Nuclear Medicine, is a large care group in the Trust and provides a full range of imaging and treatment services to numerous specialities including hepatobiliary, vascular, renal, cardiac and trauma. We image and treat a large population within our local community in South-East London and are also a well-recognised specialist tertiary referral centre, imaging and treating patients from all over the South-East of England and further afield.
Unless there is explicit separation between Radiology and Nuclear Medicine specialities, reference from now on will be made to the Radiology Department which includes Nuclear Medicine.
The Department of Radiology plays a key role in King's extensive research network. This role is best suited to an experienced Radiographer or Technologist, with experience in how research is managed within a Radiology Department.
The role of the Research Manager is to be responsible for the efficient, timely and responsive coordination and management of research activity (commercial and non-commercial trials) requiring involvement of Radiology and/or Nuclear Medicine.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will function as the primary point of contact for all imaging research and trial related queries within Radiology. Support will be provided to the post holder by the Radiology Clinical & Nuclear Medicine Clinical Research Leads.
The post holder will identify the resourcing and capacity requirements of the trial and consult with the relevant members within Radiology to ascertain whether that modality can accommodate the trial.
The post holder will be responsible, in consultation with the Radiology Research Lead, for identifying all costs associated with the trial and ensuring all associated revenue and funding is recovered.
In conjunction with the Radiation Protection Department, the poster holder will coordinate the Governance requirements of research involving exposure to ionising radiation and radiopharmaceuticals within Radiology & Nuclear Medicine.
About us
The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.
Job description Job responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
Clinical Responsibilities Trial Set up and Coordination
To be the primary contact between clinical researchers (principal investigators) and clinical trial coordinators within the Trust in the set-up of clinical trials that involve Radiology.
To be the first line of contact for any research sponsors that require imaging as part of their research study within Radiology.
To assist with the completion of any pre-trial paperwork for external study sponsors (e.g., surveys or questionnaires) requiring information from Radiology.
To ensure the appropriate persons are issued the clinical trial protocols, Integrated Research
Approval System (IRAS) forms and study documents provided by Kings Healthcare Partners Clinical Trials Office (KHP-CTO, commercial trials) or the R&D Department (non-commercial trials) and provide a timely response about initial capacity approval for clinical trials involving Radiology, identify preliminary discrepancies and/or errors that can be flagging up with the KHP-CTO, R&D office or sponsor, and provide suggested appropriate amendments and problem solving with the responsible parties (e.g., KHP-CTO, R&D office).
To assist with the completion of regulatory paperwork pertaining to necessary regulatory approvals in IR(ME)R, ARSAC or IRAS forms (e.g., sign off by the Medical Physics Expert [MPE] and the Clinical Radiology Expert [CRE]) are in place before commencement of clinical trials involving Radiology. To ensure this paperwork is signed off in a timely manner and submitted to the KHP-CTO or R&D office.
To monitor timelines in the completion of regulatory paperwork and identify solutions to reduce or eliminate existing or potential delays.
To consult with each of the Superintendent Radiographers (and the Radiology Head of Imaging Services, and Radiology General Manager where required) about potential capacity limitations with requested imaging requirements for clinical trials involving Radiology.
To consult with the Radiation Protection Department about the setup of clinical trials involving Radiology & Nuclear Medicine.
To attend trial feasibility meetings as the Radiology imaging representative and any Trust R&D committee meetings, as required.
To participate in site selection visits and site initiation visits that require Radiology and/or Nuclear Medicine imaging for an individual clinical trial.
To provide costings for individual Radiology and/or Nuclear Medicine clinical trial procedures that involve participation of Radiology and/or Nuclear Medicine taking care to ensure all costs are identified, reported, and covered by funding available.
In conjunction with the Radiology & Nuclear Medicine Clinical Research Leads, to provide final capacity and costing approval for clinical trials within the Trust that involve Radiology participation.
To respond to and answer imaging queries that arise from sponsors (and their associated clinical trial imaging coordinators or clinical research organisations [CROs]) in a timely fashion.
To collaborate with other members of Radiology to develop robust methods of recording clinical trial Radiology activity.
To provide guidance to clinical research teams in the Trust about the requesting of clinical trial imaging procedures on the relevant computer systems as specified within the clinical trial protocols.
To coordinate the complex reporting of Radiology trial scans (e.g., RESIST/Lugano reporting requirements), where appropriate and ensure reporting is conducted within timelines set by study protocols. To assist in the development and implementation of quality assurance mechanisms for this.
To identify, train and support new members within Radiology around the conduct of clinical trial imaging.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
BSc (Hons) Radiography, DCR(D) or Equivalent Qualified Technologist Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) Registration or registration with the Register of Clinical Technologists (the RCT) Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training
Desirable
Post graduate study e.g. PGDip Nuclear Medicine
Skills Essential
Strong planning and organizational skills including the ability to prioritize, manage multiple tasks and projects, with proven ability to deliver to stringent performance criteria within agreed deadlines Proven ability to deal with changing priorities and differing situations Effective analytical and problem-solving capability Strong ability to build successful relationships and collaborate in a cross functional team and maintain a positive work environment Ability to use initiative and judgement
Experience Essential
Extensive experience in a specialty as a senior radiographer Organisational experience Experience of working in a scientific or clinical research environment
Desirable
Experience of reviewing complex study documents (trial protocol, IRAS, PIS and ICF) and identifying discrepancies Experience with document management / audit software & systems (e.g. Q-Pulse)
Additional criteria Essential
Demonstrable ability to meet Trust values Strongly held commitment to improving health through the application of research Able to work independently as well as part of a team Resilience and flexibility; able to contribute innovatively to solving process development problems. Ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with all levels of staff Highly professional approach to work, in dealing with confidential information Well-motivated with evidence of an ability to work without direct supervision and to use own initiative
Knowledge Essential
Understanding of the research agenda in today's NHS Working knowledge of Ionising Radiation Regulations (IRR, ARSAC and IR(ME)R) Understanding of the processes, regulations and codes of practice associated with clinical research, including ethics (REC), GCP, clinical and financial governance
Desirable
Good knowledge of Radiology procedures (US, CT, MRI, IR) as well as a good understanding of Nuclear Medicine procedures (e.g., PET-CT, DEXA)
Skills Essential
Excellent oral and written communication skills to communicate effectively with researchers, consultants, and staff from different disciplines (internal/external healthcare, industry professionals) and administrators at all levels Experience of utilising information technology (IT) to produce management information reports; creation and maintenance of databases; presentations (must be able to use MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) Ability to communicate healthcare research information in an easily understood manner Ability to use initiative to make decisions within sphere of work and/or knowledge recognising where assistance is required
Desirable
Presentation skills
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.
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Employer details Employer name King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Denmark Hill
London
SE5 9RS
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.kch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)