Senior Clinical Trials Co-ordinator Manchester, England
Job description
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Breast Oncology Research Team as a Clinical Trials Co-Ordinator for 12 months, covering administrative and coordination aspects of breast oncology clinical research. As a key member of the team, you will support the delivery and management of the Breast Oncology Research Team portfolio, working alongside both clinical and administrative members of staff.
You will support our dynamic research team and get involved in many aspects of our research studies. You will actively contribute to the performance and delivery of the team by ensuring you provide administrative support in a proactive, timely and efficient manner. You will help us to maintain our status as one of the leading NHS Trusts in the UK and have the chance to work with a team with extensive research experience. The Trust is dedicated to supporting its staff, and so you can expect a comprehensive induction followed by on-going training and development opportunities
Line management experience would be desirable.
The successful candidate will be offered either a B5-B6 development or B6 post dependent on experience.
The post holdermaybe required to work cross site, across our research campuses.
We encourage informal enquires.
The main duties will involve research study management and coordination, line management, study set-up, assisting the Clinical Trials Manager with the delivery and targets of the Breast Oncology portfolio and ensure financial arrangements, study payments, contract payment schedules are adhered to.
The role will work closely with the Clinical Trials Manager and Research Nurse Manager to implement new studies within the Breast Oncology hub and ensure all amendments, study timelines and approvals are coordinated within MFT. The role will communicate with study sponsors, Principal Investigators, clinical teams, R&I research office and the sponsorship team at MFT.
The successful candidate will be offered either a B5-B6 development or B6 post dependent on experience.
MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.5bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we’ve launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the ‘NHS England’ website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team [email protected].
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
