Band 5 Clinical Trial Coordinator

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a clinical trial coordinator post within the Research, Development and Innovation (R, D & I) department at UHB. The post is full time, permanent and based with the Core Delivery team at Solihull Hospital.

We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced individual who will be responsible for assisting the research nurses, consultants and data team with various aspects of clinical trial administration/ coordination. The core delivery team cover multiple specialities across the Trust and the post holder will be working on a variety of research studies and clinical trials.

The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate relevant research experience, preferably in the NHS. You will need to meet the challenge of working autonomously and within a team. The Clinical Trials Co-ordinator will be responsible for ensuring the portfolio of trials are run to Good Clinical Practice (GCP) standards, answering queries and contribute to resolving any technical or administrative barriers to patient recruitment as a key responsibility of the role is to ensure that trials meet their recruitment targets.

In return, we can offer you continued professional development in a varied and interesting setting, and the opportunity to make a valuable contribution to the smooth delivery of patient research services.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will act as the key co-ordinator for assigned clinical trials to proactively ensure the provision of a high quality and efficient administrative service. You will manage your own workload comprising of trial co-ordination and data management, including study set-up, ongoing study management using your communication skills to liaise with trial sponsors, monitors, core R&D including principal investigators and the wider research community.

In addition to the above there will be a requirement to be responsible for assessing and managing the care pathways for patients and carers participating in clinical trials. This will involve taking patient consent for non-interventional studies, the recruitment of, education and monitoring of trial patients and the collection and documentation of accurate data. Where appropriate to carry out or assist with clinical procedures to include taking vital signs, ECG procedures, phlebotomy and the collection and management of tissue or blood samples.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Date posted

04 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-9007851

Job locations

Solihull Hospital

Lode Ln

Solihull

West Midlands

B91 2JL


Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • *O' Levels / 'GCSE's specifically English and maths A-C / 9-4.
  • *Educated to degree level or diploma level plus relevant experience to degree level in science.

Experience

Essential

  • *Significant relevant experience in clinical trial /research data management
  • *Experience of research in a healthcare setting
  • *Understanding of current legislation regarding research governance Issues
  • *Knowledge of International Council for Harmonisation of Good Clinical Practice (ICH GCP)

Additional Criteria

Essential

  • *Self-motivated and able to work under own initiative
  • * Ability to communicate with all staff and patient groups
  • *Ability to demonstrate a degree of resilience when communicating new concepts or work practices to others.
  • *Ability to work under pressure,
  • prioritise workloads and meet tight deadlines.
  • *Excellent organisational skills and administrative ability.
  • *Problem-solving ability.
  • *IT literate -- MS office skills. including word, excel and PowerPoint
  • *Ability to interpret data.
  • *Ability to analyse and report data in a format which is consistent with the needs of the audience.
  • *Evidence of accuracy and detail in data collection
  • *Work well as a member of a team
  • *Travel as required by the Trust research location across the organisation.
  • *Work flexibly to meet service demands.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • *O' Levels / 'GCSE's specifically English and maths A-C / 9-4.
  • *Educated to degree level or diploma level plus relevant experience to degree level in science.

Experience

Essential

  • *Significant relevant experience in clinical trial /research data management
  • *Experience of research in a healthcare setting
  • *Understanding of current legislation regarding research governance Issues
  • *Knowledge of International Council for Harmonisation of Good Clinical Practice (ICH GCP)

Additional Criteria

Essential

  • *Self-motivated and able to work under own initiative
  • * Ability to communicate with all staff and patient groups
  • *Ability to demonstrate a degree of resilience when communicating new concepts or work practices to others.
  • *Ability to work under pressure,
  • prioritise workloads and meet tight deadlines.
  • *Excellent organisational skills and administrative ability.
  • *Problem-solving ability.
  • *IT literate -- MS office skills. including word, excel and PowerPoint
  • *Ability to interpret data.
  • *Ability to analyse and report data in a format which is consistent with the needs of the audience.
  • *Evidence of accuracy and detail in data collection
  • *Work well as a member of a team
  • *Travel as required by the Trust research location across the organisation.
  • *Work flexibly to meet service demands.

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

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Solihull Hospital

Lode Ln

Solihull

West Midlands

B91 2JL


Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Solihull Hospital

Lode Ln

Solihull

West Midlands

B91 2JL


Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

Hiring Manager

Samantha Stafford

sam.stafford@uhb.nhs.uk

01214244061

Date posted

04 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-9007851

Job locations

Solihull Hospital

Lode Ln

Solihull

West Midlands

B91 2JL


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