East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Research & Development Facilitator

The closing date is 08 June 2025

Job summary

We are recruiting for a Research and Development Facilitator who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the R&D Coordinator in the approval and management procedures for clinical research undertaken at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre.

You will manage the annual progress reporting on clinical trials and trial status through to archiving. You will also be responsible for supporting the R&D Office team with processing amendments, organising any required research meetings, taking minutes. managing recruitment report and responsibility for reporting data to the Clinical Research Network via their database and other data capture systems.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Main duties of the job

To lead as the department's database administrator for the EDGE system.

To manage amendment processing to meet internal and external deadlines.

To manage quality assurance of all trial related documentation in accordance with relevant legislation and guidelines.

To assist with preparation for audit and inspections within assigned teams.

Organise and maintain effective data storage, data input and filling systems for all aspects of the R&D Office functions.

To act as a point of contact for any R&D Office queries from staff, external bodies or the public and to respond to or redirect these to the appropriate member of staff or R&D team as appropriate.

To arrange meetings, book meeting rooms and organise refreshments for meetings managed by staff within the R&D Office.

Prepare and distribute agendas and papers for Committees and other relevant meetings as appropriate, in accordance with Trust policies, procedures and timescales. This should be completed in discussion with the relevant Chair.

Take and transcribe accurate minutes of formal meetings in a timely fashion.

About us

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust,we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

o The Lister Hospital, Stevenage

o New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City

o Hertford County, Hertford

o Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Details

Date posted

16 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum, Plus 15% High Cost Area Supplement

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

361-7186489

Job locations

Mount Vernon Cancer Centre

Rickmansworth Road

Northwood

HA6 2RN


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications / Training

Essential

  • Degree level education or equivalent experience

Desirable

  • Relevant training courses in clinical research as Good Clinical Practice (GCP)

Previous Experience

Essential

  • Experience in clinical trial administration including data management and trial management
  • Experience of working in an NHS or University setting
  • Experience of staff supervision/ management

Desirable

  • Management of databases
  • Making improvements to working practice
  • Supporting the monitoring of research

Skills

Essential

  • Good Organisational Skills
  • Good IT Skills
  • Good Oral & Written Communication Skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Ability to understand research protocols
  • Ability to understand case report forms

Desirable

  • Ability to set up/ develop team reporting mechanisms (i.e. recruitment activity logs, screening logs, patient visit logs, costing spread sheets, case report form trackers and electronic pro-formas).
  • Ability to maintaining investigator site files in accordance with Good Clinical Practice and Trust Standard Operating Procedures

Knowledge

Essential

  • Familiar with Good Clinical Practice and other research regulatory requirement. Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Power point, etc)
  • Understanding of Medical Terminology

Desirable

  • Knowledge of research administration databases such as EDGE
  • Management of databases
  • Archiving of research documents
Person Specification

Qualifications / Training

Essential

  • Degree level education or equivalent experience

Desirable

  • Relevant training courses in clinical research as Good Clinical Practice (GCP)

Previous Experience

Essential

  • Experience in clinical trial administration including data management and trial management
  • Experience of working in an NHS or University setting
  • Experience of staff supervision/ management

Desirable

  • Management of databases
  • Making improvements to working practice
  • Supporting the monitoring of research

Skills

Essential

  • Good Organisational Skills
  • Good IT Skills
  • Good Oral & Written Communication Skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Ability to understand research protocols
  • Ability to understand case report forms

Desirable

  • Ability to set up/ develop team reporting mechanisms (i.e. recruitment activity logs, screening logs, patient visit logs, costing spread sheets, case report form trackers and electronic pro-formas).
  • Ability to maintaining investigator site files in accordance with Good Clinical Practice and Trust Standard Operating Procedures

Knowledge

Essential

  • Familiar with Good Clinical Practice and other research regulatory requirement. Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Power point, etc)
  • Understanding of Medical Terminology

Desirable

  • Knowledge of research administration databases such as EDGE
  • Management of databases
  • Archiving of research documents

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

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Mount Vernon Cancer Centre

Rickmansworth Road

Northwood

HA6 2RN


Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Mount Vernon Cancer Centre

Rickmansworth Road

Northwood

HA6 2RN


Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

R&D Coordinator

Aarzoo Khan

mvccresearch.enh-tr@nhs.net

02038262397

Details

Date posted

16 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum, Plus 15% High Cost Area Supplement

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

361-7186489

Job locations

Mount Vernon Cancer Centre

Rickmansworth Road

Northwood

HA6 2RN


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