Job summary
This vacancy is open to employees of Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust only."
Band: 5
Hours: 37.5
Contract Type: Permanent
Base Location: St Mary's Hospital, Parkhurst Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 5TG
The successful candidate will be required to work onsite at St Mary's Hospital on the Isle of Wight and candidates are encouraged to visit the department to have an informal introduction to the team.
The Research Coordinator will work closely with the Research Facilitator and multidisciplinary research teams to ensure the set up and delivery of research projects to relevant performance metrics and overall strategy of the Trust and NIHR.
**The role could also be offered as a band 4 development role with the ability to progress to band 5 after 12 months in post subject to criteria being met. If you are applying under these circumstances, please make this clear in your application. **
Main duties of the job
The Research Coordinator is a key role within the Research Office providing essential administrative support to commercial and non-commercial clinical trials and research projects within the Trust. The Research Coordinator will work closely with research delivery teams to ensure the efficient set up of research projects and ongoing study management (monitoring, amendments, and archiving) in compliance with UK Policy for Framework for Health and Social Care Research, ICH Good Clinical Practice (ICH GCP) guidelines, and other appropriate local standard operating procedures. The department has an active social media and internet presence and this role will play a key part in managing this.
About us
Working as a partnership, both IOW and PHU NHS Trusts have a shared vision for excellence in care for our patients and communities; with a set of strategic aims underpinning how we will achieve this.
The vision for our single corporate services is to:
Be an employer of choice for corporate talent, attracting and retaining people who share our values for excellence in care and welcome the opportunity to benefit from the broad range of flexible career and development opportunities we can offer.
Improve efficiency through simplified and standardised policies, processes, and systems, drawing on the best from both Trusts.
Do things once and reduce any duplication on transactional tasks giving corporate staff the ability to focus on higher value and more diverse activities.
Co-invest in the latest digital solutions and standardise our approach, meaning we do things once for both organisations.
Improve learning and development opportunities and sharing best practice, upskilling both Trusts.
Co-locate teams in purpose-built facilities on the Island and in Portsmouth to enable closer working and sharing.
Build resilience for individuals and our teams.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The single corporate service is delivered across both organisations. You may be based at either IWT or PHU and individuals may be required to undertake business travel between sites. For leaders managing staff across multi-site locations, you will need to be visible and provide in person leadership. The arrangements and frequency will be agreed locally.
For a full list of responsibilities, please refer to the attached Research Coordinator job description and person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The single corporate service is delivered across both organisations. You may be based at either IWT or PHU and individuals may be required to undertake business travel between sites. For leaders managing staff across multi-site locations, you will need to be visible and provide in person leadership. The arrangements and frequency will be agreed locally.
For a full list of responsibilities, please refer to the attached Research Coordinator job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Details of achieved qualification i.e. 5 GCSE's grade A*-C
- Degree or equivalent level of education or equivalent experience.
Desirable
- Compliant with NHS mandatory training.
- Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Certificate held.
Experience
Essential
- Detail your experience of working in a NHS setting.
Desirable
- Include experience of working within NHS R&D Management.
Knowledge
Essential
- Describe previous experience of managing a diverse workload with multi disciplinary teams.
- Explain a time when you have shown confidence in making decisions when dealing with competing priorities.
- Share your understanding of how the service uses digital technology i.e. internet.
Desirable
- Share knowledge of Good Clinical Practice Guidelines and current Trials' Regulations (EU Directive Clinical Trials).
- Explain knowledge of EDGE (Local Performance Management System).
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Details of achieved qualification i.e. 5 GCSE's grade A*-C
- Degree or equivalent level of education or equivalent experience.
Desirable
- Compliant with NHS mandatory training.
- Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Certificate held.
Experience
Essential
- Detail your experience of working in a NHS setting.
Desirable
- Include experience of working within NHS R&D Management.
Knowledge
Essential
- Describe previous experience of managing a diverse workload with multi disciplinary teams.
- Explain a time when you have shown confidence in making decisions when dealing with competing priorities.
- Share your understanding of how the service uses digital technology i.e. internet.
Desirable
- Share knowledge of Good Clinical Practice Guidelines and current Trials' Regulations (EU Directive Clinical Trials).
- Explain knowledge of EDGE (Local Performance Management System).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
Isle of Wight NHS Trust
Address
IWT Research and Development Department Lower Maternity
St Mary's Hospital Parkhurst Road
Newport
PO30 5TG
Employer's website
https://www.iow.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
