Clinical Trial Administrator

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the NHS Blood and Transplant Clinical Trials Unit (CTU) as a Clinical Trials Administrator. NHS Blood and Transplants Clinical Trials Unit holds full registration with the UK Clinical Research Collaborative (UKCRC) and has expertise in all aspects of clinical trial planning, set up, conduct, analysis and publication. We collaborate with researchers in the design, conduct, analysis and publication of clinical trials and other prospective research studies, primarily in the fields of transfusion medicine, organ donation and transplantation, tissue and stem cell transplantation. As a key member of the team you will support the delivery and management of our research portfolio. It will be the responsibility of the successful candidate to provide an efficient administrative service to a variety of research studies. You will have good communications skills, a team-orientated approach and the ability to plan and undertake work in an accurate, methodical and efficient manner. A good eye for detail is essential, as are strong administrative and IT skills. An understanding of the clinical trial process, clinical practice, research governance, and a familiarity with medical terminology would be advantageous. You will support our Clinical Trials Unit team and get involved in many aspects of our research studies, working in a friendly, professional environment.

Main duties of the job

You will be working in a fast paced and changing environment to provide comprehensive clinical trial specific administrative support to the clinical trials unit (CTU). Your responsibilities will include: Preparing essential clinical trial documents Maintaining Trial Master Files and preparing Investigator Site Files Preparing and sending study materials to investigator sites Tracking and processing payments Managing trial supplies Arranging meetings and taking minutes Planning and facilitating investigator meetings Facilitating coordination of ethics, regulatory and research and development (R&D) submissions Creating and maintaining study contact lists for study team and sites Sending study newsletters to sites Dealing with queries and requests from site teams General office duties for example photocopying and scanning documents Archiving documents You will be required to undertake occasional travel to any NHSBT sites to meet the requirements of the post (notice will be given)

About us

It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, youll join a team of more than 6,000 people who are making a genuine difference to communities, families, friends, relatives and more across the UK. We play a unique and special role in the NHS by helping people do something extraordinary- donate blood, blood products, organs, tissues, or stem cells to save someone in need. Our three core values are what set us apart. They guide and inspire everything we do. By being caring, expertly meeting the needs of our patients and our people, and accepting nothing less than the best quality, we can do extraordinary work and help our people to do something extraordinary in their career, too. Three small words, one big difference - Caring, Expert and Quality. Together we'll save and improve more lives than ever. You will join us on our journey to create an inclusive workplace and aim to reflect the diverse communities we work with, and we positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.