Job summary
Employer heading
Clinical Research Coordinator - Paediatric Research
Band 5
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has risen for a dynamic individual with experience in clinical research delivery to join our enthusiastic research team within the Paediatric Research Team and to work mainly on the General Paediatric portfolio but expected to be involved in other specialities too.
The post holders will play a key role in developing and creating robust systems and processes to enable clinical research to run smoothly and efficiently.
Main duties of the job
The Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) will be responsible for coordinating a number of trials whilst supporting the research nurses and investigators in the delivery of clinical research studies.
The role will involve working closely with the Principal Investigators, sponsors, the Joint Research and Enterprise Service.
The post holder will foster excellent communication and working relationships with the all clinical research delivery professionals internally and externally.
The post holder will need to be dynamic, able to work well under pressure and cope with conflicting demands whilst maintaining excellent organisational, communication and IT skills. Confidentiality, accuracy and attention to detail are fundamental for this position.
Please note COVID19 Trials are recruited to in this department and successful applicants will be required to work on this portfolio as well.
We are very keen to speak to potential applicants for the post and would be very supportive of applicants contacting us either by email or telephone.
Working for our organisation
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the country's principal teaching hospitals and our main site is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. We have over 9,000 dedicated staff serving a population of 1.3 million across south-west London.
We deliver a large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation. We also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people. As well as acute hospital services, we provide a wide variety of specialist care and a range of community services to patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached the job description for more details on the main responsibilities for this role.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding of clinical trials and regulation governing clinical research.
- Medical terminology
- Flexible and Dynamic
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Excellent organisation skills.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Excellent IT skills including access excel and power point.
- Ability to communicate with patients in a sympathetic and efficient manner.
Desirable criteria
- Phlebotomy
- Experiences in project management
- Experience of Clinical Laboratory work (i.e. Spinning and aliquoting blood samples)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum 1 year working in a clinical Trial setting or equivalent experience
- 1 year experience of data entry and data management in clinical trials or equivalent experience
- Experience dealing with the general public
- Experience working in a team on joint projects.
Desirable criteria
- Experience in the NHS
- Teaching or training experience
Qualification
Essential criteria
- Life sciences degree, or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
- Recent GCP training or qualification in research/clinical trials
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Cecilia Hultin
- Job title
- Senior Paediatric Clinical Research Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0208 725 3887
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