Job overview

As a Research Imaging Activity Coordinator, you will be responsible for coordinating all Imaging reviews for local feasibility and research capacity. You will offer a thorough review of all essential trial documents including Protocols, IRAS forms and information sheets. 

We are seeking an organized individual with a meticulous eye to detail who can use their experience in Imaging to identify discrepancies, problem solve and monitor timelines

This is an exciting opportunity for an individual with Imaging and/or research experience to join the Research Implementation Team

Main duties of the job

Main Duties: 
•    Evaluate local Imaging feasibility and research capacity.
•    Communicate with clinical researchers within the Trust, Imaging, Medical Physics and Principle Investigators. 
•    Coordinate IRMER approvals amongst Imaging Specialties.
•    Review trials at set-up and during any amendments and assess their Imaging capacity and capability. 
•    Provide detailed costs using the NIHR tariff to reflect the costs of Imaging. 
•    Cross-cover the Booking Study Coordinator; scheduling research scans and coordinate trial specific reporting of trials within the expected timelines. 
•    Create and manage the Imaging feasibility tracker. From this, data will be gathered and presented to the Imaging MDT.  

Important Skills and Qualities: 
•    Excellent communication skills to all members of the multidisciplinary team including Imaging, other research units and R&D. 
•    Be able to meticulously identify discrepancies within study documents; Protocols, Imaging manuals, IRAS/ARSAC and information sheets. 
•    Be able to adapt to other tasks to support the team and cross-cover. 

Working for our organisation

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom & overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research. 

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites: 

·       University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing) 

·       National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

·       Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals 

·       University College Hospital Grafton Way Building 

·       Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine 

·       University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre 

·       The Hospital for Tropical Diseases 

·       University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street 

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology. We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.