Job summary
- Main area
- Administration in Research
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Flexible working patterns are available)
- Job ref
- 362-A-25-7265474
- Employer
- Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Stepping Hill Hospital
- Town
- Stockport
- Salary
- £24,625 - £25,674 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/07/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 22/07/2025
Employer heading
Clinical Trials Assistant
Band 3
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.
Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.
Our values ‘We Care, We Respect, We Listen’ are at the heart of everything we do, and come from our promise: ‘Making a difference every day.’ They drive the behaviour and actions for everyone in our organisation.
In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples.
Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment
As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service). If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.
Our Values:
We Care
About each other
Our patients and their families
The communities we serve
The environment
We support them and deliver on their promises
We Respect
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We are kind and helpful, and we expect the same in return
We Listen to
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We act and learn from what we hear
Job overview
The post holder will assist the Research and Innovation (R&I) team with all aspects of administration and provide high quality and efficient support in accordance with the standards set out in the UK Policy Framework for Health and Social Care Research and the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) regulations.
Pleas note this post isn't a clinical role but you will interact with patients on the phone or welcoming them to the research unit. It will be supporting the lead research nurses on assigned studies in a non-clinical admin role.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be part of the R&I team, providing administrative support across multiple clinical specialisms, under the supervision of the Clinical Research Nursing team.
They will assist in archiving study documentation at the end of research studies in line with current Trust SOPs.
Working for our organisation
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Benefits we offer to you:
- Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Research and Innovation
Provide general administrative support to the Trust’s R&I team as directed, including the use of computerised systems (i.e. spreadsheets, databases, Microsoft Office).
Work closely with the R&I office, clinical colleagues, Clinical Research Network and other external parties to help raise the profile of R&I and support achievement of performance targets.
Support with all aspects of administration through study feasibility, set-up, day-to-day delivery (i.e. participant screening, follow-up aligned with protocol requirements or where sponsor defines) and closure of clinical research studies under the supervision of the Clinical Research Nurse team, in conjunction with the R&I Office.
Assist representatives from sponsor organisations, regulatory authorities and/ or the R&I Office with trial monitoring visits, audit and inspection as required.
Attend relevant internal and external meetings/ training sessions to develop research knowledge.
Maintain up-to-date knowledge and act in accordance with research standards (e.g. International Conference on Harmonisation – Good Clinical Practice [ICH-GCP], research governance and EU Clinical Trials Directives), local policies/ procedures and study protocols.
Communications
Demonstrate professional and appropriate behaviour when dealing with internal and external enquiries, in adherence with the Data Protection Act and information governance. This includes verbal and other communication methods as appropriate to the situation.
Liaise with internal and external NHS staff regarding case notes, data collection, biological samples, mortality data and other general trial activities, which may be confidential in nature.
Attend and contribute to clinical research team meetings, network events and sponsor-led meetings.
Assist with preparation of reports and presentations for the R&I Department as required.
Demonstrate flexibility, enthusiasm and motivation in daily practice.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require a Standard DBS check at a cost of £26.50. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary.
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good standard of education (minimum of GCSE or equivalent, including English and Maths) and NVQ level 3 or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Relevant diploma/ degree qualification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Awareness of clinical trials process
- Awareness of data protection/ patient confidentiality
Desirable criteria
- Understanding medical terminology
- Knowledge of patient information systems
- Awareness of Good Clinical Practice
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of administrative work including data management
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within clinical research/ trials administration
- Experience of working within a healthcare system
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Good organisational and workload management skills including ability to work to changing deadlines
- Good interpersonal skills
- Good oral and written communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Ability to work unsupervised or as part of a team
- IT literate: Good understanding and demonstrated use of Microsoft Office suite and web-based systems
Work Related Circumstances
Essential criteria
- Some flexibility in working hours to meet service need
- Ability to travel independently between hospital sites or to attend research related meetings (as required)
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Brenda Pimlott
- Job title
- Clinical Research Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 419 5893
- Additional information
You are strongly encouraged to contact the team to fully understand this role on 0161 419 5893,
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