Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
£56,863 per annum

About the Role
The Clinical Research & Development Facilitator will play a key role within the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospital’s Research Office, working closely with colleagues at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Research Office. This role supports the Heart Lung and Critical Care Clinical Group (HLCC) at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust by delivering an effective and efficient service to the research community in the development, set-up, management and delivery of clinical research. The post offers broad exposure to the full clinical research pipeline and portfolio, including pre-award support on research grants, events and campaigns support, sponsorship and hosted feasibility assessments. This position is ideal for an ambitious candidate seeking wide training opportunities and impact across a busy specialist clinical research portfolio at world-leading hospital sites.

About the Organisation
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS trusts, providing a full range of hospital and community services across south London and specialist care for patients nationally. The Trust includes the largest dental school in Europe, a £160 million Cancer Centre, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, and one of the largest critical care units in the UK. In 2021, the Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals joined the Trust, creating a world-renowned heart and lung centre. The Trust is part of King’s Health Partners and collaborates closely with King’s College London, offering dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit. The Trust is committed to delivering high quality, safe care with a strong focus on research, teaching and patient experience.

Qualifications
Essential:
- Degree qualification in a health or life science subject or equivalent experience within a related environment
Desirable:
- Postgraduate qualification or specialist equivalent in a biomedical or clinical subject
- Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Training

Experience
Essential:
- Knowledge and experience of Research Governance and Approvals processes including IRAS, HRA, Research Ethics Committee, EDGE
- Experience reviewing clinical research studies for quality, governance, ethical, financial, legal and data protection issues
- Experience assessing support department and resource requirements
- Administrative experience in a large or complex organisation such as NHS R&D or Higher Education Institution
- Experience working with databases and reporting tools
- Experience of research contracts
Desirable:
- Knowledge of legislation relevant to Clinical Trials, GCP, Human Tissue Act, Data Protection Act
- Previous project or trial management experience
- Knowledge of NIHR Clinical Research Network (CRN) activities and Local CRNs
- Experience implementing Research Governance in NHS
- Knowledge of NIHR model agreements
- Experience working with diverse research partners
- Familiarity with costing processes for NHS research and financial information
- Experience communicating via various mechanisms
- Experience providing pre-award grant support

Skills and Abilities
Essential:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Proficient IT skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, databases and internet
- Strong problem solving and decision-making abilities
- Excellent organisational and administrative skills
- Knowledge of medical and scientific terminology
- Understanding of major funding streams for health-related research
- Ability to manage multiple studies simultaneously and prioritise effectively to meet deadlines
- Ability to assimilate complex information and present it clearly to diverse stakeholders
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively with internal and external partners
- Meticulous attention to detail
Desirable:
- Knowledge of databases
- Experience delivering training
- Knowledge of cardiovascular, respiratory, and critical care research
- Familiarity with NHS research costing processes and budgets

About You
You will be an ambitious, organised and detail-oriented individual with a passion for clinical research. You will have excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team. You will be motivated to support high quality research delivery and development within a busy, world-class clinical research environment.