Employer Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Birmingham Childrens Hospital Town Birmingham Salary £26,530 - £29,114 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 30/06/2025 23:59
Biological Samples Coordinator
NHS AfC: Band 4
Flexible working arrangements may be considered and discussions with the recruiting manager regarding this are encouraged.
Job overview
The Biological Samples Coordinator will be responsible for supporting a portfolio of pediatric clinical trials from study set up to closure in accordance with the clinical trial protocol and Good Clinical Practice.
The role will involve providing comprehensive administrative support to the delivery of the portfolio including completing and submitting documents to obtain local approval; collecting, recording and maintaining data for patients on studies; co-ordination of specimen collection and distribution and organising tests and investigations.
Close collaboration with the Trial Coordinators and Data Managers with respect to trial requirements and reporting will be expected. They will work along side the Haematology/ Oncology Research nurses .
Main duties of the job
The co-ordination of study/ trial sample requirements according to a portfolio of heamatology ,neuro-oncology and oncology studies /trials .
Tracking / booking patients appointments according to study sample requirements .
Arranging for samples to be sent to researchers/ other laboratories, hospitals .
Accurate data collection and entry into case report files .
Communicating with the wider MDT, external agencies and sponsors .
Attend MDT meetings .
Work with Histopathology and other laboratories to ensure samples are registered and sent away as per trial protocol .
Working for our organisation
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Person specification
Experience
* At least 2 years recent and relevant admin experience .
* Ability to identify and facilitate improvement strategies.
* Experience in Standard Operational Procedures/guidelines and their implementation
* Previous data manager/ clinical research experience
* Experience in working in a research setting.
* Previous NHS/Primary Care/Trials unit experience.
Knowledge
* Computer literate, and experience of working with Microsoft Office packages ( eg Outlook, Word, Excel and Access)
* Knowledge of ICH-GCP, or awareness of current legislation regarding research Governance principles
* Knowledge of clinical trials.
* Awareness of patient confidentiality and data protection.
* To have knowledge about the consent process, particularly in the paediatric setting
Skills
* Self-motivated and able to effectively organise and prioritise workload
* Attention to detail and data quality.
* Ability to interact well with patients, parents and carers
* Ability to work under pressure
* Ability to work on own with minimum supervision, and as part of a small specialist team.
* Ability to formulate new systems.
* Self-motivated and willing to undertake appropriate training.
* Flexible
qualification
* Good general level of education ,GCSE/O level or equivalent pass in Maths and English
Our current Mental Health Services division may be transferring the provision of its services to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust (BSMHFT). Whilst at present you are applying for a position within Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation should you be successful in gaining a position within Mental Health Services, your employment may in the future be transferred over to BSMHFT. Should any new information become available, you will be kept informed of this throughout your recruitment process.
As a Trust employee you are required to comply with all legislation and guidance relating to safeguarding children and adults with care and support needs, and promoting their health and welfare. You are required to inform the Head of Safeguarding of any safeguarding concerns about your own children or children you live with. This information will be treated in a confidential manner.
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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.
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