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Site OUH Cowley, Unipart House Business Centre Town Oxford Salary £37,338 - £44,962 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 24/06/2025 23:59
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
Many of our recruitment programmes useValue Based Interviewingto identify those who have the skills we seek, who share our values and who are able to deliver compassionate excellence from the outset. We know that this makes a significant difference to your job satisfaction and above all the outcomes and experience of our patients and their families. For more information about our Values and Value Based Interviewing please visitwww.ouh.nhs.uk/about/vision-and-values
Job overview
We currently have a permanent Research Support Specialist post available to those interested in the governance of clinical research. Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust conducts a broad and diverse clinical research portfolio of in excess of 1,500 studies. This is an interesting and challenging role in a busy department. You will be working with a team of experienced R&D professionals and with colleagues within the Joint Research Office, an established partnership between Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford Health Foundation Trust, the University of Oxford and Oxford Brookes University.
Main duties of the job
The main purpose of this post is to provide support to researchers, and thereby ensuring the Trust complies with the relevant regulatory frameworks applicable to the conduct of clinical research. Successful applicants will be member of a team which is developing new processes in response to the changing national research landscape, providing a stimulating and exciting opportunity to embrace change in a creative way.
Ideally, we are looking for someone with sound knowledge and experience of clinical research and, preferably, previous experience of GCP monitoring, within the NHS or similar environment.
The R&D teams currently work on a hybrid basis, with a combination of home working, mandated office days and on site working.
Working for our organisation
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please view OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.
We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A detailed job description is available as a separate document.
The purpose of this post is to facilitate the set up and conduct of high quality research using risk-based systems, whilst ensuring that all research within the Trust complies with the relevant regulatory frameworks applicable to the conduct of clinical research.
The post holder must ensure that the systems set up to implement these standards work effectively and are used by all researchers, both in the Trust and the two Oxford Universities.
Due to the changing environment of the NHS this post includes responsibility for the development of new systems/policies as required in consultation with the Head of R&D Governance.
Person specification
Shortlisting
* A life or social sciences degree or registered healthcare professional with research experience within or related to the NHS.
Essential and Desirable
* Experience of the conduct or management clinical research
* Experience of more than one organisation or location
* Understanding of the NHS R&D environment, research funding systems and clinical trial methodology and logistics.
* Sound knowledge of the EU Directive 2001/20/EC, the UK policy Framework for Health and Social Care November 2017, the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2004, the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Amendment Regulations 2006, Guidelines for Good Clinical Practice (GCP), the Human Tissue Act 2004, Data Protection Act 2000 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and experience of interpreting these in a non-commercial environment.
* Knowledge of current national systems and structures for research in the NHS, specifically those relating to research activity within the NIHR Research Portfolio.
* Superb communication, persuasion, listening and strong interpersonal skills as well as attention to detail and a sharp analytical mind and an ability to think laterally
* Must be diplomatic, confident, flexible and presentable
* Good IT skills and aptitude essential with a demonstrable ability and desire to utilise standard programmes such as Excel, Word or Access to a level appropriate for the requirements of clinical research conduct
* Ability to work constructively as an individual and as part of a close-knit team
* Ability to prioritise and manage own work
* Able to exercise own initiative when dealing with common issues within own specialist area of competence.
* Ability to concentrate when subject to constantly unpredictable working patterns (e.g. when interrupted to provide urgent advice from multiple team members).
* Ability to deal with the variety of personalities and challenges involved in clinical research
* Ability to discuss and deal with complex and unpredictable issues with other professional groups.
* Ability to train groups of other professional staff.
* Good negotiation skills with staff and collaborators.
* Confident, diplomatic, approachable and presentable
* Flexible and adaptive approach to work
* Positive and innovative approach to appropriate change.
* Experience of monitoring compliance with Good Clinical Practice.
* Experience of protocol development, preparation and submission of Ethics and/or regulatory applications
COVID-19: The COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at Oxfordshire County Council Website where you can also find out more about how to access vaccination.
Vacancy Closures: Please note, this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications are received.
Probation Period: This post is subject to a 6 month probationary period. If you currently hold a contract of employment with the Oxford University Hospitals, this will not apply. This statement does not apply to Medical staff or Executive Appointments.
Referencing: When providing employment reference details please provide correct work related email addresses so references can be sought promptly when we are looking to progress your application. Your first referee will need to be your line manager, supervisor or clinical lead from your current or most recent post or place of study. Please note that if you have previously worked for the Trust we will require a reference from your last Manager, this information is essential if your offer of employment is to be confirmed.
Next Steps: Please make sure that you read the job description and person specification, and that your supporting statement reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria. Candidates selected for interview will be contacted after the short-listing process, usually within 2 weeks. (Please note that shortlisting times vary when applying for a Medical position within the Trust). The majority of correspondence will be via the e-recruitment system; therefore you should check your emails regularly including junk mail folders in web-based email products.
No unsolicited recruitment agency telephone calls or emails.
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