Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen in the NIHR the Royal Marsden Clinical Research Facility based at West Wing Clinical Research Centre (WWCRC), Sutton. This role would suit someone with experience in clinical trial administration, delivery and/or management, who has a keen attention to detail and who is an excellent communicator. As a Research Facilitator, you will be a key part of a multidisciplinary team to ensure the smooth running of the WWCRC portfolio of cancer clinical trial which includes First in Human/Phase I trials. Your role will be to provide administration support and to facilitate the coordination of clinical trials from initial feasibility assessment through to set up, delivery, and amendment management. You will need to work closely with the WWCRC Clinical Practice Educator and the Clinical Research Facility Manager to track progress of clinical trial set up, amendments and facilitate document management for all WWCRC clinical trials. Your principal role will be the production of Source Data Workbooks which are used to ensure protocol compliance at each clinical trial visit a patient has on WWCRC. They are a task list documenting the clinical workflow and recording source data where required. This requires significant attention to details and excellent Microsoft Excel skills. This is a varied and collaborative role requiring excellent communication, organisational & digital skills, and a strong understanding of GCP and clinical trials processes.
Main duties of the job
− To work with the CRF Manager, Matron and Sister to facilitate the smooth running of the West Wing Clinical Research Centre, providing administrative support as required.
− To coordinate and actively participate in the West Wing Protocol Review Group (WWPRG)ensuring the timely production of associated paperwork
− To actively participate with the WWPRG and evaluate the feasibility of new clinical trial protocols with liaison from team members/leaders of the WWCRC, in order to be able to produce a clinical trial care plan.
− To promote a culture of the highest possible quality in clinical trials through definition of procedure and strict adherence to legislation
− To work in accordance with the philosophy, policies and requirements of the WWCRC, Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) and the Royal Marsden (RM)
− To provide the best possible quality of service to WWCRC patients at all times
− To liaise with Clinical Research Teams to maintain up-to-date delegation/training logs for the trials that run on WWCRC.
− To support CRTs with documentation requests for WWCRC e.g staff training records, calibration certificates.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Life sciences (or equivalent) degree or equivalent experience.
2. Recent training in Good Clinical Practice (GCP) with certification
Desirable criteria
3. A post graduate qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
4. Experience of working in a clinical trials setting
5. Experience of reviewing clinical trial protocols and an understanding of clinical trial schedules and tasks.
6. Experience of working within the NHS
Desirable criteria
7. Experience of working in the field of cancer
Skills /Abilities/Knowledge
Essential criteria
8. A good understanding of medical terminology, clinical pharmacology and the clinical trial process
9. Good knowledge of UK legislation relevant to Clinical Trials, Good Clinical Practice and the NHS research governance framework
10. Excellent IT skills including excel and power point
11. Excellent multitasking and problem solving abilities
12. Excellent oral and written communication skills
13. Ability to work effectively as part of a team and to build strong working relationships with stakeholders.
14. The ability to organise work and time around a clinical unit
15. Ability to prioritise tasks
16. Evidence of a good understanding of the importance of good governance and quality assurance in clinical trial delivery.
17. Effective interpersonal skills with particular ability to liaise with multi-disciplinary team members
18. Proven ability to escalate appropriately
19. Excellent attention to detail A desire to develop skills further for the benefit of the clinical unit
Desirable criteria
20. Evidence of an understanding of ACoRD principles
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