Clinical Research Coordinator - Paediatric Research

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK healthcare provider is seeking a Clinical Research Coordinator to join the dynamic Paediatric Research Team. This role involves coordinating clinical trials, supporting research nurses, and excellent communication with stakeholders. Ideal candidates will have a life sciences degree and at least one year of relevant experience in clinical trials. Strong organisational and IT skills are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year working in a clinical trial setting or equivalent experience.
• 1 year experience of data entry and data management in clinical trials or equivalent experience.
• Experience dealing with the general public.
• Experience working in a team on joint projects.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate a number of trials while supporting research nurses and investigators.
• Work closely with Principal Investigators, sponsors, and the Joint Research and Enterprise Service.
• Foster excellent communication and working relationships with clinical research delivery professionals.

Skills

Excellent organisation skills

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Excellent attention to detail

Excellent IT skills including Access, Excel and PowerPoint

Ability to communicate with patients in a sympathetic and efficient manner

Education

Life sciences degree, or equivalent experience

Tools

Access

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has risen for a dynamic individual with experience in clinical research delivery to join our enthusiastic research team within the Paediatric Research Team and to work mainly on the General Paediatric portfolio but expected to be involved in other specialities too.

The post holder will play a key role in developing and creating robust systems and processes to enable clinical research to run smoothly and efficiently.

Responsibilities

• The Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) will be responsible for coordinating a number of trials whilst supporting the research nurses and investigators in the delivery of clinical research studies.
• The role will involve working closely with the Principal Investigators, sponsors, the Joint Research and Enterprise Service.
• The post holder will foster excellent communication and working relationships with all clinical research delivery professionals internally and externally.
• The post holder will need to be dynamic, able to work well under pressure and cope with conflicting demands whilst maintaining excellent organisational, communication and IT skills.
• Confidentiality, accuracy and attention to detail are fundamental for this position.
• COVID19 trials are recruited to in this department and successful applicants will be required to work on this portfolio as well.
• We are very keen to speak to potential applicants for the post and would be very supportive of applicants contacting us either by email or telephone.

About us

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the country's principal teaching hospitals and our main site is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. We have over 9,000 dedicated staff serving a population of 1.3 million across south-west London. We deliver a large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation. We also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people. As well as acute hospital services, we provide a wide variety of specialist care and a range of community services to patients.

Job description

Please note: the original document contains attached job description details; this refined version captures the core responsibilities and qualifications.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of clinical trials and regulation governing clinical research.
• Medical terminology
• Flexible and Dynamic

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Excellent organisation skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent IT skills including Access, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Ability to communicate with patients in a sympathetic and efficient manner.

Desirable

• Phlebotomy
• Experience in project management
• Experience of Clinical Laboratory work (e.g. spinning and aliquoting blood samples)

Experience

Essential

• Minimum 1 year working in a clinical trial setting or equivalent experience
• 1 year experience of data entry and data management in clinical trials or equivalent experience
• Experience dealing with the general public
• Experience working in a team on joint projects

Desirable

• Experience in the NHS
• Teaching or training experience

Qualification

Essential

• Life sciences degree, or equivalent experience

Desirable

• Recent GCP training or qualification in research/clinical trials

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name: St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address: St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Blackshaw Road, London, SW17 0RE

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