Research Officer

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust; Stanley; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension plan

27 days’ annual leave + bank holidays

Employee health and wellbeing services

Cycle to work scheme

Car lease salary sacrifice scheme

Flexible working options

Job summary

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust is seeking an experienced Research Officer to join the Research Management and Support team. The role focuses on safe, efficient RM&S services to enable high-quality approved research for patients.

The successful candidate will work with researchers, NHS staff and external partners, ensuring compliance with ethical and governance requirements while supporting growth initiatives and new clinical research projects.

Qualifications

• Health or science related degree or extensive related experience in research.
• Good Clinical Practice knowledge is required.
• Extensive NHS experience or experience in a relevant research environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive assessment for confirmation of capacity and capability of research projects in line with legislation and guidance.
• Advise researchers on the research application and approval process; perform RM&S activities for new and amended projects; audit compliance with standards of good research practice.
• Negotiate contracts and costings for research projects.
• Guide researchers in design, setup and conduct of new research studies sponsored by the Trust; signpost to support.
• Support the Research Governance Manager in building and maintaining stakeholder communications within RM&S and externally; deputise at meetings as required.
• Maintain a comprehensive set of documents (policies, SOPs, checklists) to govern research.
• Oversee RM&S information for timely and accurate reporting of Trust research activity.

Skills

Customer-focused

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Research governance awareness

Education

Health or science degree

Good Clinical Practice

Tools

IRAS

Job description

Contact information

Research Management and Support

Research Manager: Alex Clarkson (Email- [e-mail])

Research Governance Manager: Rosie Beckitt (Email- [e-mail])

Phone: [phone]

About the role

We have an exciting vacancy for a dynamic, proactive Research Officer in our Research Management and Support team. The successful applicant will need to have a customer-focused approach, a high degree of interpersonal skills and excellent attention to detail. We are looking for a candidate who embodies our Trust's values in all aspects of their work demonstrating Caring, Improving, Respect, and High Standards through their actions and interactions with colleagues and service users.

The Trust's research team is going through a period of growth which offers exciting opportunities to get involved in a variety of challenges and new projects. These include the opening of our clinical research building, our successful bid to be a commercial research delivery centre, our expansion into new therapeutic areas and collaborations with other organisations such as Conexus.

The purpose of the role is to assist the Research Governance Manager to deliver a safe, efficient and timely research management and support (RM&S) service for researchers, the Trust and our partner organisations, ensuring that we facilitate the conduct of high quality, approved research for the benefit of patients.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details.

Main duties

• To provide a comprehensive assessment for the confirmation of capacity and capability of research projects, ensuring that all applicable legislation and/or framework and/or guidance are followed
• The post holder will be required to advise researchers about the research application and approval process, carry out RM&S activities relating to the confirmation of capacity and capability of new research projects and amendments, and audit compliance with standards of good research practice
• Negotiate contracts and costings for research projects
• To provide guidance and advise researchers in the design, set up and conduct of new research studies for sponsorship by the Trust, signposting to appropriate support
• The post holder will support the Research Governance Manager in building and maintaining communication with all stakeholders in the RM&S processes within the Trust and externally and will deputise at meetings as required
• Key relationships within the Trust consist of staff at all levels and across all staff groups, including directors, senior NHS staff, clinical leaders and researchers of all specialties
• Externally, key relationships are local NHS organisations, academia, Research Delivery Network and other research networks
• To maintain a comprehensive set of documents (policies, standard operating procedures, checklists etc) to govern research
• To oversee research management information to enable timely and accurate reporting of Trust research activity

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details.

Essential person specification requirements

Qualifications:

• Health or science related degree or extensive related experience in research
• Good Clinical Practice

Experience:

• Extensive NHS experience required or experience in a relevant research environment
• Extensive experience of NHS R&D facilitation

Knowledge and Awareness:

• Understanding of basis of ethical research and research governance requirements
• Knowledge of Research Governance Framework, Good Clinical Practice in Research and Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations
• Knowledge of other legislation relevant to healthcare research
• Awareness of own limitations
• Knowledge of IRAS

Be part of MY team

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.

We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Our benefits

• Access to the NHS pension plan
• Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service
• Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services
• Extensive benefits and support, including:
• Onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme
• Home electronics scheme
• Cycle to work scheme - subject to eligibility criteria
• Car lease salary sacrifice scheme - subject to eligibility criteria
• Working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport
• Flexible working options and family and carer-friendly policies
• Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality
• Career progression, training and support

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