Research Support Officer

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust; Redhill; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a dynamic individual to join their Research and Development team. This role is crucial for advancing the Trust's research capabilities, involving the management of various research projects, ensuring adherence to ethical standards, and providing essential training across the organization. With a commitment to excellence and a supportive environment, this position offers the opportunity to make a significant impact in the healthcare sector. Candidates will thrive in a collaborative atmosphere, contributing to innovative research that enhances patient care. If you are passionate about research and looking to grow your career, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Great training and education opportunities

At least 35 days leave

Health Service Discounts

On-site shops

Free travel for new staff

Lockable storage for cycles

Qualifications

• Experience in managing research projects and compliance.
• Knowledge of ethical and regulatory requirements in clinical research.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver research projects ensuring compliance.
• Provide training and support for clinical research activities.

Skills

Research Project Management

Clinical Trial Planning

Ethical Approval Processes

Good Clinical Practice (GCP)

Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

Education

Relevant Degree

Professional Registration

Tools

Research Compliance Software

Data Management Systems

Job description

Main area: Research and Development

Grade: NHS AfC: Band 6

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday)

Job ref: 326-6893951-AW

Site: East Surrey Hospital

Town: Redhill

Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum plus high cost allowance

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 09/01/2025 23:59

Interview date: 21/01/2025

We want to give you the best possible experience in the next stage of your career.

We always strive to be the best place to work and to be cared for.

• We’ve been named the 2021 Acute NHS Trust of the Year, in the annual Health Service (HSJ) Journal Awards for our clear ambition and vision and a significant improvement journey over a number of years.
• The Trust is 6th highest rated Trust in the South East and was still in the top 25% nationally for recommended places to work.
• We’re rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission and when asked whether the care of patients is the organisation’s top priority our staff rank us the best in the country among comparable acute trusts.
• We pride ourselves on supporting you to thrive in your existing role and to develop your career with us. So with us you’ll get loads of benefits, great training and development opportunities, flexibility and a real community feel.

Benefits to working with us:

• Great training and education, including preceptorship and CPD (up to £1,000 individual CPD funding available for nurses, midwives and AHPs)
• Our location: you can access beautiful countryside, historic towns and villages and bustling city life all nearby. With good schools, nature reserves and cultural attractions on our doorstep, and both London and Brighton easily accessible too, there’s something for everyone nearby.
• At least 35 days leave (inclusive of bank holidays)
• A huge range of Health Service Discounts at hundreds of big brands from holidays to gadgets and restaurants to retail.
• On-site Boots and WHSmith shops
• An Amazon locker and an InPost locker on site
• Full educational library services
• Excellent rail and bus links
• The local bus operator offer all new staff one month’s free travel to East Surrey Hospital when they first join (please visit the Metrobus website for details and terms and conditions)
• Lockable storage for cycles.

About us:

• We’re a major local employer, with a diverse workforce of around 5,000 providing healthcare services to a growing population of around 535,000.
• We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate and Redhill.
• We offer a full range of acute and complex services at East Surrey Hospital in Redhill, where we are the nearest trauma unit to Gatwick Airport.
• We provide a range of outpatient, diagnostic and less complex planned services at The Earlswood Centre, Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Health Centre in Surrey, and at Crawley and Horsham Hospitals in West Sussex.

The Trust is committed to being an inclusive employer - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. As an employer we offer a range of benefits including, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement networks, facilities and services to support staff well-being.

Job overview

The post holder will play a key role in the development and delivery of research projects at the Trust, enabling the Trust to grow its research business. You will join a team involved in the provision and maintenance of systems, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and advice to ensure high quality research performance and compliance with relevant regulations. You will be involved in reviewing and advising on project design, ethical and Health Research Authority (HRA) application/approval processes, contract arrangements, essential documents, clinical trial planning, safety reporting, GCP monitoring and audit as well as providing relevant training and advice related to clinical research throughout the organisation. You will support the set-up and initiation of research projects within the Trust, ensuring sound contractual and financial arrangements; and in accordance with the relevant national and local regulatory frameworks and national research timelines and performance targets. The role encompasses all aspects of non-commercial and commercial research which is mainly multi-centred National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) portfolio.

Main duties of the job

For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

Working for our organisation

We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate and Redhill; a community of over 535,000 people. We provide acute and complex services and a range of outpatient, diagnostic services whilst Crawley Hospital and Horsham in West Sussex and Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Health Centre in Surrey provide less complex planned services. In 2019 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our services as ‘Outstanding’ and we are one of the best performing Trusts in England:

• Winners of Health Service Journal Acute Trust of the year award 2021.
• National Patient Safety Awards winner and strive to be a beacon for safety in all that we do.
• We are rated the sixth highest trust in the South East and in the top 25% nationally for staff recommending the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application clearly reflects where you match them including any examples you would like to highlight.

Person specification

Criteria

• Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
• A complete and accurate application
• Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
• Evidence of essential experience for role
• Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
• Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
• Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
• Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification

We are proud of our diverse and inclusive workforce and actively encourage applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, race and ethnicity, religion or belief and sexual orientation. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process.

Successful candidates will be appointed to the first pay step within the band when they start with the Trust (unless they have previous relevant NHS continuous service), thereafter individuals will progress up the pay steps in accordance with NHS Agenda for Change (AfC) terms and conditions. For part-time roles you will receive a pro-rata'd (proportional) salary payment based on the appropriate pay step/point and hours worked in accordance with AfC and all medical and dental terms and conditions.

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust operate a 24 hour 365 day a year service and all nursing, clinical and operational roles will require staff to work 24/7 shifts (if required) unless you are specifically advised otherwise as part of the recruitment process.

On rare occasions some vacancies may expire before the advertised closing date.

We take our responsibilities to the environment extremely seriously and have an ambitious Green Plan that we’re delivering. Actions include having uniforms made from recycled plastic, 100% renewable electricity and planting 150 trees at East Surrey Hospital.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.