Clinical Trials Administrator | Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has opened up to join the Clinical Research Team with the main purpose of the role to assist the with all aspects of administration related to clinical trials according to Good Clinical Practice (GCP), standard operating procedures (SOPs) and Trust policies. You will provide support to the Clinical Research Nurses in daily research activity, patient communication and assist in workload management. You will join an enthusiastic well established Gastroenterology team, comprising of 3 Research Nurses, 1 Research Practitioner and 2 Research Assistants. We conduct a range of Commercial and Non-Commercial Academic studies for patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

• Typing and formatting of letters and reports where appropriate; meeting timescales as directed by your line manager.
• To take minutes of meetings, type and distribute to all members of staff and to follow up actions as required.
• Word processing, which may include letter, memos, notes, record cards, messages and email communication.
• Collate, provide, receive and appropriately store (manually and electronically) sensitive and confidential information.
• Maintain administrative systems set up in team offices to ensure an organised and efficient working environment for staff.
• Responsible for assisting with the booking of team training and responsible for maintaining local training records
• Undertake reception duties
• Provide research teams, research networks/themes, and R&I Management team with up to date information about recruitment status of study. Ensure information is available and accessible.
• Ensure that the accrual figures for studies and referred patients are collated and sent to the trial co-ordinating centre, and R&I Management team for all studies according to agreed timescales.
• You will be expected to work at all times according to regulations described in ICH Good Clinical Practice and to the most current guidance relating to Research Governance and Research Ethics. Training needs will be identified and planned accordingly.
  
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The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives. As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team. In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.