Team Leader: Clinical Trials Team

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Team Leader of the Cancer Research Delivery Group (CRDG) at St. Bartholomew's Hospital., We are seeking an innovative, enthusiastic Team Leader with significant knowledge and understanding of clinical research in oncology. They should have expert experience of planning, coordinating and conducting cancer clinical trials as well as clinical audits. The applicant should also have excellent communication skills, be able to make decisions, effective management skills and the ability to priorities workload. Experience of training and motivating teams to ensure high standards of quality are maintained in delivering clinical trials as well manage the care and follow up of trial patients, as per regulatory requirement, are essential., The Team Leader is part of the CRDG management team, prime focus of the role is:

• Working with clinical and academic staff in all stages of the development of the cancer research portfolio.
• Improving patient recruitment into clinical trials
• Provide management of a team of Clinical Research Nurses, Clinical Trial Practitioners and Research Administrators.
• Develops strategies for efficient management and delivery of clinical trials
• Ensuring the team meets appropriate key performance indicators (KPIs) and Centre Objective
In bringing together laboratory and clinical patient-based research, our Centre promotes translational work needed to develop new anti-cancer drugs and diagnostics from the laboratory into clinics and then to test them in early phase clinical trials, and develop them into late phase trials. We are seeking an innovative, enthusiastic Team Leader with significant knowledge and understanding of clinical research in oncology. They should have expert experience of planning, coordinating and conducting cancer clinical trials as well as clinical audits. The applicant should also have excellent communication skills, be able to make decisions, effective management skills and the ability to priorities workload. Experience of training and motivating teams to ensure high standards of quality are maintained in delivering clinical trials as well manage the care and follow up of trial patients, as per regulatory requirement, are essential.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers. The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients. Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together. We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.