Study Coordinator - Research & Development

The NIHR Moorfields Clinical Research Facility ('CRF') and Research and Development department requires a Study Coordinator on a 12 month fixed term contract.

The post holder will join the Research Administration Team based at Moorfields Eye Hospital. The role will involve providing administrative support across one or more designated clinical specialties, as such the post holder is required to work closely with the research lead and other clinical and administrative members of the individual specialty teams.

The post holder will have past experience in research (preferably medical research), with data acquisition and entry into spreadsheets, with secretarial skills, literature searching and in using the internet.

The post holder should have a keen interest in the coordination of Clinical Research.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will play a key role in ensuring that departmental research activities are undertaken in line with current research governance regulations.

The post holder will join the research administration team within the Clinical Research Facility based at Moorfields Eye Hospital. The role will involve providing administrative support across one or more designated clinical specialties, as such the post holder is required to work closely with the research lead and other clinical and administrative members of the individual specialty teams.

The post holder will have past experience in research (preferably medical research), with data acquisition and entry into spreadsheets, with secretarial skills, literature searching and in using the internet. He/she will be required to work flexibly to ensure that objectives and deadlines are met. He/she is expected to be proactive in developing and implementing procedures and will be required to work with a high degree of autonomy. It is essential that the post holder is able to organise their workload and cope with conflicting demands on their time but prioritise their workload accordingly.

Much of the work is confidential in nature and the post holder is expected to adhere to MEH information governance and confidentiality policies. He or she will be required to attend the basic training course in Research Governance Good Clinical Practice within 3 months of starting if he/she has not already done so.

About us

At Moorfields, we provide more than just an excellent career and great colleagues to work with. We also offer:

• Salary including High-Cost Area Supplement
• Opportunity to join the NHS Pension Scheme
• Free 24/7 independent counselling service
• Learning and development opportunities
• Easy and quick transport links
• A range of attractive benefits and discounts
• Access to Blue Light Card and other NHS Discount Schemes
• Free Pilates classes
• Full support and training to develop your skills
• Flexible working friendly organisation

And so much more! To see the full range of benefits we offer please see our Moorfields benefits document.

Job responsibilities

• Provide information, advice and practical support to clinical investigators on study feasibility, ethical approval procedures and research governance.
• Work in partnership with the clinical specialties, CRF and NHS R&D to develop the services provided to clinical investigators and contribute to the planning of clinical research programmes in MEH.
• Maintain knowledge of R&D developments and research governance through internal and external means and disseminate these developments to others within the Trust.
• Conduct communication and submissions of Research Ethics applications, grant applications, reports to grant awarding bodies, reports to Moorfields Eye Hospital R&D Directorate, and to medical and scientific journals.
• Extract clinical information from case notes, receive clinical and scientific information from research collaborators and input data accurately into research files. This may require travel to partnership research centres in the UK. This includes the appropriate handling and transmission of encrypted and personal data.
• Organise and coordinate meetings and events on behalf of the designated clinical specialties, organising facilities, circulating agendas and other information in advance and writing and disseminating minutes.

Person Specification

Education / Qualification

Essential

• University graduate or equivalent experience
• Administrative management qualification or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

• Research Experience or equivalent education
• Experience of setting up and manipulating data in spreadsheets (Excel, Access)

Desirable

• Past experience in medical research.

Skills/Abilities

Essential

• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Good IT skills including competency in word processing, email and internet

Desirable

• Previous experience in a similar role

Employer details

Employer name

Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Moorfields Eye Hospital
City Road
London
EC1V 2PD

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