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Study Support Service Facilitator | Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	07 March 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£44,806 - £53,134 per annum incl. HCAS
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	10 April 2025
Location:	London, SE1 9RT
Company:	Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	6992709/196-RD260

Summary

The Study Support Service Facilitator is responsible for supporting the delivery of services within the NIHR Regional Research Delivery Network (RRDN) Study Support Service, which will be seamlessly integrated within the collective national Study Support Service, which serves as the cornerstone of the NIHR Research Delivery Network (RDN), facilitating the effective delivery of studies throughout the system while enhancing strategic capacity and capability.

The role will be responsible for engaging with multiple partners across the region, fostering collaboration and coordination through the facilitation of communities and events. Additionally, the role will maintain proficiency in cost and attribution tools, ensuring adept support for regional organisations with their data requirements. The role’s efforts will be instrumental in underpinning the success of the Study Support Service, providing essential support and enabling the smooth operation of services. Through their coordination and expertise, the post-holder will contribute significantly to the overarching goals of the RDN.
• Strategic Management
• Information & Administration
• Operational Management
• Service Improvement & Development
• Performance Management
• Life Sciences Industry
• Financial Management Responsibilities
• Continuous Improvement
• Communication & Stakeholder Management
• Corporate Governance

From October 2024, the current NIHR Clinical Research Network will be changing to become the NIHR Research Delivery Network (RDN). The RDN will build on the successes of the CRN in supporting the effective and efficient initiation and delivery of funded research across the health and care system in England for the benefit of patients, the health and care system and the economy. The RDN will support:
• Clinical trials and other well-designed health and social care research studies (including studies that are delivered outside of an NHS setting)
• Public health studies that require the recruitment of individuals within an NHS setting (that is, acute, ambulance, mental health, community or primary care) or an episode of care which involves contact with the NHS.
• Act as a liaison between various stakeholders to ensure effective communication and alignment of objectives.
• Undertake the processes required to continually ensure high quality and integrity of data within the portfolio management systems.
• Support the use of digital innovations including data visualisation tools/dashboards to inform study and process decision making.
• Maintain proficiency in cost attribution tools to support regional organisations with their user understanding, support resource access and data requirements.
• Support the coordination of the National Specialty and Setting Groups (e.g. organise national meetings, and supporting the general activities of the National Specialty and Setting Leads).
• Provide administrative support (e.g. note-taking and action tracking) to facilitate operational and project delivery and to capture learnings and knowledge for national network benefit.
• Support Study Sponsors and delegates in the utilisation of the Sponsor Engagement Tool to secure visibility of real-time research activity data and help identify capacity in the health and care research system to deliver research quickly and efficiently.
• Work in accordance with RRDN contractual requirements (e.g. the Performance and Operating Framework) and with Host-related policies and procedures.
• Support problem-solving, on request, to support RDN customers with identified challenges in study delivery.


This advert closes on Sunday 23 Mar 2025