Research & Development Facilitator | East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 16 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £29,970 - £36,483 per annum, Plus 15% High Cost Area Supplement |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 June 2025 |
| Location: | Northwood, HA6 2RN |
| Company: | East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7186489/361-7186489 |
Summary
We are recruiting for a Research and Development Facilitator who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the R&D Coordinator in the approval and management procedures for clinical research undertaken at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre.
You will manage the annual progress reporting on clinical trials and trial status through to archiving. You will also be responsible for supporting the R&D Office team with processing amendments, organising any required research meetings, taking minutes. managing recruitment report and responsibility for reporting data to the Clinical Research Network via their database and other data capture systems.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
To lead as the department’s database administrator for the EDGE system.
To manage amendment processing to meet internal and external deadlines.
To manage quality assurance of all trial related documentation in accordance with relevant legislation and guidelines.
To assist with preparation for audit and inspections within assigned teams.
Organise and maintain effective data storage, data input and filling systems for all aspects of the R&D Office functions.
To act as a point of contact for any R&D Office queries from staff, external bodies or the public and to respond to or redirect these to the appropriate member of staff or R&D team as appropriate.
To arrange meetings, book meeting rooms and organise refreshments for meetings managed by staff within the R&D Office.
Prepare and distribute agendas and papers for Committees and other relevant meetings as appropriate, in accordance with Trust policies, procedures and timescales. This should be completed in discussion with the relevant Chair.
Take and transcribe accurate minutes of formal meetings in a timely fashion.
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
This advert closes on Sunday 8 Jun 2025