Clinical Trials Co-ordinator Full Time NEW

Are you interested in joining a team at the forefront of innovative and translational research in adult kidney disease?This is an excellent opportunity for a research enthusiast to join the Adult Kidney, Transplant, Urology and Urology-Oncology research operational team and be a pivotal point of contact for Adult Renal Research at MFT.Your role will be to co-ordinate studies within Research & Innovation (R&I) and to ensure that comprehensive, high quality and efficient administrative processes are in place for setting up studies, organising necessary approvals (ethics, HRA, local R&D, MHRA, research networks etc.), data management, ensuring full compliance with the UK Policy Framework for Health and Social Care Research; including financial management of study set-up costs, and income recovery in conjunction with the R&I finance team.Our research vision is generate robust data for basic science and proof-of -concept studies, use pre-clinical trials to explore efficacy and safety of novel therapies and test novel therapies and therapeutic regimens in adults with renal disease, and to refine existing therapies and standard of care through prospective randomised national and international trials.Our research currently includes programmes in the following areas:treatments in kidney disease,slowing down the progression of CKD,alleviation / prevention of complications of CKD,improving Quality of Life and improving Dialysis Adequacy/Methods of Dialysis & Transplantation.The post holder will act as a main point of contact for the Adult Nephrology research support team, working closely with the Trust Research Office, clinical colleagues, service support departments within MFT and pharmaceutical companies.The post holder will need to ensure that comprehensive, high quality and efficient administrative processes are in place and followed for the set up and coordination of studies, ensuring full compliance with Standard Operating Procedures and the regulatory framework in order to support the successful delivery of the research portfolio for this speciality.You will need to have a health service background, knowledge and/or experience of research, clinical trials coordination, delivery and monitoring.You will have sound knowledge of all aspects of research governance and related legislation and inspection requirements (e.g. MHRA, HTA) and experience of the governance and approval systems within the NHS.You will need to be an excellent communicator with effective organisation skills and be confident in managing a demanding and varied workload. Excellent IT skills and the ability to work with several projects simultaneously are essential.You should be highly motivated, able to use initiative to resolve problems and be able to work flexibly within the team and within R&I.The post holder will need to work cross site across our research campuses if required.MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Ananya Saha Job title: Clinical Trials Manager Email address: Ananya.Saha@mft.nhs.uk Telephone number: 0161 276 6747