Research Facilitator - Worthing, United Kingdom - 279 University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

279 University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
279 University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
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The Research Facilitator is an integral part of the research team with a primary responsibility to provide effective facilitation and co-ordination of clinical trials and research project set-up, and administrative support as part of the research team.

Duties will include facilitating the set-up of clinical trials; liaison with external trial monitors; ensuring secure storage and archival of clinical trials documents and data and providing timely responses to requests for information.

Other duties include facilitating the organisation of documentation for the Health Research Authority (HRA) and other necessary regulatory processes.

The post-holder will also be required to assess, arrange and confirm Trust support for research studies in conjunction with the Research Management Team.


The post-holder will work closely with research support services to assess, arrange, and confirm Trust support for research studies in conjunction with the research team.


The post holder will lead on setting up, monitoring and maintaining clinical trials for multiple local and multi-centred clinical trials and provide effective facilitation, co-ordination and administrative support as part of the research team.


The post holder will be a specialist at delivering research across a range of specialities demonstrating advanced knowledge and skill in the relation to the organisation of documentation for the Health Research Authority (HRA) and other necessary regulatory processes.

To support the wider team in the delivery of clinical trials across the Trust.

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  • To work with the Research Governance Manager and wider research team to facilitate study set up
  • Liaise with sponsors to ensure that the correct HRA approved documentation is submitted to enable the compliant running of research projects within the Trust.
  • To coordinate approvals for the use of Trust resources
  • Ensuring the HRA setup process is completed within a timely manner and appropriate to the resources within the Trust.
  • Manage document version control processes to ensure study procedures are conducted in line with the correct protocols.
  • Provide confirmation to all relevant parties of Trust agreement and readiness for a research project to proceed.
  • To provide ongoing oversight of study set up progress, reporting issues and concerns to the Heads of Department as relevant.
  • Manage the study amendment process.
  • To act as a point of contact for sponsors and others involved in research management.
  • Maintain established systems for the collection of data and data processing; this is a significant job responsibility.
  • Coordinate and process clinical trial activity data for submission to external collaborative centres ensuring accordance with Data Protection Act and Trust Research Policy.
  • Maintain an accurate and detailed audit trail of clinical trials activity within the R&I department.
  • Provide external monitors with documents or medical records as required.
  • Organise effective archiving of trial related documents.
  • To complete documentation for submission of new clinical trials and trial amendments through HRA approval, Trust permission and other relevant regulatory requirements e.g. Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations (IRMER) and Administration of Radioactive Substances Advisory Committee (ARSAC).
  • Regularly generate reports as required, ensuring accuracy and attention to detail.
  • Support other team members in the preparation of reports and pr
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