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Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

About

Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust provides physical and mental health care, learning disability and adult social care services across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. In addition, we provide services on a wider regional and national basis including perinatal, eating disorder and forensic services. We deliver out-of-area sexual health services, and our Inclusion service offers psychological and drug & alcohol services, in the community, and in prisons, and has contracts across the country.

As an organisation we serve a population of 1.5 million and currently employ around 9000 members of staff.

We have a wide range of exciting opportunities for people looking to work in a truly integrated NHS organisation. By joining MPFT you will become part of a team who are empowered and supported to deliver care in a way which is consistent with our values:

Putting people at the heart of what we do
Empowering people to improve care and wellbeing
Delivering better health, better care in partnership

Contact

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Jobs

Vacancy status: Open

Ref: 301-JP-24-6711840 Vacancy ID: 6711840

Research Support Team Leader

Accepting applications until: 03-Nov-2024 23:59

Vacancy status: Open

Accepting applications until: 03-Nov-2024 23:59

Key details

Location

Gwefan: St George's Hospital
Cyfeiriad: Corporation Street
Tref: Stafford
Cod post: ST16 3AG
Major / Minor Region: Staffordshire

Contract type & working pattern

Contract

Fixed term: 24 months (Flexible)

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Full time
Part time
Flexible working
Home or remote working

37.5 hours per week (Flexible)

Salary

Cyflog: £37,338 - £44,962 pa
Cyfnod cyflog: Yearly
Gradd: (NHS AfC: Band 6)

Specialty

Prif leoliad: Research

Trosolwg o'r swydd

The Research Support Team Leader supports the RGM to provide a study set up and governance service for all studies undertaken by the Trust. Overseen by the Head of Research Governance & Innovation, the Research Support Team establishes and maintains systems and processes for the research governance and quality management across the Trust, to ensure that research cannot commence without all the relevant regulatory approvals in place.

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The post holder will act as the first point of contact for staff and researchers to guide them through the research governance requirements including the HRA set-up process, costing and contract co-ordination, processing of amendments and monitoring and auditing data quality.

The post holder will line manage the Research Support Team providing a bespoke research administration service and supporting and deputising for the Research Governance Manager in specific projects and areas such as grants processing, Trust sponsorship processes and the development of an innovation pathway. The post holder will also support the Head of Research Governance & Innovation as required.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;

Supporting your career development and progression
Excellent NHS Pension scheme
Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
Options for flexible working
Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
Free car parking at all trust sites
Free flu vaccinations every year
Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications

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· Working closely with the Research Managers, the post holder will contribute to the delivery of the Research & Innovation objectives and strategy; and to operational plans to embed research as core business within the Trust.

· To be the primary contact for the provision of appropriate advice and support to researchers and research staff on all aspects of research governance and study set-up including the application processes, ethics application process, contracts and NHS indemnity.

To be the primary contact and liaison for network and industry partners in the process of study set up within the Trust
Liaise with external research partners to obtain all the necessary information and paperwork required for study set up
To support the Research Managers to ensure study contracts and costings are completed and signed off in an effective way
To maintain excellent relationships with study support departments – internal and external to the Trust – to ensure costings and SLAs are completed and signed off in an effective way
To use specialist knowledge to support the Research Support Team with IRAS, GCP, HR processes, AcoRD, SoECAT, NCVR, local research packs and other study related resources as necessary
To liaise with Study Leads to identify Excess Treatment Costs as early as possible during feasibility and to highlight these to the Research Governance Manager; supporting with possible pathways to ameliorate or disperse these costs.
To oversee the Research Support Administrators in assisting researchers and other research staff with queries relating to honorary research agreements and ensure the correct documents are submitted through the Research Passport Scheme
To work with the local research team and operational managers to collect local information, identify issues that need resolving and ensure continuous process.

Person specification

Qualifications

Meini prawf hanfodol

Educated to degree level or portfolio of evidence of equivalent experience

Meini prawf dymunol

Post-graduate qualifications or evidence of CPD

Qualifications

Meini prawf hanfodol

Advanced knowledge and experience of GCP, IRAS, HRA

Experience

Meini prawf hanfodol

Knowledge and experience of research or clinical study management.

Meini prawf dymunol

Experience of NHS research delivery

Experience

Meini prawf hanfodol

Experience and expertise of processes involving research finance, NCVR, ETCs and commercial study contracts and invoicing

Meini prawf dymunol

Extensive experience in processing commercial trial contracts and finance

Experience

Meini prawf hanfodol

Experience of information management e.g. inputting/extracting data from databases, electronic and paper based filing.
Experience of working in a research, service evaluation or audit environment (NHS, university or industry)