Overview
Contract Type: Fixed term: 12 months (We will be looking at extending the contract for the right candidate)
Salary: £29,812 – £32,715 per annum
Partner Org: Surrey and Borders Foundation Trust Partnership
Job overview
The post-holder will provide advice on research governance requirements and study costs. They will assist the Research Governance Lead with study setup, engaging with sponsors, clinicians, support departments and managers to ensure that research projects are approved and initiated in a timely manner.
The post-holder will provide appropriate support to the research team and assist with all allocated research governance tasks required to meet the needs of the team.
The post-holder will be based at Two Bridges, Chertsey but will be expected to attend events and meetings across the Trust’s catchment area and at the clinical trial collaborators sites.
Main duties of the job
The role is responsible for coordinating the governance, regulatory, and administrative processes for clinical research studies, ensuring compliance with HRA guidance, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), and UK Clinical Trials Regulations. It supports study setup, approvals, costing, data management, reporting, and regulatory compliance while maintaining accurate research records and assisting with audits and inspections. The post holder also provides administrative support to the research team, including meeting coordination, financial tracking, database management, and communication with researchers, clinical teams, and external stakeholders.
Working for our organisation
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of mental health, learning disability, neurodevelopmental and drug and alcohol services in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We support people of all ages and are passionate about providing high quality care that is delivered at the right time as close to home as possible to help people recover and stay well.
We are one of the top 10 mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Trust to work for nationwide. Our Trust is an inclusive and supportive employer that offers a wide range of staff networks, flexible working, free parking and excellent health and wellbeing support. We also provide a wide range of opportunities to help staff develop and progress.
Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast. Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach. For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.
Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.
Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles.
Applicants must have the right to work in the UK for the duration of the role.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please check the job description & person specification document for more information on the requirements for this job
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GCSE or equivalent, preferably English
- Typing or word processing qualification
- GCP qualification
Desirable criteria
- Competent using MS Office
- Business or Administration qualification or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- Working in the NHS
- Working in Research
Desirable criteria
- Administrative experience
We are seeking to enrich the diversity of our Trust to better reflect demographic needs of the populations we serve and to enhance the skills of our workforce. We actively encourage applicants with underrepresented personal characteristics to apply for this role if you match the job description. Please note that you are not restricted from applying for this role if you do not identify with these characteristics and all applicants will be considered fairly against the job description.
As a flexible working and friendly organisation, we want to ensure that you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or any other flexible working patterns.
Gender Pay Gap Action
Women in our Trust are under-represented in some senior grades. We are therefore encouraging women to apply for posts at 8A and above.
Sponsorship
Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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IMPORTANT: Before applying for this role, please make sure you have the right to work in the country where the role is based. Unless it clearly stipulates within in the job advert above that the hiring company is looking to or able to sponsor applicants it is deemed that the hiring employer will only consider applications from those able to comply with and work in the country where the role is based.
