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Job description Post title and post number Theme 1 Co-ordinator - 54560 Organisation advertising Institute of Applied Health Reasearch Description College of Medical and Dental Sciences Post number 54560 Full-time/Part-time Full Time Duration of post Fixed term until 31 December 2018 Post is open to: Internal and external candidates Grade 6 Salary Starting salary is normally in the range £25,513 to £27,864. With potential progression once in post to £31,342 a year. Terms and conditions Administrative and Other Related Closing date 25 November 2015 Job summary The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has established thirteen UK-based Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRCs) programmes’ which are collaborative partnerships between Universities and their surrounding health economies. The overarching aim of these CLAHRCs is for researchers to work alongside services providers to ensure patients benefit from innovative new treatments and techniques which could revolutionise future health care. The NIHR CLAHRC-WM is a five-year programme commencing in January 2014 with a mission to create lasting and effective collaborations across health and social care organisations, universities (Birmingham, Keele, Warwick) and local authorities to improve the services we can deliver for patient benefit. The programme is funded through a £10million investment from the NIHR together with a further £20.6million matched funding provided by collaborative partners. We will focus on four crucial areas of health: Theme 1 – Maternity and Child Health Theme 2 – Prevention and Early Intervention in Youth Mental Health Theme 3 – Prevention and Detection Theme 4 – Chronic Diseases (Integrated and Holistic Care) This work will be supported by new scientific ways to measure the impact of changes and to make sure the best care is spread so that it can be delivered everywhere. Cross-cutting topics include: Theme 5 - Implementation and Organisational Studies Theme 6 - Research Methods This will only work if people who need to use our services are involved in all aspects of our work. We are fully committed to making sure this happens. In five years, the outcome should be better health, a better prospect of staying healthy, and a service in which every pound of the public’s contribution goes on services that use the best evidence of what works. The results we obtain will be shared around the world, so that people everywhere can learn from our achievements. This post will support the programme of work undertaken as part of the Maternity and Child Health Theme. The post holder will work alongside the Theme Lead, Professor Christine MacArthur, and the two Deputy Theme Leads – Dr Sara Kenyon (Maternity) and Dr Carole Cummins (Child Health) and other staff including researchers, a statistician and collaborating clinicians in the hospitals participating in the studies. Planned Maternity projects include: Implementation into additional maternity units of a system of maternity Triage Evaluation of the new Homebirth Team and of the effects of very early discharge from hospital on women, babies and health professionals Planned projects in Child Health include: Evaluation of the rollout of electronic prescribing with bespoke paediatric decision support An evaluation of implementation of Advance Care Plans for children with life limiting conditions Development and testing of preventive/ behaviour change interventions for the paediatric setting Additional projects/studies will be developed as a result of interaction with the service. Main duties Project promotion o Duties will require the candidate to travel to local hospitals so the post holder would be required to have a full driving licence. o The Theme Co-ordinator will also be responsible for the production of promotional material, data collection forms, answering queries and, where possible, resolving any technical or administrative problems identified. Organisation o Provide administrative support to the Theme Lead/ Deputy Theme Lead, dealing with patient data, resolution of queries and data entry, as well as organising a variety of events for a range of stakeholders. o Act as the main point of communication for the research team and research projects including organisation of mailshots and collaborators’ meetings. o Ensure the successful delivery of the various research projects/studies Research o Knowledge of the requirements of Good Clinical Practice to ensure all project trial related activities are run in line with the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), the relevant EU Directives and UK legislation. o The post holder must be able to communicate the underlying medical and scientific rationale of projects to a wide professional and public audience. o The post holder will also be expected to provide more general support to the programme of planned work and is likely to be involved in the development and delivery of subsequent/ additional research projects. o Plan expenditure against own project/study budget and negotiate with suppliers under guidance from Theme Lead/ Deputy Theme Lead. o Determine, develop and maintain an efficient administrative system (including electronic systems) to support all aspects of ongoing studies, from paper systems to support of data collection. Review these at regular intervals, identify any improvements required and act on findings. o Co-ordinate and support the activities of various Study Working Groups and Theme Steering Groups. Prepare research progress reports as required by Regulatory and Funding bodies for agreement by Theme Lead/ Deputy Theme Lead. o Develop and maintain relevant bibliographies of literature searches. Externally o Through developing an in-depth knowledge of the various research protocols and contemporary literature relating to the research questions to be able to respond to queries. o Actively market the theme and its research to collaborators at each contact. o Prepare, facilitate and manage all necessary regulatory approvals for collaborators and resolve queries. o Set up clinical centres for any projects/studies, prepare ethics committee submissions and ensure all staff at participating centres understand and are able to comply with the protocol. o Assist in monitoring research progress at all centres and take appropriate action to ensure compliance with the protocol and the quality and timeliness of data collection. Use initiative to resolve practical difficulties reported by centres. Conduct problem solving and quality audit visits as required. Identify new methods of marketing research. o Ensure protocols are conducted in accordance with the applicable ethical, regulatory and quality standards and that appropriate records and audit trails are developed and maintained, as required. o Present and give talks on research to local collaborators both locally and nationally, where relevant. o Quality Assurance-to ensure the accuracy, reliability of data collected and that regulatory requirements are met. o Key member of the group who develops and designs the data collection forms and systems to ensure the information is collected which is required to answer the research questions reliably. Designs data forms, o Study specific materials and documents which are attractive, easy to use and as error free as possible. o Responsible for ensuring that the collection of data is conducted to provide a complete, accurate and up to date data set for analysis to agreed deadlines. o Develop, implement and monitor standard operating procedures for study processes, including Adverse Event reporting where applicable. o Responsible for the collection, processing and secure storage of study documentation. o Record and code all incoming forms and set up systems to identify missing forms. Enter source data onto study specific computer systems, checking for inconsistencies, violations and unusual or adverse events. o Where necessary, agree new or changed rules, codes and procedures for entry of ad hoc or text data with the Theme Lead/ Deputy Theme Leads. o Perform regular systematic checks of data held on the study databases. Decide what checks need to be taken to correct any missing, contradictory or incorrect data and ensure all these are resolved in a reasonable timescale. Inform the Theme Lead/ Deputy Theme Leads of any problems identified. Monitor for systematic or serious errors or inconsistencies, identify and resolve the cause to improve working systems and prevent reoccurrence. Support the delivery of clinical research in accordance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP), the Declaration of Helsinki, applicable legislation (including, but not limited to, the Medicines for Human Use Clinical Trials Regulations, Data Protection Act 1998, Human Tissue Act), the Research Governance Framework for Health and Social Care, Caldicott principals, and applicable NHS Trust and University policies and procedures, (including, but not limited to the University’s Data Protection Policy, Information Security Policy and Code of Practice for Research) in order to protect the research subject and the quality of each study. Person specification Degree in any life science or a professional qualification (e.g. nurse, profession allied to medicine). At least one year in clinical trial management or a comparable clinical research environment. Previous experience of working in research environment. Understanding of R&D funding and sponsor organisations. Understanding of NHS structure and organisation. An in-depth understanding of

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