Clinical Trials Clerk

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic individual to join the Experimental Cancer Medicine Team at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust. The Clinical Trials Clerk will join an established Trials Administration function and will be involved in various administrative support tasks to provide a high quality clerical and administrative service.

We are looking for a candidate with previous administrative/ clerical experience, good organisation and communication skills; who can work well both in a team and using their own initiative.

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest cancer treatment centres in Europe, and an international leader in cancer research and development. We are one of the leading centres in the UK for clinical trials and radiotherapy research.

The post holder will assist with the following clerical and administrative duties:

• Assist in the filing of clinical trial documentation in investigator site files in accordance with ICH-GCP and Trust SOPs.
• Assist in completing team reports (i.e. recruitment activity logs, patient visit logs, case report form trackers and electronic proformas).
• Ensure collection, tracking and general organisation of clinical case notes for all patients, so that these are available as needed for monitoring and audit purposes.
• General assistance with preparation for monitoring visits and follow up actions under supervision.
• Photocopying and internal delivery/ transfer of clinical trial/ miscellaneous documentation (i.e. case report forms, contracts, trial set-up documentation, copies of scans).
• Liaise with internal and external NHS staff regarding case notes, data collection (i.e. discharge summaries), archival tumour block requests (under supervision for retrospective block requests only), mortality data, and other general trial activities, which may be confidential and sensitive in nature.
• Booking seminar rooms for team, trial related and other miscellaneous meetings, producing minutes in a timely manner if required.
• Assist with trial document archiving by following the Trust's archiving guidelines under supervision.
• Ensure that office supplies are adequate and assist with the ordering process.

Essential:

• GCSE Level Qualifications
• Previous administrative/ clerical experience.
• Good organisational skills.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in typing and using spreadsheets.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Familiarity with computerised systems.
• Tactful and diplomatic.
• Flexible.
• Ability and willingness to learn.

Desirable:

• Evidence of further development.
• ECDL qualification or equivalent.
• Previous administrative/ clerical experience of working within clinical research.
• Experience of working within a health care system.
• Proficiency in the use of the Microsoft Office suite.
• Knowledge of patient information systems.
• Basic understanding of clinical research.
• Ability to support team in working to unexpected deadlines.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.