Clinical Trials Officer - Gynaecological Oncology

• Work with a high level of autonomy taking delegated responsibility from Consultants for clinical decision making
• Be familiar with clinical trials and Gynae Oncology, and educate Trust staff about the trials. Promote recruitment of patients by ensuring screening of eligible patients occurs.
• Seek out new potential clinical trials and liaise with relevant clinical staff to assess feasibility, complete expressions of interest for new trials as applicable and present at the R&D Council Meeting.
• If required and following appropriate training take responsibility for the administration of experimental and / or unlicensed drugs. Be responsible for monitoring and reporting unpredictable adverse toxicities associated with these agents including the management of anaphylaxis.
• Continuously evaluate toxicities and responses to treatments and collect data on quality of life and health economics

• Work across all Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust sites recruiting patients to clinical trials.
• Be experienced in Gynae Oncology and have experience in the field of clinical research.
• Support safe conduct of research in accordance with the UK Policy Framework for Health & Social Care Research in accordance with the International Conference on Harmonisation - Good Clinical Practice (ICH-GCP) guidelines and to provide assurance that the rights, safety and wellbeing of trial participants are protected at all times.
• Take responsibility for the co-ordination and management of clinical research projects, collaborating with key personnel throughout the network to ensure continued care and support for patients involved in clinical trials.
• Responsible for the safe administration of drugs and for monitoring the expected and unexpected side effects of drugs and other treatment modalities.

Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.

Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.

We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.

Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronymICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.

We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.

• Work across all Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust sites recruiting patients to clinical trials.
• Be experienced in Gynae Oncology and have experience in the field of clinical research.
• Support safe conduct of research in accordance with the UK Policy Framework for Health & Social Care Research in accordance with the International Conference on Harmonisation Good Clinical Practice (ICH-GCP) guidelines and to provide assurance that the rights, safety and wellbeing of trial participants are protected at all times.
• Take responsibility for the co-ordination and management of clinical research projects, collaborating with key personnel throughout the network to ensure continued care and support for patients involved in clinical trials.
• Responsible for the safe administration of drugs and for monitoring the expected and unexpected side effects of drugs and other treatment modalities.

• Experience of working within Gynae Oncology
• Experience of research
• Understanding of clinical research
• Previous experience of research
• Knowledge of ICH-GCP

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.