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Research Data Coordinator

East London NHS Foundation Trust

Location
Salary
£31,081 - £33,665 Pro rata
Profession
Administrative and IT
Grade
Band 4
Deadline
22 Apr 2025
Contract Type
12 months (12 months fixed term)
Posted Date
08 Apr 2025

Job overview

The research delivery team are involved in a range of activities, including:

  • Identification, screening, and randomisation of research study participants
  • Seeking ongoing informed consent as a voluntary agreement with research study participants, ensuring their understanding of the research and its risks
  • Ensuring high-quality data input at source and its management through a research workflow

The post-holder will provide administrative and data management support to a team of Clinical Studies Assistants, Clinical Studies Officers, and the Research Delivery Manager. Key responsibilities include screening medical records to identify potential participants, liaising with clinicians to confirm eligibility, engaging with service users to invite them to participate in research, booking appointments, and addressing research-related queries from clinicians. Additional duties include conducting surveys with participants, collecting data, and entering data into research studies, all while adhering to ICH Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines and local regulations.

This role requires a minimum of 40% working on site, either across service locations or at the designated base. The successful candidate must be willing and able to travel to support research activities across the Trust’s whole geography.

Main duties of the job

  • 1)    Identify, and screen for eligibility, potential participants for NIHR Portfolio Adopted studies across the Trust. 2)    Schedule appointments, respond to queries from service users and clinicians, and conduct surveys as part of research activities. 3)    Assist the Research Delivery Manager in monitoring patient recruitment and study progress by facilitating accurate and timely recording of patient recruitment data using the EDGE Data Entry System. 4)    Perform administrative tasks, including filing, scanning, and taking minutes during meetings.

Contribute to the development of a culture within the Trust where research is actively promoted at all levels.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities