Are you ready to take on a new and exciting challenge?
Do you thrive in dynamic environments and enjoy working across a variety of healthcare settings?
The Agile Research Delivery Team (ARDT) is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Administrator to support our innovative and mobile research team. Working across Secondary Care, Primary Care, and Wider Care settings, you will play a key role in supporting the delivery of a diverse portfolio of Commercial and Non-Commercial research studies and clinical trials across South East Regional Research Delivery Network.
Previous research experience is not essential, full training will be provided. You’ll work as part of a flexible, multidisciplinary team, supporting the set up and administration of studies across multiple organisations and care environments, helping to make high quality research accessible to patients and participants across the region.
The post is hosted by Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust, with an operational base in Guildford. This area forms one of three sub-regions within the South East Regional Research Delivery Network (RRDN).
If you’re passionate about improving healthcare through research and want to be part of a supportive, forward-thinking team that works flexibly across care settings, we encourage you to apply.
The focus for this role is for the post holder to work closely with and support Research Nurses/ CRPs/ AHPs/ Research Facilitators in the delivery of National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Portfolio studies across varied health and care settings.
This will require flexible working across disciplines and the Regional Research Delivery Network (RRDN) region and will involve the correct identification, recruitment, delivery and follow up for research participants according to the appropriate research protocols.
The role will support different professions from multiple organisations involved in health and care research and will be an integral part of the Agile Research Delivery Team which sits within the RRDN core team. The post holder will be accountable to the Agile Research Delivery Nurse/ CRP/ AHP/ Facilitator.
Key working relationships for this post include the wider Agile Research Delivery Team, researchers and research delivery teams within a range of different health and care settings. The post holder will also be required to forge strong, positive relationships with patients, participants, carers and members of the public in the course of delivering NIHR studies. Further important key relationships will be with other RRDN teams including the Workforce and People team, study sponsors, Contract Research Organisations CROs), primary care, community, public health and social care organisations, and trust R&I teams.
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.
Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.
Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
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Please refer to the attached job description for full details and responsibilities of the role outlined.
he focus for this role is for the post holder to work closely with and support Research
Nurses/ CRPs/ AHPs/ Research Facilitators in the delivery of National Institute for Health
and Care Research (NIHR) Portfolio studies across varied health and care settings. This will
require flexible working across disciplines and the Regional Research Delivery Network
(RRDN) region and will involve the correct identification, recruitment, delivery and follow up
for research participants according to the appropriate research protocols. The post holder
will need good interpersonal skills to facilitate collaborative working relationships across a
breadth of stakeholders. The role will support different professions from multiple
organisations involved in health and care research and will be an integral part of the Agile
Research Delivery Team which sits within the RRDN core team. The post holder will be
accountable to the Agile Research Delivery Nurse/ CRP/ AHP/ Facilitator.
Key working relationships for this post include the wider Agile Research Delivery Team,
researchers and research delivery teams within a range of different health and care settings.
The post holder will also be required to forge strong, positive relationships with patients,
participants, carers and members of the public in the course of delivering NIHR studies.
Further important key relationships will be with other RRDN teams including the Workforce
and People team, study sponsors, Contract Research Organisations (CROs), primary care,
community, public health and social care organisations, and trust R&I teams.
ROLE OF RDN
From October 2024, the NIHR Clinical Research Network became the NIHR Research
Delivery Network (RDN). The RDN continues to support the effective and efficient initiation
and delivery of funded research across the health and care system in England for the benefit
of patients, the health and care system and the economy, with a name that better reflects the
scope and purpose of the network to support:
- Clinical trials and other well-designed health and social care research studies
(including studies that are delivered outside of an NHS setting);
- Public health studies that require the recruitment of individuals within an NHS setting
The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions where we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. It is therefore advisable that you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
Please ensure you check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process.
If you have not heard from us within three weeks after the closing date, we regret that this usually means that your application was not successful.
In submitting an application form, you authorise Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed to the post.
The Trust aims to treat all applicants fairly in regards to any disclosure of conviction revealed at the application stage. Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances and background of your offences. If you currently reside outside of the UK we will require documentary proof of security/police clearance, in English.
The Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust has a safeguarding policy for both adults and children and is committed to all safeguarding legislation and current standards.
