Neuromuscular Clinical Trials Coordinator

Job overview

The Neuromuscular Trials Coordinator will be an autonomous practitioner working within the multi-disciplinary team. The post holder will be required to coordinate and support clinical trials within the CNMD, with focus on SORD-CMT and its treatment through aldose reducase inhibitor (Govorestat, Applied Therapeutics). Responsibilities include collating and managing regulatory documentation to ensure the team is conducting research in accordance with international and UK regulations, and local guidance. This post will involve, among other tasks: preparation of ethics, HRA, MHRA, and R&D (UCLH/UCL Joint Research Office) submissions, liaising with sponsors and clinical research facilities, preparing trial budgets, negotiating contracts, liaising with other staff, coordinating audits and inspections, dissemination of information about studies. The post holder will also be required to organise and coordinate trial patient visits and liaise with international sites and funders.

The post holder is also expected to deliver on a range of administrative and project support services to support the clinical investigator team, both in terms of clinical and translational research

The post holder will function as part of a dynamic team and have an active involvement in the wider NHNN and neuromuscular and research teams.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will be working within a team of research nurses, study co-ordinators, clinicians and scientists within the CNMD.  •    The post holder will be based at Queen Square House – Institute of Neurology •    Play a major role in overseeing and conducting clinical trials as part of the NHNN and UCL neuromuscular disease clinical and research teams. •    Prepare documents for ethics, HRA, MHRA, and R&D (UCLH/UCL Joint Research Office) submissions. •    Liaise with sponsors and clinical research facilities, prepare trial budgets and negotiate contracts. •    Liaise with other staff, coordinate audits and inspections, disseminate information about studies. •    Monitor patients entering and participating in research.  •    Liaise with multidisciplinary teams to ensure the smooth set-up and conduct of the study in accordance with the protocols and relevant legislation and guidelines. •    Maintain and update clinical study database(s) of patients for research. •    Take responsibility for other duties relevant to the effective running of the trials, namely data entry, if required. •    Deliver on a range of administrative tasks to support the clinical and translational team  •    Maintain and ensure the smooth running of a highly dynamic translational research group •    Manage lab resources and budgets and assist with budgeting and financial overviews.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

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