Job requirements
Essential
10 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills and Experience
Educated to degree level or equivalent experience in a relevant field.
- Skills and Experience
Current ICH Good Clinical Practice certification
- Skills and Experience
Significant experience of the set-up and delivery of clinical research
- Skills and Experience
Experience using IRAS for R&D applications
- Skills and Experience
Understanding of research common research methodologies and terminology.
- Skills and Experience
Knowledge of research governance and legal requirements to ensure safe systems for patients
- Skills and Experience
Ability to engage with fast-moving environment with changing guidance and legislation relevant to the conduct of research
- Skills and Experience
Ability to contribute to the development and review of relevant policies and SOPs.
- Skills and Experience
Ability to apply logic and proportionality to risk assessment and critical review of protocols
- Skills and Experience
Able to demonstrate systematic approach, accuracy and attention to detail in keeping records
Desirable
5 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Skills and Experience
Significant experience of R&D in primary care, community and/or residential settings.
- Skills and Experience
Experience of commercial clinical research set-up and delivery.
- Skills and Experience
Knowledge of EDGE as a local portfolio management system
- Skills and Experience
Skills in cost attribution for research in a healthcare setting
- Skills and Experience
Understanding of current R&D issues in the NHS
Job overview
This is an important role in supporting the effective and efficient operation of the R&D Office through the timely provision of complex research governance advice and services for primary care, community care and wider health and care settings, and in service of NIHR East of England Research Delivery Network and related contractual obligations. The role-holder will be expected to have significant specialist research governance expertise in at least one of primary care, community or residential settings, and to be able to operate effectively across all three domains.
They will support robust feasibility, timely set-up and delivery of research studies within the nationally agreed benchmarks, ensuring that the portfolio of studies are prioritised in accordance with feasibility, capacity and capability and are set up accordingly, proactively supporting performance management of studies through regular reporting. As a specialist in one or more of the relevant delivery settings, they will provide specialised and complex study oversight and management, also signposting researchers and delivery sites to relevant guidance and support at the appropriate time for both commercial and non-commercial research.
Main duties of the job
- Research project set-up and conduct, including assessment of capacity and capability for research studies and amendments.
- Generating research governance reports to provide assurance for social care/non-NHS providers in community and/or residential settings.
- Advising organisations on suitability of researcher pre-engagement HR checks and where applicable supporting researchers in obtaining honorary research contracts, letters of access and research passports.
- Advising on regulatory and legal requirements for research across settings.
- Supporting project costing and securing excess treatment costs.
- Collaborating with system colleagues and researchers to support a strong portfolio of research across relevant Integrated Care Systems.
- Line and/or project management of junior R&D staff or secondees as required.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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This advert is for R&D Officer (Primary and Community Care) with NHS Central East ICB in Ely, United Kingdom. It is listed as a Band 6 Officer (discipline unspecified) role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 Per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 04 Oct 2026.
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