R&D Quality Assurance Officer

Job overview

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us. Please see below for the detailed job description of the role.

Main duties of the job

The Research and Development Department at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust are looking for an R&D Quality Assurance Officer who will help take responsibility for the safe delivery of research studies by the Trust. A key responsibility of the role is to ensure all QA activities are carried out and documented so that the Trust is inspection-ready at all times. The role is varied, as it involves working with a range of teams and colleagues to provide a safe, quality-focused framework for research at the Trust.

ABOUT THE TEAM

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust and University of Southampton partnership is recognised as a centre of excellence in clinical research, securing research funding in excess of £30m per annum. With state-of-the-art clinical research facilities opened in 2010, the Trust, in partnership with the University, is making excellent progress in achieving its aim of being one of the top research-active Trusts in the country.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You can read an overview of the role's main duties in the section below: Job Description and Main Responsibilities.

To understand the role in more detail, please read the full job description and person specification documents attached.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

As an R&D QA Officer, you will work closely with several teams and individuals in R&D and the wider Trust to ensure the delivery of the UHS R&D strategy meets regulatory and governance needs. This will include:

• Supporting the Deputy R&D Governance, QA and Sponsorship Manager and Senior QA Leads in the development, implementation and maintenance of systems to assure the quality of clinical research undertaken within the Trust.
• Supporting the Trust's preparation for external audit and regulatory inspection.
• Assisting in the delivery of QA initiatives to ensure that the Trust meets required standards for the conduct of clinical research.
• Assisting with the development and use of systems for recording and collating information for audits, using analytical skills to interpret metrics information required for audit reporting methods.
• Supporting the general administration of the QA team.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

This post requires a dynamic, outgoing person since a key aim in the role will be to develop relationships with researchers and other staff to ensure cooperation with the quality agenda. Good IT skills are essential, and the successful applicant should be able to provide evidence of continuing professional development.

The following skills and experience are required for this post:

• An understanding of the governance requirements surrounding clinical research in the NHS
• An understanding of R&D issues in the NHS
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Excellent IT skills, particularly in the use of web applications
• A flexible approach to work and the ability to adjust workload to changing priorities