Tizard Centre

Location: Canterbury
Salary: £35,326 to £39,739 per annum pro rata
Grade: Grade 7 Academic
Post Type: Part Time
Hours per Week: 17.5
Contract Type: Fixed Term - 54 Months
Release Date: Monday 20 September 2021
Closing Date: 23.59 hours BST on Sunday 10 October 2021 (unless otherwise stated)
Reference: LSSJ-084-21

The Tizard Centre, within the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research are looking to recruit an experienced Trial manager for large scale research project: Harmful Sexual Behaviour - Intellectual and Developmental Disability (HaSB-IDD), funded by the National Institute for Health Research.

The post offers an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic and well-motivated individual to work in a dynamic and supportive academic environment, running a multi-centre NHS-based trial. The successful applicant will be responsible for the central coordination of the trial and its day to day management from set-up until the final preparation of reports.

The Trial Manager will have excellent communication and presentation skills, together with the ability to organise and motivate others. They will demonstrate flair, enthusiasm, innovation and leadership when faced with challenges and will provide strategic, tactical and operational management skills in the planning and execution of the project.

As a Trial Manager, you will:

Be responsible for the overall efficient day-to-day management of the trial
Establish procedures to ensure adherence to trial protocols and administrative requirements
Liaise with Chief Investigator and colleagues in Research Accounts to manage the trial budget(s) and maintenance of the accounts.
Act as the main point of communication for the trial for the research team, recruiting sites and all other stakeholders, the trial steering committee, participating centres, ethical and governance committees, NIHR Clinical Trial Networks and Norwich Clinical Trials Unit.
Prepare and submit amendments for ethics and regulatory approval, annual progress reports, contribute to reports to funders and manage communications with the Sponsor organisation
Work with the Chief Investigator to ensure that the trial is meeting its targets, is producing meaningful output and to predict and plan any changes that warrant requests to changes in protocol, funding or time

To be successful in the role you will have/be:

Educated to degree level (or equivalent) with a MSc in Research Methods, or related discipline / equivalent experiences
Experience in the management of teams and co-ordination of NIHR-funded clinical research trials, including all NIHR procedures
Knowledge of a range of study designs and associated methodologies (e.g. RCTs, Qualitative Research Methodologies)
Knowledge and experience of NHS ethics applications, of information governance and data protection
Experience of writing reports and of contributing to peer review publications

The Tizard Centre is at the forefront of research into autism, intellectual disability and community care. Celebrating our 25th anniversary in 2019, our work is highly influential and has helped to improve lives across the UK and internationally. We aim to share our expertise via study programmes and research projects. The Centre has strong links with health and social care organisations and many students come to Tizard thanks to a personal recommendation.

Please see the links below to view the full job description and to apply for this post. If you require further information regarding the application process please contact the Human Resources team: LSSJHR@kent.ac.uk quoting ref number: LSSJ-084-21