Quality Officer inLondon inLondon PUBLISHED 14 SEP 2024

Applications are invited for a Quality Officer based within the NIHR Imperial Clinical Research Facility (ICRF) at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Hammersmith Hospital. We are looking for a highly motivated individual with significant clinical trials experience to help support the delivery of high quality research within the ICRF, a purpose built facility which specialises in early phase clinical research in patients and healthy volunteers.

The successful applicant will play a key role in the ICRF, promoting quality at all times and helping to support researchers and other staff to ensure that trials are properly managed in accordance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and all applicable regulations.

This is a varied and exciting opportunity for an excellent communicator with sound judgement who is able to solve problems and manage their time effectively. Key aspects of the role include monitoring of clinical trials, database development, auditing and contributing to the development of ICRF systems and processes.

You should hold a degree or equivalent in a biomedical field and have extensive experience in clinical trials. In depth knowledge of GCP and research governance regulations is essential. You should be highly motivated, act with integrity at all times and be committed to quality and continuous improvement.

This is a fixed term appointment until 31 August 2027 initially.

This role will involve a range of tasks and the ability to be flexible. The main aspects of the role are summarised below, but please refer to the job description for more detail.


The Post Holder Will

• Play a key role in helping to ensure that clinical research conducted within the ICRF is compliant with regulatory requirements and GCP.
• Help identify non-compliances and deviations from best practice, ensuring that they are promptly reported and properly addressed.
• Promote openness, teamwork and collaboration within the ICRF by providing colleagues with constructive support and guidance.
• The post holder will promote quality, regulatory and GCP compliance in the ICRF by carrying out a range of QC and QA activities. In collaboration with the Quality Assurance and Governance Manager, the post holder will help to support the appropriate set-up, management and closure of Imperial sponsored trials and contribute to successful delivery of the ICRF audit programme.
• The role is mainly based at the Imperial Clinical Research Facility at Hammersmith Hospital, but will involve some travel to other Imperial campuses and external participating sites.
• The division of responsibilities is as follows:
• Quality Assurance (approx. 40%)
• Monitoring of Assigned Clinical Trials (approx. 30%)
• Data Management (approx. 20%)
• Other duties and general responsibilities (approx. 10%
  
  

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jacob Bonner Job title: ICRF Quality Assurance and Governance Manager Email address: Telephone number: 02