The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
Sponsorship Governance Facilitator
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Sponsorship Governance Facilitator
We are seeking a Sponsorship Governance Facilitator to join the Sponsorship Team within the R&I Office at the Christie NHS Foundation Trust.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an individual with clinical research management experience looking to take on a research governance role.
The post holder will provide advice and regulatory support to researchers from confirmation of grant application, through sponsorship and regulatory approval, initiation at sites, study conduct and close-down; ensuring studies meet regulatory requirements and other obligations as Sponsor, and working closely with investigators, project managers, internal research support services and external collaborating organisations throughout the lifecycle of a research study.
The study portfolio will include CTIMPs, device trials, surgical and interventional trials, basic science studies involving procedures with human participants, observational studies, qualitative research and studies working with tissue or data. The post holder will be required to work autonomously, managing their day-to-day workload and prioritising as needed.
As a key member of the sponsor team, you will provide regulatory support and advice to researchers and collaborators throughout the lifecycle of a portfolio of research studies, supporting the Trust to meet its obligations as research sponsor.
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Ensuring a risk-based and collaborative approach you will provide ongoing oversight of study progress and key performance indicators to ensure that studies within the portfolio meet key milestones and all regulatory reporting requirements.
You will be required to liaise with external collaborators funding agencies (including industry, charities, Department of Health & Social Care, NIHR), and other organisations and Trust departments as required.
The ideal candidate will be proactive, highly organised and proficient in communicating with a wide range of stakeholders, as well as having the ability to navigate complex and competing priorities.
This post holder will have a strong understanding of standards and legislation that govern research practice in the NHS.
The Christie is one of Europe’s leading cancer centres, looking after more than 64,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 25% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country.
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We are the largest radiotherapy provider in the NHS with one in 20 treatments delivered at The Christie. We have up to 15 linear accelerators operating across our network of sites. We operate the largest chemotherapy unit in the UK on our main site and treatments are also provided at 13 other networked sites, and in patients homes. And as a specialist tertiary surgical centre, we focus on rare cancers, complex procedures, and multidisciplinary approaches to cancer surgery, specialising in colorectal, peritoneal, gynaecological, urological and plastic surgery.
We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We have been named by the UK’s National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), as one of the best hospitals providing opportunities for patients to participate in clinical research studies, with more than 800 studies open at any time, caring for over 3,000 patients.
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Steven Brown
- Job title: Research Manager
- Email address: Steven.brown27@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 07578643191
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