Clinical Trials Assistant

**Pay Scale: STANDARD GRADE 5**



**Salary ( £): £28,759 - £33,966 per annum (pro rata for part-time)**



**Location: Oxford Respiratory Trials Unit, Churchill Hospital**



**Contract Type: Fixed-Term**



**Hours: Part-Time**





**About the Role**





We are looking for a Clinical Trials Assistant to join our expanding team at
the Oxford Respiratory Trials Unit (ORTU). The Clinical Trials Assistant will
support the trial management team in setting up and managing recruiting sites.
This is a key role within the ORTU, ensuring the smooth and effective running
of operations, and providing day-to-day professional support for studies and
their collaborators.





You will be the first contact for all sites, supporting and being responsible
for the set-up, greenlighting and ongoing oversight of the recruiting sites
for various studies currently managed by ORTU.





**About You **





Applicants should have a good level of education and numerical skills (A-level
standard or equivalent), or have a combination of training and relevant
experience.





You will also need to demonstrate that you have:





• Excellent communication and organisation skills.



• Excellent attention to detail



• An ability to work as a member of a team but also operate independently.



• Previous experience of working in a similar role in a clinical and/or
academic environment.





Having an understanding of Good Clinical Practice and the regulations and
guidelines applicable to clinical trials in the UK would be a desirable
attribute for this post.





**About the Oxford Respiratory Trials Unit**





The Oxford Respiratory Trials Unit (ORTU) is a Clinical Trials Unit which
specialises in the design, delivery and administration of trials across the
scope of Respiratory Medicine.



We run national and international trials related to our own academic areas, as
well as supporting trials led by other teams. Our scope of work includes
clinical trials at all phases, including translational studies, phase II
discovery studies and multicentre definitive randomised trials.





**Benefits of working**





As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is
reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:





• An excellent contributory pension scheme



• 38 days annual leave



• A comprehensive range of childcare services



• Family leave schemes



• Cycle loan scheme



• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans



• Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs





See https://hr.admin.ox.ac.uk/staff-benefits for more information.





**Application Process**





“Committed to equality and valuing diversity”





The post is part-time (0.5FTE) and fixed-term for 12 months in the first
instance.





Hybrid working will be considered.





Applications for this vacancy are to be made online. You will be required to
upload a supporting statement and CV as part of your online application. The
supporting statement should include a cover letter and should also clearly
describe how you meet each of the selection criteria listed in the job
description. Click here for more information and advice on how to write an
effective supporting statement.





Only applications received before 12:00 midday on 03/06/2024 will be
considered.





Interviews are due to take place on the week commencing 11/06/2024.





If you are interested in this opportunity or would like to arrange an informal
visit to the unit, please get in touch with our Senior Clinical Trials
Manager, Emma Hedley via emma.hedley@ndm.ox.ac.uk or 01865 282952.