The NIHR Greater Manchester Commercial Research Delivery Centre Hosted By Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Is Designed To Drive Positive Change For Our Communities Through Patient-centred Delivery Of Commercial Research By
- Increasing relevant commercial research being delivered across Greater Manchester;
- Improve accessibility to research opportunities across our vibrant communities;
- Expand upon the skilled and diverse research delivery workforce and support an inclusive workplace.
MFT offers an exciting opportunity to appoint a Clinical Trials Manager (initial fixed term for 2 years) working in partnership with WWL.
This role will be based at the Community Clinical Research Hub, located in Ashton-in-Makerfield, to strengthen and grow the commercial clinical trials portfolio, building new partnerships across primary and secondary care in Wigan and bring more commercial research and the newest treatments to this community.
The Clinical Trials Manager will be a member of both the MFT GM-CRDC clinical trials delivery team and the WWL Research Management Team, reporting to the Head of Research at WWL on a day-to-day basis, and employed/managed by MFT.
As the CTM, you would share our passion and commitment to increase access to research and its associated benefits to Wigan residents.
The main responsibilities are to manage the further development of partnerships across health and care providers to deliver growth and performance in the commercial research portfolio alongside the Senior Research Nurse Managers (SRNs), acting as the professional lead for efficient commercial trials delivery, and achieving national Key Performance Indicators. The CTM will supervise a small number of clinical trials administrative staff and contribute to their professional development and training.
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Monika Cien Job title: Senior Research and Innovation Manager Email address:
[email protected]The post holder will be based at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Community Clinical Research Hub, Queens Road, Ashton, Wigan, Lancashire, WN4 8LB.
Additional Contact Name
Alison Robinson
[email protected]Tel: 0300 707 6555
