Careers at #LNWH

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Find out more about our Trust and why you should join us#WeAreLNWH

Find out more about Our HEART values

Find out more about ourTrust Staff Benefits

Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put "Quality at our HEART". Find out more about our ambitious strategy

We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.

Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.

• H onesty
• E quity
• A ccountability
• R espect
• T eamwork

These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.

LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Job overview

Are you an enthusiastic, dynamic and self-motivated clinical research professional looking for a new and exciting challenge? Why not consider
contributing to research by joining the Research and Innovation department at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated Quality Assurance Manager with proven research experience who is capable of driving and maintaining the quality of clinical research across R&I within our Trust

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide assurance that all research conducted in the Trust and across the wider R&I department is delivered to a consistent
standard of quality, through a programme of regular review and audit. They will develop and maintain a robust understanding of research
regulations and legislation.

The post holder will be based primarily within Northwick Park Hospital; however, they will be expected to engage with and maintain a visible
presence across all LNWH sites and act as a primary point of contact for escalation of quality queries.

Working for our organisation

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:
• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Educated to Master's level or equivalent level of professional experience and knowledge
• Project Management qualification

Desirable criteria

• Re

Knowledge Experience

Essential criteria

• Extensive experience of auditing and/or monitoring
• Working to the UK Statutory Instruments for clinical trials and ICH Good Clinical Practice either a pharmaceutical company, contract research organisation, NHS or academic setting
• Experience of reviewing standard operating procedures
• Management of aspects of GCP operations including responsibility for one or more system, process or activity in a quality capacity e.g. SOP administration
• Project management experience including use of project management tools and presentation of project plans to senior colleagues
• Experience of all aspects of the research process
• Report writing skills using funding portals and national databases

Desirable criteria

• Experience of writing and implementing standard operating procedures.
• Experience in project managing grants
• Line management experience
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Skills, Abilities and Attributes

Essential criteria

• Excellent presentation / teaching skills
• To engage staff and work collaboratively
• Computer literate especially Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Demonstrates a high level of written and verbal communication conveying complex information, teaching, and presentation.
• Basic understanding of statistics
• Ability to work alone and as part of a team

Desirable criteria

• Experience of training and mentoring staff

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We promote the wellbeing and safety of all our patients and carers by acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately, according to the standards determined by our policy and procedures. All posts working with vulnerable groups will be subject to an enhanced criminal records check upon appointment and staff will need to give their consent for the Trust to receive regular updates on their criminal records status throughout their employment.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive for certain posts, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. After the closing date we strongly advise you check the email account which is registered. If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.

Our employment checking processes require that all shortlisted applicants provide the contact details of their current HR Department. If shortlisted you will be sent an email reminder to present the contact details of your HR Department at the interview.

Please note the Trust uses identity checking software for verifying the authenticity of identity documents provided by candidates.

As part of our commitment to the Equality and Diversity at LNWUH, we are encouraging applications from BME (Black ,Minority Ethnic) candidates as we seek to ensure our workforce structures are representative of the diversity of the communities we serve.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Documents to download

• Job Description & Personal Specification - R&I QA Manager_JD (PDF, 568.3KB)
• Guidance for applying (PDF, 914.7KB)
• What makes us Special - Mobile friendly version (PDF, 379.0KB)
• What makes us special? (PDF, 891.8KB)
• HEART values (PDF, 158.5KB)