Job summary
Would you like to work with radiology research teams across the NENC region to actively manage project specific activities, ensuring identified milestones and targets are met? Do you enjoy coordinating varied management, steering group, and project specific meetings to ensure progress against objectives is being maintained?
You will join the North East and North Cumbria (NENC) Imaging Academy, offering support and guidance to people in a variety of radiology roles from the 8 NENC Trusts. You will also work collaboratively with the NIHR Research Delivery Network Imaging Lead.
This role is 37.5 hours/week based in your own home, until 31st March 2026, flexible working considered. Secondment requests are welcome.
- Interview Date Wednesday 18 June 2025
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy
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Main duties of the job
The focus of this role is to work with the NENC Radiology Research Lead Radiographer to encourage and support radiology-led research throughout the 8 NENC Trusts. You will support Radiology colleagues by providing education and signposting on how to convert a research idea into a working research project. Also assisting with funding applications and collating data for study set-ups.
The role will require advanced organisational skills to manage multiple projects at various stages of development with various deadlines. Applicants need to be able to analyse data to look for themes to feedback to staff verbally and in reports. You will need interpersonal and leadership skills to facilitate collaborative working relationships.
You will work alongside different professionals from many different organisations involved in radiology research. An NHS and research background will help the post holder understand the context for the work.
About us
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
o Freeman Hospitalo Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)o Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)o Newcastle Dental Hospitalo Newcastle Fertility Centreo Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbriao Northern Genetics Serviceo Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide proactive research support to Investigators and teams seeking to set up and manage research studies within or requiring support from radiology.
- Study management responsibilities for radiology studies.
- To provide support to the research team in relation to research governance responsibilities.
- In association with the radiology research teams, actively manage project specific activities, ensuring identified milestones and targets are met.
- Prepare detailed study timelines for specific projects, monitoring study progress on a continuous basis, with a clear understanding of any impact on the critical path.
- Identify mechanisms for the early identification of potential issues in meeting milestones and development of potential solutions, including revisions to financial flows, along with the investigator and other teams.
- Co-ordination of various management, steering group, and project-specific team meetings to ensure appropriate progress against objectives is maintained.
- A conduit for regional radiology research teams across the other relevant teams supporting the project including, but not limited to Sponsor, finance, Grants & Contracts team, R&D and other support departments.
- Maintenance of research activity databases and assistance with the development of milestone/annual reports to the relevant funding bodies.
- Work collaboratively with wider R&D Team, providing support where required.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide proactive research support to Investigators and teams seeking to set up and manage research studies within or requiring support from radiology.
- Study management responsibilities for radiology studies.
- To provide support to the research team in relation to research governance responsibilities.
- In association with the radiology research teams, actively manage project specific activities, ensuring identified milestones and targets are met.
- Prepare detailed study timelines for specific projects, monitoring study progress on a continuous basis, with a clear understanding of any impact on the critical path.
- Identify mechanisms for the early identification of potential issues in meeting milestones and development of potential solutions, including revisions to financial flows, along with the investigator and other teams.
- Co-ordination of various management, steering group, and project-specific team meetings to ensure appropriate progress against objectives is maintained.
- A conduit for regional radiology research teams across the other relevant teams supporting the project including, but not limited to Sponsor, finance, Grants & Contracts team, R&D and other support departments.
- Maintenance of research activity databases and assistance with the development of milestone/annual reports to the relevant funding bodies.
- Work collaboratively with wider R&D Team, providing support where required.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent qualification and/or experience of working in clinical research
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Advanced knowledge and expertise (to post graduate level equivalent) in setting up a variety of types of clinical trials/research studies (ideally, in a study/trial co-ordinator role) and the respective approvals and permissions required
- Knowledge of funding streams and award contractual obligations including financial flows
- Experience of project planning and management using advanced organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects at various stages of development with various deadlines
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, including presentations
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and leadership skills and ability to facilitate collaborative working relationships
Desirable
- Ability to analyse, interpret and compare data
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent qualification and/or experience of working in clinical research
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Advanced knowledge and expertise (to post graduate level equivalent) in setting up a variety of types of clinical trials/research studies (ideally, in a study/trial co-ordinator role) and the respective approvals and permissions required
- Knowledge of funding streams and award contractual obligations including financial flows
- Experience of project planning and management using advanced organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects at various stages of development with various deadlines
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, including presentations
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and leadership skills and ability to facilitate collaborative working relationships
Desirable
- Ability to analyse, interpret and compare data
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
