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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to make a significant impact to the growing portfolio of advanced therapy clinical trials in the Newcastle Hospitals by leading and supporting the set-up, approvals and delivery of ATIMP studies across several disease areas. Newcastle Hospitals is one of the leading centres in the UK for facilitating advanced therapy research and the implementation of licensed cell and gene therapy products.

This post has been enabled by the Northern Alliance Advanced Therapy Treatment Centre (NAATTC), As well as making a significant impact to the patients in Newcastle recruited to advanced therapy trials you will also support the wider aims of the ATTC network in addressing some of the complex local and national barriers that exist.
 
You will be based within the NIHR Clinical Research Facility and will co-ordinate and oversee ATIMP research activity trust wide, bringing together colleagues from different areas to accelerate setup and implementation of these complex and exciting trials. You will have the opportunity to work with clinical, regulatory and scientific teams working together to increase our activity in advanced therapeutics. 

• Interview Date Thursday, 21 November 2024
• 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
• 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

Main duties of the job

• Act as a main point of contact for clinical trials involving Advanced Therapy Investigational Medicinal Products (ATIMPs), providing advice, practical support and guidance during the setup, approvals and implementation process. 
• Responsible for improving delivery, accelerate the setup and increase a broad portfolio of ATIMP studies.
• Co-ordinate and oversee ATIMP research activity trust wide, bringing together colleagues from different areas to accelerate setup and implementation of trials.
• Participate in the design and delivery of relevant and specific ATIMP education programs and will identify and meet the training needs of research support staff.
• Chair an operational group cross-department with the aim of tracking, reporting, and accelerating the setup of ATIMP trials. 
• Will support the delivery of the Northern Alliance Advanced Therapies Treatment Centre (NA-ATTC) by supporting the ATTC network’s ATIMP clinical trial programme, providing reporting and data collection as required and participating actively in local and national meetings.

Working for our organisation

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.

We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We’re also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 2 million patients ‘contacts’ each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.