Clinical Research & Development Facilitator

The Clinical Research & Development Facilitator will play a key role in the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospital's Research Office, linking with colleagues at Guy's and St Thomas' Research Office, to deliver an effective and efficient service to our research community in the development, set-up, management and delivery of research. The role will adapt to service need within the Heart Lung and Critical Care Clinical Group (HLCC) at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT). It will allow a broad, well supported exposure to the full clinical research pipeline and portfolio that we lead on and host within our clinical group footprint. This will range from providing pre-award support on research grants, to events and campaigns support, to assisting with sponsorship and hosted feasibility assessments. The post will suit an ambitious candidate who seeks exposure to wide training opportunities and impact across a busy specialist clinical research portfolio at world leading hospital
sites., The post holder will assist the Research Development Team by providing pre-award support on commercially funded research grants, providing administrative assistance, including costing and guidance in the development and submission of funding applications. They will also assist the Research Development Team in raising the profile of research internally and externally through various events and campaigns, highlighting the support of the Research Office to research staff and communicating research funding and training opportunities.

Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals undertake pioneering and world-class research into heart and lung disease. Through our research, we develop new treatments, improve care for patients and help to inform decision-making and policy across the NHS and beyond.

Our research is a collaborative effort and we work with other NHS trusts, universities and industry to ensure the necessary financial and academic support and expertise is available to make significant medical advances.

Research areas have been established representing different specialist areas of cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. Each research area or consortia brings together:oscientistsocliniciansoindustrial partnerso patients

We are also dedicated to involving patients and the public in the design, execution and dissemination of our research and in raising public awareness and interest in our work.

The Research Office oversees and offers support throughout the research process, including; research funding, grant applications and communications; industry-funded research; non-commercial research; research regulation, governance and compliance; research information systems and statistical services; patient and public involvement.