Contracts Manager

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool

Contracts Manager

£46148-£52809

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Remote working

Posted 1 week ago, 11 Jul | Get your application in now before you're too late!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 72ffa85533d04f668a1b34be9e30d535

Full Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust's (LUHFT) Research & Innovation Team as Research Contracts Officer. LUHFT are in the privileged position to be in receipt of NIHR funding to be one of twenty new Commercial Research Delivery Centres (CRDC). One of the key objectives of the Liverpool CRDC is to improve efficiency and speed of commercial research set up, the Research Contracts Officer post is key to the CRDC success in achieving this objective. You will work alongside a close team of highly motivated individuals, sharing knowledge and expertise to deliver an efficient contract service between secondary, primary care and commercial partners." Alongside UHLG, the centre will bring together Cheshire and Mersey organisations including primary and social care; voluntary organisations and 10 secondary care organisations from the region, including:

  • Liverpool Women's Hospital (part of UHLG)
  • Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital
  • Clatterbridge Cancer Centre
  • The Walton Centre Foundation Trust
  • Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
  • Alder Hey Children`s Hospital
  • Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
  • The Countess of Chester Hospital
  • Mersey and West Lancashire NHS Foundation Trust
  • Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, The Research Contracts Officer will be responsible, for leading and finalising contract negotiations and arrangements for research activity conducted., Provide centralised legal and contractual advice and support to clinical, academic and professional service colleagues, including drafting and/or
  • amending template agreements and contracts. Lead negotiations with internal and external stakeholders to resolve contractual issues. Drafting contracts to a high professional standard to support the provision of research, research funding, research delivery and provision of research services. Support colleagues in drafting, reviewing and amending legal documentation to identify and protect intellectual property. Work closely as a team member with other staff including but not limited to clinical and support service staff, research and innovation departments across any Partner Organisations. Work collaboratively across all stakeholders in line with any Memorandum of Understanding.

    The successful candidate must have the ability to be pro-active and take the leading role in negotiations with Partner organisations, stakeholders and external clients. They must have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and demonstrable experience of working to strict deadlines and managing competing priorities,
  • Legal qualification and/or degree in a relevant subject or equivalent
  • Post graduate qualification or equivalent in relevant subject, Demonstrable experience of the negotiation of commercial or business contracts
  • Drafting of commercial or business contracts
  • Negotiation of research contracts and/or agreements
  • Drafting of research contracts and/or agreements
  • Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working in a large and complex organisation
  • Negotiating and drafting licence agreements to exploit intellectual property
  • Experience of working with clinical trials units, Knowledge and understanding of company formation agreements
  • Knowledge and understanding of the patent process
  • Knowledge and understanding of intellectual property issues arising in a research context
  • Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge and understanding of clinical research in the NHS including the role of commercial and public sector organisations, regulatory and governance requirements, NHS R&D strategy, ICH-GCP

    Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
  • We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients. UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West. Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

    Note: Under current Home Office Immigration Rules we are currently unable to offer right to work visa sponsorship for Band 2 and 3 roles with a salary of less than £25,000 pa as they do not meet the UK Visas & Immigration criteria. Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview. We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role. Candidates applying for the role of Healthcare Assistant on the staff bank should note that due to the nature of the role, workers must be aged 18 or above when commencing in post. Applicants are therefore welcome from those aged over 18 or within 3 months' of their 18^th birthday. The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity all of the time. Flexible working options may include reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working. The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16-24. Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant/s DBS application be recovered via salary deduction following start in post. The amount of £23 (standard disclosure) or £43 (enhanced disclosure) will be deducted from salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment. Bank posts require upfront payment. DBS applications submitted from 2nd December will be subject to the new DBS fee of £26.50 (standard) and £54.50 (Enhanced). From April 2017, Skilled visa applicants and their adult dependant(s) will be required to provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have lived in consecutively for 12 months or more in the past ten years. Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa. This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults' policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures. Staff should be mindful of their responsibility to safeguard children and adults in any activity performed on behalf of the organisation in line with the requirements of statutory guidance and legislation. All employees (and volunteers)are expected maintain their safeguarding knowledge and skills by completing mandatory safeguarding training which includes understanding and recognising the signs of abuse and neglect and taking appropriate action. As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse /any forms of sexual violence. If you have any personal requirements that will enable you to participate in our recruitment process please contact a member of the Recruitment Services by phone on at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post. Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.

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