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Amendment Officer

On-site in London·Full-time·Added today (last checked 9 Nov)

Our summary

Salary
£38,488 - £46,852 a year

About £2,600 - £3,100 a month after tax.

Work mode
On-site, London
Contract
Permanent, full-time hours
Closing date
Apply by Monday 16 November
Commute
Cycle to work and season ticket loan

Skills

Nice to have

The role

What you'll do

  • Manage end‑to‑end processing of amendment submissions for UCL/UCLH‑sponsored (non‑MHRA regulated) studies and all UCLH‑hosted studies, ensuring timely review, approval and communication to sites.
  • Ensure timely and accurate handover of amendments to other JRO teams in accordance with agreed processes.
  • Maintain accurate amendment logs and trackers in EDGE ( and/or any applicable system) and, where required; file and retrieve core documentation when necessary.
  • Monitor performance against amendment to turnaround targets; provide clear, regular updates to investigators and stakeholders.
  • Produce concise amendment activity reports and metrics; escalate risks or delays to senior JRO staff as appropriate.
  • Provide guidance to study teams on amendment categories, required documentation and local capacity/capability implications. Engage in outreach activities, including presentation of amendments
  • Undertake general administrative tasks to support JRO operations as allocated by senior staff.

Job overview

Reporting to the Research Management and Governance Manager, a talented and experienced individual is sought to advice researchers on research amendments. Key member of Research Management and Governance team of JRO, the postholder will review and approve research amendments for UCL and UCLH sponsored studies as well as amendments received for studies hosted by UCLH. It is a cross cutting role between sponsorship and hosted amendment reviews. If offers excellent all round developmental opportunity.  

A self-starter, you will have excellent organisational skills with a good understanding of research management and governance. You will also be expected to have knowledge of access, arrange and confirm ( AAC) site level review. You should be pragmatic and have proven ability to communicate effectively with senior clinicians, academic staff and other health service professionals to help deliver this challenging agenda within a dynamic multi-disciplinary environment.

The post holder will be required to maintain a good working relationship and a high level of customer service with R&D and BRC teams as well as external stakeholders.

This is an exciting role to support research at UCLH within a dynamic RM&G team what values team work and supporting each other. 

Essential criteria

  • Educated to Degree Level, or significant equivalent qualification or work-based experience Knowledge of research governance, including legal requirements relating to research
  • Relevant administrative experience in an R&D or research administration environment
  • Data analytical skills including collection and analysis of multiple sources of information
  • Communicating information in various forms to stakeholders at all levels
  • Producing reports and summaries of performance and/or activity
  • Analysing working practices; recommending and implementing policies/procedures to improve local administrative processes
  • Managing and maintaining paper and electronic filing and records
  • Numeracy and problem-solving skills
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint)
  • Ability to work on own initiative and prioritise workload
  • Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
  • Flexible approach
  • Team player
  • “Can do” attitude and strong desire to facilitate and coordinate research programmes
  • Familiarity with medical terminology
  • Willingness to travel between UCL partner sites in Central and North London

Desirable criteria

  • Audits and Surveys

About University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Health and social care

In their own words

About the company & team

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

  • University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
  • National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
  • Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
  • University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
  • Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
  • University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
  • The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
  • University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

Additional information

The use of AI is monitored and if applicants have used it, then they are required to declare this in their supporting statement.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a set of technology that can perform various tasks that typically required human intelligence. Your application is your opportunity to demonstrate to us how you meet the requirements of the role.

We recognise that AI tools can support accessibility, equity and confidence for applicants. However, it’s important that examples and responses genuinely reflect your own experience and abilities, as these will be explored further during the selection process. AI must not be used to provide misleading or false information during any stage of the application journey.

Further guidance can be found in the NLPSS Applicant Toolkit https://royalfree.pagetiger.com/cuuomnr/1.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to ensuring that its recruitment processes are carried out with integrity, transparency, and fairness for all applicants. To help maintain these standards, we ask candidates to provide accurate and truthful information throughout the recruitment process.

If incorrect or misleading information is identified, this may affect the progression of an application, any employment offer, or continued employment. As part of our due diligence, the company may verify the information provided by applicants and take appropriate action where necessary.

We do not charge applicants any fees at any stage of the recruitment process, including applications, interviews, sponsorship arrangements, pre-employment checks, or employment offers. All vacancies are advertised through TRAC/NHS Jobs and candidates are assessed solely on their skills, qualifications, experience, and suitability for the role. If you are asked to make a payment in connection with an NHS job opportunity, please treat this as suspicious and contact the organisation directly using the details published on our official career's website.

Applicants can refer to the Fraud Act 2006 for further information: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/35/contents

At UCLH, we have a real ‘One Team’ ethos, and our values – safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England. 

At UCLH we take equality of opportunity seriously and are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer, with a culture that creates a real sense of belonging and trust. It is our fundamental aim, to recruit, retain and promote a diverse mix of people who are representative of our local communities.  Applications are encouraged from candidates of all backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives to support our world class research, innovation and creativity.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff and has a dedicated policy which allows staff to apply for flexible working right from the beginning of employment. For more information please go to: https://www.uclh.nhs.uk/work-with-us/why-choose-uclh/flexible-working.

We offer our permanent staff an interest free season ticket loan for travel, all our staff have access to free independent and confidential support, large retail discounts, a staff discount platform, cycle to work scheme and on-site accommodation to name a few.

Additionally, UCLH Arts and Heritage’s staff wellbeing programme, Creative Comfort, offers a variety of ways to engage with the arts as a member of UCLH staff. You can try out the weekly choir, weekly art club and join the Culture Club for exclusive access to free and discounted tickets for opera, exhibitions, theatre and more.

We recognise, reward and thank colleagues by nominating them for our annual Celebrating Excellence Awards, which are funded by UCLH Charity.

We are also members of www.mytrustbenefits.co.uk/ which offers discounts on high street retail stores, offers on travel deals, and also to take advantage of cash back schemes. 

You must already have the right to work in the United Kingdom or fully meet the eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. We welcome applications from candidates who require visa sponsorship; however, we can only consider these where all UKVI requirements are met. Before applying, please ensure that both you and the role satisfy the relevant UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) points‑based system criteria, as applications that do not meet these requirements cannot be progressed.  For more information about the criteria, please click here

This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

Some administrative recruitment activities may be undertaken using automated workflow and robotic process automation technologies. These tools assist authorised staff in processing recruitment records and employment checks but do not make decisions regarding your employment.

Please note that all correspondence regarding your application will be via email. The emails will be sent to you via TRAC.jobs and not via NHS Jobs, we encourage you to check your inbox regularly.

Please note that if you have not heard from us within 3 weeks of the closing date of the advert to assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.

The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.

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