Assistant Trial Manager at King’s College London
Job Description
About the role
An Assistant Trial Manager opportunity to join a clinical trial of a novel intervention for post-traumatic stress disorder in UK Military veterans. This is an efficacy and mechanisms trial to understand if the novel therapy is effective in a tightly controlled trial and how it might be exerting its effects. In this role you will support the delivery of the clinical trial by undertaking recruitment activities which include developing and fostering supportive networks with veteran charities and Regimental Associations, facilitating and processing trial data collection and preparing the data for analysis by the statistical team by working closely with the Trial Manager and other members of the research team. You will be an active member of trial sub-group, project management and oversight committee meetings alongside your preparation and minute-taking role. The trial is taking place outside of the NHS with veterans across the UK and some travel to Northern Ireland will be necessary up to twice a year. The academic and research team leading this trial sit within the Research Division for Care in Long-Term Conditions which is a thriving mental health research team across trauma, patient safety, eating disorders, recovery and Arts-based therapies. External multi-disciplinary collaborators are based across the UK with specialisms in psychotherapy, CBT, psychiatry and the third sector.
Especially note that the role will involve email, telephone and video call contact with people requesting treatment for PTSD during which they sometimes share their distress. Training and support will be provided in managing vicarious trauma.
This is a part time post (21 hours per week) and you will be offered a fixed term contract until 31 October 2027, starting no earlier than 1st June 2025. This is a hybrid-working role with the successful candidate expected to work two days a week in the office.
King’s considers the professional and personal development of our staff a priority and we offer an inspiring range of opportunities for training and career progression. Our Organisational Development team provide in-house and bespoke learning.
About You
To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:
Essential criteria
- Bachelor’s Degree/Postgraduate Qualification in a health, psychology or social science subject area
- Experience of delivering clinical research including participant recruitment, survey data collection and entry, data monitoring and preparation for analysis
- Committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, actively addressing areas of potential bias
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Excellent organisational skills and ability to prioritise different task demands
- Understanding of data confidentiality and research integrity
- Good attention to detail and high standards of accuracy in all aspects of work
- Being self-motivated and willing to work independently, as well as part of a larger interdisciplinary team
Desirable criteria
- Experience of clinical trial management
- Knowledge of research design
- Experience of writing reports/papers
