senior clinical trials coordinator Review

As part of research and innovation (R&I) division I facilitate delivery and inception of clinical research within my organization. I liaise with other stakeholders within R&I to make sure that research is set up and delivered according to regulations both internal and external. I liaise with clinicians to help them develop and deliver research. I liaise with external stakeholders about their research I deliver and about our research they deliver.

through the apprenticeship I have gained a theoretical basis for the knowledge that I had and was using day to day. I have also developed a new way of thinking about my role and my organization through the prism of various theories about leadership or strategy. I also found useful unit about reflection as this is not something that I would ever have been encouraged to do during my previous education.

I enjoy the opportunity and time to be able to learn those new knowledge and skills. I enjoy the prospect of advances to my career hopefully in the future. I enjoy interacting with fellow students albeit to a lesser degree now that the learning is delivered virtually. I enjoy interacting with tutors and receiving feedback for my work.

I have to say that our year is very well structured (and I say this because I hear other years have a different order). the modules follow in what to me is a logical way and they seem to increase in complexity, again this is a very subjective view. with regards to organisation, there are are inconsistencies between modules in regard to how information is given and what support, but that will be down to the tutors which in a sense is part of the experience.

my employer is very supportive. I have this fortune of my manager having done the course just before I started therefore they know how to support me. my manager is also my apprenticeship mentor so it works out ok. I of course need to work at weekends and evenings but I knew that coming into the apprenticeship.

provider is supportive, tutors make themselves available particularly in the time leading onto assignment deadlines. students also organise themselved to provide peer support. there is good communication with a skills tutor so I cannot complain about the provider. as mentioned before there are diffrerences between tutors but that is to be expected.

I think the course is showing me a bigger picture of the division and organisation and ultimately it is empowering me to seek my own opportunities to use the knowledge and skills. I am feeling the legitimacy of the course which in turns gives me confidence to be proactive to implement the learning that I have done.

this question comes at a time of a pandemic, therefore there are not many activities now. organisation is doing more towards engagement and there are opportunities like a craft club which are functioning at a division level. there are training sessions, but I would say not much stricte for socialising and networking.

Yes

this is a very large organisation and with it come opportunities. I feel the organisation is striving to be a top notch employer and provider of healthcare. I feel there are controls and checks in place to make sure that staff feel well supported and can speak up when there are problems.

read the job description and person specification. speak with recruiting manager and find out about the role. customize your application and consider organisational values. prepare for the interview and know what you will say, have examples for your experience. if successful be patient with the HR department, be proactive, do not hesitate to chase or follow up with people.