Study Planning and Placement Coordinator

University of Leeds; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational institution in Leeds seeks a Study Planning and Placement Coordinator to coordinate planning and placement services for health and care research across the UK. The role involves engaging with various stakeholders and providing insights to assist in the study's delivery. Applicants should have knowledge of services and the ability to influence. This position offers a hybrid working model, incorporating time spent in the office and flexibility. A comprehensive benefits package is included.

Benefits

26 days holiday plus additional bank holidays

Discounted gym membership

Access to professional development courses

On-site childcare

Shopping discounts

Qualifications

• Ability to engage and influence others.
• Working knowledge of services and study support.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate planning and placement services for research delivery.
• Support customers in seeking advice from experts and coordinating national processes.

Job description

Study Planning and Placement Coordinator

Do you want to be part of a national network supporting the delivery of health and care research across England? Are you able to effectively engage and influence others? Do you have working knowledge of the services and study support offered by the RDN to customers?

As Study Planning and Placement Coordinator you will be responsible for coordinating planning and placement services to ultimately shape research delivery. As part of these services, you will support customers to seek advice from specialty and settings experts on study deliverability and suitable specialists and facilities needed locally. You will also coordinate national processes to identify and match suitable sites for multi-centre studies by providing relevant and consistent insights from across the RDN, and devolved administrations where applicable. Alongside these services, you will support customers to access and utilise insights from data analysis, population demographics and disease mapping, combined with site capability and capacity information, to help sponsors and investigators plan and place their study.

This role will be based in the RDNCC office on Queen Street, Leeds. We work in a hybrid way with an expectation that all RDNCC staff spend at least 40% of their time in the office. We are also open to discussing other flexible working arrangements.

Salary Requirements of the Skilled Worker Visa Route

Please note that due to Home Office visa requirements, this role may only be suitable for first-time Skilled Worker visa applicants if they are eligible for salary concessions. For more information please visit: www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

What we offer in return

• 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
• All Faculty of Medicine and Health staff are entitled to ten days staff development per year (pro rata). Please speak to your line manager about how you can utilise these.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!

If you are looking for a role that will allow you to play a role in supporting the operational delivery of research working alongside RDN colleagues across England and partner organisations across the UK, apply today.

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Alisa Shah, Study Planning and Placement Manager

As part of the RDNCC’s commitment to inclusion and equity of opportunity, our shortlisting stage is undertaken with names removed from job applications. Please do not include identifiable information in uploaded documents, file names or free text fields (e.g., names, photos, contact details) other than those specifically requested in the personal details section of the application form.