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Senior Research Co-ordinator, Quality Lead

Post Duration: 24 Months 

The CUH/UCC Cancer Centre is now seeking a dynamic candidate for the key position of Quality Lead (Senior Research Coordinator) to implement and monitor quality improvements in accordance with OECI requirements and national standards. The Quality lead will have responsibility for the Quality, Safety and Risk functions of the cancer centre, providing strategic and professional leadership to ensure patients and research participants receive safe and effective care through the quality framework provided by OECI. 

The successful candidate will identify priorities and deliver Quality Improvement Programs, ensuring that risk is minimised, and continuous quality and safety improvements are enabled in the research and clinical environment. Monitoring compliance with national and OECI standards, the role will involve promoting quality and risk management practices that foster a fair, open and learning culture. The lead will engage with staff and patients on the quality of the service and research, particularly clinical trials undertaken in the centre. Managing and disseminating lessons from significant incidents & complaints, they will introduce annual plans for clinical audits and ensure results and recommendations are communicated in a timely and effective manner to improve overall performance and patient care. 

The Senior Research Coordinator may be asked to support other aspects of the CUH/UCC Cancer Centre’s work when relevant and the appointee will be expected to have a flexible approach in this regard. The ideal candidate will be proactive, enthusiastic, very organised and capable of managing a heavy and diverse workload. She/He will be able to work under pressure and be able to effectively manage many competing demands simultaneously. 

 
Informal enquiries can be made in confidence to Dr Claire O Regan coregan@ucc.ie 

Applications must be submitted online via the UCC vacancy portal https://bit.ly/3PfyePn 
 
Deadline 12pm on 29th March 2024

Cancer Research @UCC

4th floor, Western Gateway Building , Western Road, Cork

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