Hybrid Internal Applicants Only - ENROLL Study Coordinator na Cardiff University

This post is currently open to employees of Cardiff University only.  Please do not apply if you do not have a current contract of employment with the University.

Internal Applicants Only - ENROLL Study Coordinator
Cardiff School of Biosciences

Applications are invited for the role of ENROLL Study Coordinator to lead and coordinate all aspects of the ENROLL-HD study and associated platform studies (e.g. HD-Clarity, LSA) at the Huntington’s Disease Research Management Clinic, based at Cardiff University. This role will support the recruitment, coordination, delivery, and strategic development of the study, including implementation of a significant protocol update (version 2) and associated site readiness activities. The postholder will be a key liaison point between NHS, academic and industry collaborators, and provide expert clinical and research leadership across the ENROLL platform and related trials.

You will work as part of the Huntington’s disease research and management clinic team, which includes attendance at clinic on Wednesdays in the Hayden Ellis Building, Maindy Road., Cardiff, CF24, 4HQ

This position is part-time (21 hours per week, which must include a Wednesday) and fixed term until 31 August 2026.

Salary: £40,497 - £45,413 per annum, pro rata for part-time staff (Grade 6)

Appointments to roles at Cardiff University are usually made at bottom of scale unless in exceptional
Circumstances.

Closing date: Thursday, 28 August 2025

External applications are currently not being considered for this post.  If the decision is made to open the post to external candidates, the strapline at the top will be removed and you will be given ample time to apply – please check back periodically for details.

Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds.  We therefore welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, or age.  In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Job purpose

Support the Huntington’s Disease Research Management clinic and provide clinical advice, guidance and support, and lead complex research projects within the area of Huntington’s disease.

Key Duties

• Provide professional advice and guidance on the Enroll-HD research project and other linked studies to internal and external customers (across academic, NHS and industry) that will have institute wide impacts, using judgement and creativity to suggest the most appropriate course of action where appropriate, and ensuring complex and conceptual issues are understood

• Take responsibility for managing and resolving issues that arise independently relevant to the complex specialist coordinating and nursing research requirements of the Enroll-HD clinical study and other linked studies where they fall within set role objectives.
• Coordinate patient involvement in new and ongoing Enroll-HD clinical studies and related studies.
• Investigate and analyse specific issues within clinical trial research nursing, creating recommendation reports, supported by advances within clinical trials and other study designs
• Ensure that the provision of related clinical trials and studies is delivered to the institution, proactively changing the delivery according to customer requirements
• Establish relationships with key contacts to ensure role objectives are meet, developing appropriate communication links with the University’s Schools/Directorates and outside bodies as required
• Create specific working groups from colleagues across the University to achieve the Centre’s research objectives
• Undertake trial specific training to deliver study protocols as required, including taking and processing blood samples from participants.
• Develop and deliver training for Enroll-HD clinical trials and other related studies
• Undertake a variety of research and administrative duties to support the centre
• Instruct and guide other employees across the Centre where required in relation to HD research
• Ensure that work is undertaken and documented in a regulatory compliant way and be prepared for regular audits and inspections, as well as contributing to the development of the quality management system for the area of HD  trials.

45,413

Grade 6

40,497

Management & Executive

Managerial, Professional and Specialist Staff – MPSS