OCTRU

I joined NDORMS in June 2022. My role is to provide general administrative support to the Oxford Clinical Trials Research Unit's (OCTRU) Hub team and assistance to OCTRU's Senior Leadership Team. I oversee and make content for OCTRU's X (Twitter) account, organise events and meetings, and I support and ensure the delivery of OCTRU's training programme. I also provide administrative support to OCTRU's Programming Team, Statistics Team, and to the trial teams at the hub, as required.

I graduated with a BA in English Literature. After university I became interested in working in a healthcare setting and started working as an administrator in the NHS. For three and a half years I worked as an appointments co-ordinator in a busy radiology department, allowing me to gain knowledge on various imaging modalities and musculoskeletal conditions. Through working in this patient-centred role, I developed an interest in the world of research, and its importance to patients in improving their quality of life, and giving them better outcomes.

I have worked on the EXPLAIN project since 2023. A repository of animations in various languages and in British Sign Language has been created that can be requested by trial teams within UKCRC registered Clinical Trials Units to use free of charge in their studies - the explainer videos will give anyone who might be suitable for a clinical trial the opportunity to learn and understand some key concepts of clinical studies. My role initially was to co-ordinate project team activities and the PPI groups in the development of these explainer videos, and then to assist with their creation and to aid in their dissemination.