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Job summary

Main area
Administration
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract
12 months (fixed term)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
282-CR956-B
Employer
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Marsden Hospital Chelsea
Town
Chelsea
Salary
£37,259 - £45,356 Per Annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
27/01/2026 17:00

Employer heading

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust logo

Senior Clinical Trial Administrator

NHS AfC: Band 5

Job overview

An excellent opportunity has arisen  at The Royal Marsden Hospital  to work within the Head,  Neck and Thyroid Research Unit as a Senior Clinical Trial Administrator.

Ideally with previous clinical research experience, you will work within the guidelines and policies for the conduct of clinical trials, ensuring high standards of practice in accordance with the principles of GCP.

The successful applicant should have a flexible approach to their duties and the ability to work both as part of the team as well as independently.  In addition you will have excellent communication, administrative and IT skills and be supportive and open to new initiatives.

As we often have many applicants for jobs at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we regret that we will only be able to contact those applicants who are short-listed for interview. Therefore if you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, then please assume you have not been short-listed for interview on this particular occasion. 

All applicants will be contacted by email via NHS jobs. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly and to ensure that email filters are set to allow NHS jobs emails.

For further information please contact: Zahara Ghory, Clinical Research Operations Manager at  [email protected]

Main duties of the job

  • To support the clinical research team with study administration as required to ensure the efficient and successful delivery of clinical trials and other studies according to Good Clinical Practice (GCP), standard operating procedures (SOPs), trust policies and all applicable regulations and governance structures.
  • To ensure timely and accurate entry of data and relevant information into appropriate database systems.
  • To work with the clinical team to ensure prompt resolution of data queries.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification:

  • To ensure that data collection and (electronic) case report form ((e)CRF) completion is performed to the required standards of the current EU, UK and FDA legislation, Trust SOPs and Sponsor contractual obligations.
  • To regularly report on data entry status to ensure deadlines are met for interim and final analysis.
  • Ensure that scans are uploaded to trial specific electronic portals where required.
  • Tissue tracking using RMH systems (as applicable)
  • To design and implement tools and guidance for clinical trial data capture.
  • To prepare and facilitate the archiving of essential clinical trial documents and source data as per Trust SOPs.
  • To undertake projects with relation to office management as required.
  • To represent the Data Management team at research meetings.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Educated to at least GCSE/A level (or equivalent)
  • Knowledge of ICH/GCP guidelines

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Good understanding of medical terminology
  • Previous experience of working in the NHS or equivalent
  • Experience in working with databases

Skills/Abilities/Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Excellent administrative and organisational skills
  • Competence in research orientated PC software including Microsoft Office packages
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Good attention to detail
  • Understanding of clinical trials and regulations governing clinical research
  • Experience of data entry and data management
  • Good level of spoken and written English

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Zahara Ghory
Job title
Research Operations
Email address
[email protected]
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