Job summary
- Main area
- Administrative and Clerical
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- 15 months (Fixed term: 15 months)
- Hours
- Full time
- Job ref
- 282-CR1986
- Employer
- The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Royal Marsden Chelsea
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £47,951 - £56,863 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/11/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Clinical Trial Coordinator
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
Main duties of the job
The primary purpose of the Senior Trial Coordinator post in the breast clinical research unit is to:
• Take responsibility for ensuring clinical trials within the unit are conducted and managed in accordance
with Good Clinical Practice and Trust SOPs
• Be responsible for conveying the requirements of the Clinical R&D Office to clinical staff within their
allocated Clinical Unit
• Provide an efficient clinical trial coordination service to the unit, ensuring trials fulfil all statutory
requirements
• Oversee the conduct of trials within the unit and maintain day to day responsibility for specific trials
within the Unit
• Represent the unit at key meeting and deputise for the Research Operations Manager as required
• Oversee and line manage other research staff (Clinical Trial Administrators & Clinical Trial
Coordinators). Line management dependant on experience
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:
• Ensure all research within the unit receives all relevant regulatory approval before it commences
• Implementation of systems within the unit to ensure research cannot commence without all
regulatory approvals
• Under the direction of the Research Operations Manager to lead implementation of systems
within the unit to ensure all clinical trials are conducted in accordance with all regulatory
requirements including:
o Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations
o Research Governance Framework for Health and Social Care
o Human Tissue Act
• To review capacity and resource requirements within the unit for coordination and administrative
management of trial portfolio and to advise the Research Operations Manager accordingly
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Recent GCP training
- Life Sciences (or equivalent) degree or relevant experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable experience of working in a clinical trial setting as a Clinical Trial Coordinator
- Understanding of clinical trials and regulations governing clinical research
- Experience of working in the NHS or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in the field of oncology
Skills Abilities/knowledge
Essential criteria
- Good attention to detail
- Ability to maintain adherence to written procedures
- Excellent administrative and organisational skills
- Excellent IT skills including MS Excel
- Experience of data entry and data management
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to interact with, influence and motivate people at all levels
- Ability to interact confidently with experts and non-experts
Desirable criteria
- Experience of supervising administrative staff
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- Able to work on both sites and to be flexible to meet the needs of the role
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Alexandra Paul
- Job title
- Clinical Research Operations Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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