Job overview
An excellent opportunity has arisen at the Sutton site of the Royal Marsden Hospital to work within the Department of Haemato-Oncology Unit as a Clinical Trial Coordinator working on our large and varied portfolio.
Ideally with previous clinical research experience and preferably educated to degree level or equivalent, 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.
Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.
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 occasion.
Main duties of the job
• Responsible for the day-to-day coordination and oversight of allocated clinical trials in the Department.
• Responsible for the set-up and conduct of allocated clinical trials in accordance with regulatory, sponsor and organisational requirements.
• Ensure clinical trials within the Unit are conducted in accordance with Good Clinical Practice and Trust SOPs.
• Review the capacity and resource requirements within the Clinical unit for coordination and administrative management of the allocated trials and to advise the unit head accordingly.
• To be an active member of the department, providing regular reports on activity within the Department and highlighting areas of concern.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Primary areas of responsibility:
Trial set-up
• To liaise with R&D, pharmacy, finance, laboratories, and other support departments in set up of trials and assessment of capacity and capability.
• To liaise with Sponsors and R&D regarding clinical trial contracts.
• To liaise with R&D to ensure appropriate material transfer arrangements are in place for trials involving transfer or receipt of tissue.
• Responsible for essential trial documentation [including training and delegation logs] compilation and maintenance of site files
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Life Sciences (or equivalent) degree or relevant experience
Desirable criteria
2. Recent GCP training
Experience
Essential criteria
3. Has experience of working in a clinical trial setting
Desirable criteria
4. Experience of working in the NHS or equivalent
Skills/Abilities/Knowledge
Essential criteria
5. Excellent administrative and organisational skills
6. Competence in research orientated PC software including Microsoft Office packages
7. Excellent oral and written communication skills
8. Good attention to detail
9. Understanding of clinical trials and regulations governing clinical research
10. Good level of spoken and written English
Desirable criteria
11. Experience of data entry and data management
The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.
Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.
Flu Vaccination – What We Expect of our Staff
At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.
The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the upmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.
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