Job overview

We are looking for a Senior Trial Coordinator to be responsible for a portfolio of local and national cancer clinical trials contributing to cancer research. Your day-to-day job will involve working closely with Trials Coordinators and Data Managers, and also liaising with medical staff, pharmacists and statisticians involved in oncology trials. You will interact closely with chiefs investigators and Sponsor, set-up clinical trials, line manage a small team and report on your trial portfolio. The post is currently funded for 1 year. The role requires at least 2 days in the office.

Main duties of the job

To line manage and support the Clinical Trials Coordinators in their roles.
To assist the portfolio manager in managing the research  portfolio and workload of the coordination team.

To develop and provide a fast, effective and supportive service to researchers to ensure high quality research is conducted in the unit.

To ensure that all GCP requirements are met in the conduct and coordination of clinical studies.

To coordinate Trust-sponsored clinical research.

This post is essential to ensure appropriate resources and staff are in place for the set-up, conduct and close-down of the studies and compliance with the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2004, and its amendments, with the Good Clinical Practice Guidelines ICH-GCP/ E6(R2), the NHS Research Governance Framework for Health and Social Care, the Data Protection Act, the Human Tissue Act and other applicable UK legislation and guidelines. 

Working for our organisation

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 11000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.