Job summary
- Main area
- Administrative
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- 18 months (Full time fixed term contract (18 months))
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Face to face/on-site)
- Job ref
- 392-RNOH-1206
- Employer
- Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore site
- Town
- Stanmore
- Salary
- £34,521 - £41,956 Per annum Inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Research Coordinator in Implant Metrology and Surgical Technologies
NHS AfC: Band 5
Please note in order to progress your application, your data will be processed by our 3rd party recruitment providers – North London Partners Shared Service, who conduct recruitment activities on behalf of Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust.
The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust is the largest orthopaedic hospital in the UK and a global leader in our field. We provide a dynamic working environment where we support frontline staff to implement improvements so that we can realise our vision of being a world leading neuro musculoskeletal hospital providing the best patient care and staff experience in the NHS, delivering world leading research, and offering a strong foundation of education, training and career progression. Our dedicated staff come from diverse backgrounds, and our patients benefit from the wide range of experience they bring to the Trust. The RNOH brings unrivalled expertise together in one place allowing us to deliver some of the world’s most complex and innovative care to our patients
- Rated Good by the CQC
- Two sites, one in central London and one in Stanmore - which has recently opened The Stanmore Building, a new, state-of-the-art inpatient facility
- Our Research and Innovation Centre works closely with our main academic partner, University College London
- Recognised as a centre of excellence, leading on national initiatives, such as the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) Programme
- Further major redevelopment underway across the Stanmore site – improving and modernising our facilities to maintain our position as the UK’s leading centre for orthopaedic medicine
- In the NHS staff survey, over 90% of our staff were satisfied with the quality of care they are able to give to patients - the best result of any NHS Trust in the country
- Our staff also indicated that they had the best experience of appraisals as compared to all other NHS Trusts.
This is a great time to join us and play a critical role in the next stage of RNOH’s journey to achieving an outstanding CQC rating.
Our aim is to remain a world-leading orthopaedic hospital with the best patient care and staff experience in the NHS. To do this, we have four core values that underpin everything that we do. We use our values to help ensure that we are always focused on the things that our staff and patients believe are most important:
- Patients first, always
- Excellence, in all we do
- Trust, honesty and respect, for each other
- Equality, for all
Our annual staff survey results have been improving year on year, with our staff telling us that their experience of working at the Trust is getting better and better. They also indicate that our staff feel very loyal to the RNOH and committed to its role in providing the very best care to our complex patient group. We hope that we can welcome you to our growing team soon.
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic research coordinator to join the Implant Imaging Research team at the RNOH.
The post holder will have responsibility for the coordination of implant imaging and metrology, surgical technology research.
The post holder will support the maintaining of the project schedule, and that key milestone deliverables are met.
We are a multidisciplinary team including orthopaedic surgeons, engineers, biotechnologists, radiologists and computer scientists. We work together to provider better informed diagnosis, care and patient monitoring through the study of health and disease, implant performance, surgical planning and the development of innovative technologies in orthopaedics.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking a highly motivated and passionate individual to join this team, which will work with surgeons, study participants and engineers at the RNOH, UCL and across the UK.
The successful candidate will support the day to day running of the projects (from participant engagement, study design, data analysis).
The research coordinator will perform data collection for the implant and surgical technology arms of research.
Working for our organisation
At the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH), we are committed to achieving the best staff experience in the NHS. In the 2023 NHS Staff Survey, we proudly:
- Scored above the national average for the People Promises: "We are recognised and rewarded," "We are always learning," "We work flexibly," "We are a team," and for staff engagement.
- Ranked #1 among all Trusts in North and Central London for all People Promises and themes.
- Ranked #1 among all Acute Specialist Trusts for "We work flexibly."
At RNOH, we’re committed to being actively anti-discriminatory and actively inclusive. We recognise our brilliant people do brilliant work, and we offer rewarding careers, no matter what their background. We continue to strive to break down barriers to be the Trust where people come together because what they do matters, makes a difference and where they can thrive.
Joining our organisation means enjoying a wide range of staff benefits, including:
- 24/7 access to wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Programme.
- A Rewards & Recognition platform, offering opportunities to thank colleagues, send gifts, and access exclusive discounts.
- A dedicated Staff Wellbeing Hub, providing a space to relax and recharge away from the work environment.
- Salary sacrifice schemes for transport (season ticket loans, car and bike), electrical goods, and childcare
At RNOH, we are more than a workplace—we are committed to patients, to excellence and the wellbeing of our staff.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Ensure that the requirements of the research program are fulfilled, including:
Performing data collection and processing of musculoskeletal and implant metrology studies. This includes, but not limited to, the anonymisation and cataloguing of the imaging and clinical/patient/study participant data, and maintain the database.
Liaising with study partner institution regarding their taking part in the study for musculoskeletal screening and self-assessment questionnaires, continuing the study activities, reporting of results.
Ensuring personal info relevant to the studies are received securely and processed in compliance with GDPR requirements.
Person specification
Analytical & Judgment Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to analyse and rationalise research information
- Ability to work under pressure of tight deadlines and manage high workloads
- Ability to carry out detailed work accurately.
Communication & Relationship Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent organisation and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work successfully as part of a team.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Experience of presenting technical information at meetings (both oral and written).
IT skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to work with PACS and other image archiving systems.
- Advanced knowledge of using Microsoft Access, Excel and Word.
- Ability to use specialised database systems for research, e.g. REDCap
Responsibility for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable commitment to anti-discriminatory and inclusive behaviours and practices
Knowledge, Training & Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant degree or professional qualification. Master degree is essential
- Experience in medical imaging administration
- Knowledge of the principles of medical imaging
- Experience of working in a team-oriented environment
- Experience in managing team members
- Experience in undertaking and an understanding of medical/clinical research
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of orthopaedic implant metrology
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Anna Di Laura
- Job title
- Senior Research Associate
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 3947 0100
- Additional information
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