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Job summary

Main area
Administration
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 4
Contract
11 months (Fixed term)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
282-CR1391
Employer
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Marsden Hospital Sutton
Town
Sutton
Salary
£33,262 - £36,027 Per Annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
28/04/2026 23:59

Employer heading

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust logo

Clinical Trial Administrator

NHS AfC: Band 4

Job overview

We are looking for a self-motivated, well organised and methodical Clinical Trial Administrator to join the Sutton based Haemato-Oncology department. 

Ideally with previous clinical research experience and NHS 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 post will involve trial administration to support a variety of haematological cancer trials across the wide-ranging academic and pharmaceutical clinical trials portfolio. The key element of this role is to assist with the retrieval, review and entry of clinical trials patient data and to design and implement tools/guidance for clinical trial data capture, with a particular focus on early phase/complex trial interventions.

This advertisement will close when we have reached 50 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 particular occasion. 
All applicants will be contacted by email via NHS jobs.

Main duties of the job

  • To support the clinical research teams 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.
  • 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.
  • To provide support to the clinical research team in daily trials activity and assist in workload management.

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 CRF completion is performed to the required standards of the current EU, UK and FDA legislation and RMH SOPs.
  • To design and implement tools/guidance for clinical trial data capture.
  • Liaise with sponsor companies prior to study initiation to discuss the data management requirements of the study and to explain the data collection procedures and monitoring arrangements within the research unit.
  • To regularly report on data entry status to ensure deadlines are met for interim and final analysis.
  • To represent the Data Management team at research meetings
  • To prepare the archiving of essential clinical trial documents within the Site Investigator Files and Source Data files 

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Educated to at least GCSE/A level

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Good understanding of medical terminology
  • Knowledge of ICH/GCP guidelines
  • Experience in working with databases
Desirable criteria
  • Background in Haemato-Oncology/Oncology
  • Previous experience of working in the NHS or for an oncology trials unit

Skills Abilities/knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge and experience of MS Office applications or equivalent
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Able to be flexible to meet the needs of the role

Other Requirements

Essential criteria
  • Proven track record of problem solving

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Sarah Dunne
Job title
Senior Trial Manager
Email address
[email protected]
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