Senior Clinical Trial Coordinator

Full‑time hours (37.5 h/week)

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Research and Innovation Division at The Christie. We are looking to appoint a Senior Clinical Trials Coordinator to the Breast clinical research delivery team within The Christie NHS Foundation Trust.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual, who is able to demonstrate significant work experience in clinical trials coordination and data management involving clinical trials or project co‑ordination, as well as a good understanding of clinical research, GCP and clinical governance.

Applicants should have excellent organisation and communication skills, can work well both in a team and using their own initiative. The individual must demonstrate good leadership skills that will promote an environment of quality and learning.

The role is ideal for individuals keen to pursue a managerial career in clinical trials coordination. It is tailored to equip the successful candidate with the necessary skills and experience to become a future leader in this field.

Applicants should meet all the essential criteria described in the job description as a minimum, including holding a scientific or business‑based degree, or have relevant experience in scientific and medical research.

The focus of this role is to provide support to sustain and improve an excellent level of service provision from a trial site perspective for our research partners. In order to support our growth as a centre of excellence in research, a tailored training programme will be provided to the successful candidate to consolidate the skills required to provide multi‑team management support for the Clinical Trial Research teams in the trust.

We are looking for an individual who will act as a key co‑ordinator for the Breast Research team to proactively ensure the provision of a high quality and efficient administrative service.

The role will include all phases of research and require the set up and coordination of complex clinical trials; previous experience of study set up of complex trials would be desirable. There will also be aspects of work allocation and support of coordination staff and direct line management responsibilities, along with oversight of team metrics. The post holder will be expected to provide managerial and leadership support to the senior R&I management and clinical research staff, and ensure compliance with Trust Policy, Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and all other relevant requirements.

Opportunities will be available to lead service development projects within the team and the wider R&I division.

The Christie is one of Europe’s leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15 % of patients are referred to us from other parts of the country. We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world;

chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.

• Responsible for supporting and supervising workload allocation/ monitoring across administrative team members, escalating issues as appropriate to senior managers.
• Provide support to senior managers with general Human Resource activities, including but not limited to recruitment and selection and line management of administrative team members as required, in accordance with Trust policies.
• Provide induction support and training to new and existing clinical trials staff through one‑to‑one and group learning activities.
• Encourage the sharing of…