Senior Clinical Trials Coordinator
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 21/08/2026
- Closes
- 08/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Advanced Immune and Cellular Therapy (AICT) Team at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust. The role involves coordinating various aspects of clinical trials, including liaising with sponsors, managing documentation, and overseeing study setup and day-to-day operations. The successful candidate will support the AICT research portfolio, ensuring high-quality administrative service for clinical trials from setup to closure. This is a fixed-term maternity cover and secondment opportunity.
Essential criteria
- Degree in a science or health related discipline or Relevant experience in scientific and medical research.
Desirable criteria
- Post graduate certificate in clinical research or other relevant post graduate qualification.
- In possession of or working towards an NHS leadership academy qualification
- Significant experience in clinical trial administration and clinical trial data management.
- Experience of mentoring junior staff.
- Previous experience of working in the NHS or other healthcare system.
- Line management experience.
- Involvement in education and staff development
- Ability to prioritise own and others workload and practice effective time management.
- Excellent written communication skills.
- IT literate including good understanding and demonstrated use of the full Microsoft Office suite.
- Accuracy and attention to detail.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Excellent oral communication skills.
- Advanced use of spreadsheets.
- Good understanding of the clinical research delivery processes, related standards, governance and legislation.
- Understanding of medical terminology and cancer.
- Understanding of case report forms.
- Knowledge of patient information systems.
- Values
- Ability to demonstrate the organisational values and behaviours
- Other
- Ability to work to tight and/or unexpected deadlines.
- Flexible with ability to adapt to service requirements
- Conscientious and hardworking.
- Ability to work unsupervised or as part of a team.
- Tactful and diplomatic.
- Evidence of achievement under pressure.
- Degree in a science or health related discipline or Relevant experience in scientific and medical research.
- Post graduate certificate in clinical research or other relevant post graduate qualification.
- In possession of or working towards an NHS leadership academy qualification
- Significant experience in clinical trial administration and clinical trial data management.
- Experience of mentoring junior staff.
- Previous experience of working in the NHS or other healthcare system.
- Line management experience.
- Involvement in education and staff development
- Ability to prioritise own and others workload and practice effective time management.
- Excellent written communication skills.
- IT literate including good understanding and demonstrated use of the full Microsoft Office suite.
- Accuracy and attention to detail.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Excellent oral communication skills.
- Advanced use of spreadsheets.
- Good understanding of the clinical research delivery processes, related standards, governance and legislation.
- Understanding of medical terminology and cancer.
- Understanding of case report forms.
- Knowledge of patient information systems.
- Values
- Ability to demonstrate the organisational values and behaviours
- Other
- Ability to work to tight and/or unexpected deadlines.
- Flexible with ability to adapt to service requirements
- Conscientious and hardworking.
- Ability to work unsupervised or as part of a team.
- Tactful and diplomatic.
- Evidence of achievement under pressure.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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The Christie NHS FT
Senior Clinical Trials Coordinator
The closing date is 08 September 2026
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Advanced Immune and Cellular Therapy (AICT) Team at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust; an international leader in cancer research and development and the largest cancer treatment centre of its kind in Europe.
This is a fixed-term Maternity Cover - Secondment Opportunity.
We are seeking an enthusiastic, highly motivated and experienced individual who will be responsible for various aspects of clinical trial coordination including liaising with trial sponsors, monitors and the wider research community, maintaining essential documentation, managing the set-up of new studies and overseeing the day to day running of open studies.
The successful candidate will need to demonstrate a good understanding of the clinical trials process, Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and clinical governance, and be IT literate with previous experience of administrative work. We are looking for a candidate with good organisation and communication skills, who can work well both in a team and using their own initiative. The successful candidate will also demonstrate good leadership skills that promote an environment of quality and learning.
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