Senior Clinical Research Practitioner / Team Lead
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 03/09/2026
- Closes
- 16/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Senior Clinical Research Practitioner / Team Lead within the Gynaecology Oncology Team at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. The successful candidate will lead and manage a team of clinical research delivery staff and a portfolio of research studies, ensuring high-quality research and clinical care. Responsibilities include coordinating clinical trials, identifying and recruiting patients, collecting data, and supporting patients and carers. It's a mix of clinical and managerial duties, requiring excellent communication and an eye for detail.
Key responsibilities
- Work autonomously to manage a large caseload of participants, ensuring a duty of care.
- Work within relevant regulations and ICH GCP, adhering to clinical research protocols.
- Devise, implement, and evaluate strategies to identify eligible participants for research studies.
- Coordinate the research participant pathway from screening through to study closure.
- Actively work to achieve study accrual targets and overcome barriers to participant enrolment.
- Lead and support the team, acting as an expert resource and role model for excellence in research delivery.
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and ability to deal with complex and sensitive situations.
- Basic knowledge of recent NHS legislation relevant to specialist areas
- In depth understanding of research methodologies
- Ability to lead, teach, supervise and mentor others in relation to all aspects of clinical research delivery
- Awareness of changing trends in healthcare
- Significant experience in clinical research delivery including managing own portfolio of studies.
- Substantial experience relevant to speciality
- Knowledge and experience of handling complex relationships
- Experience mentoring, developing and supervising junior staff in clinical setting
- Experience in service development
- Demonstrable theoretical knowledge equivalent to masters/NVQ Level 7 qualification in life sciences or related field
- GCP certificate
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Teaching experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience in audits
- Demonstrable managerial / team lead experience
- Experience of change management
- Post graduate teaching qualification
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £58,133 – £65,261 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Clinical Research Practitioner / Team Lead
The closing date is 16 September 2026
Job summary
We are currently recruiting for a Senior Clinical Research Practitioner / Team Lead for the Gynacology Oncology Team.
We are looking for candidates interested in building a career in research in one of the biggest haematology and oncology research teams in London. After completing a fully comprehensive induction package you will find yourself leading the co-ordination and set-up of a portfolio of clinical trials, identifying and recruiting trial patients, collecting and reporting data and supporting patients and their carers throughout treatment. Successful candidates will be excellent communicators with an eye for detail and a commitment to improving patient choices, care and outcomes.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be leading and managing a team of clinical research delivery staff and a portfolio of research studies with the responsibility for delivering high quality research and clinical care.
This role will be a mix of clinical and managerial and the post holder will be required to effectively manage his or her time to fulfil key responsibilities such as reviewing protocols, identifying resource implications, actively participating in meetings, proposing action plans for poor recruiting studies, train
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