Clinical Trials Coordinator

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Research and Innovation Division at The Christie to join our Surgical and Anaesthetics Research Team, supporting the delivery and continued growth of a diverse clinical research portfolio.

We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced individual to provide high-quality clinical trial administration and coordination, working closely with research nurses, surgeons, consultants and the wider trial coordination team.

As part of a small team, you will need to work confidently and independently, effectively manage competing priorities and contribute to divisional, Trust and national research objectives.

You will need excellent organisational and communication skills, attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities in a busy research environment. You should be proactive, adaptable and enjoy working collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong administrative skills who is interested in developing their career within clinical research and contributing to high-quality cancer research at The Christie.

Practice (GCP), Trust procedures and study protocols.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the set-up, amendment and ongoing administration of clinical trials.
• Completing case report forms and maintaining accurate trial databases, trackers and electronic records.
• Maintaining essential trial documentation and investigator site files to ensure they remain inspection ready.
• Responding to data queries and liaising with sponsors, monitors, research organisations and internal teams.
• Tracking trial activity and supporting invoicing and financial processes.
• Supporting monitoring visits, audits and inspections.
• Working closely with Research Nurses and Principal Investigators to support effective study delivery.
• Managing your own workload, prioritising competing demands and meeting internal and external deadlines.

You will work both independently and collaboratively, using initiative while ensuring high standards of accuracy, confidentiality and research governance.

The Christie is one of Europe’s leading cancer centres, looking after more than 64,000 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 25% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country.

We are the largest radiotherapy provider in the NHS with one in 20 treatments delivered at The Christie. We have up to 15 linear accelerators operating across our network of sites. We operate the largest chemotherapy unit in the UK on our main site and treatments are also provided at 13 other networked sites, and in patients homes. And as a specialist tertiary surgical centre, we focus on rare cancers, complex procedures, and multidisciplinary approaches to cancer surgery, specialising in colorectal, peritoneal, gynaecological, urological and plastic surgery.

We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We have been named by the UK’s National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), as one of the best hospitals providing opportunities for patients to participate in clinical research studies, with more than 800 studies open at any time, caring for over 3,000 patients.

The specific responsibilities will depend on the requirements of each team, but may include:

• Act as a point of contact for the core Research and Development team, study sponsors, clinical research organisations and specific research teams, communicating directly with them regarding data queries, monitoring visits and other enquiries relevant to trial set up and general trial conduct.
• Set up and initiation of allocated trials within an assigned team, under the guidance of the Senior Clinical Trials Coordinators.
• Track all payments throughout each clinical trial including completion of activity logs and requesting invoices to be raised.
• Maintain investigator site files and essential documentation in accordance with ICH-GCP and Trust SOPs to ensure they are kept inspection ready at all times.
• Process trial amendment submissions in accordance with ICH-GCP and Trust SOPs and timelines.
• Provide administrative support to the Clinical Research Nurses and Principal Investigators for safety reporting in accordance with protocol requirements.
• Complete team reporting mechanisms (i.e. recruitment activity logs, patient visit logs, costing spreadsheets, case report form trackers and electronic proformas).
• Produce trial workbooks for review by the lead Clinical Research Nurse and Principal Investigator for assigned studies and ensure version control is maintained.
• Ensure collection of clinical case notes for all patients, so that these are available as needed, for monitoring and audit purposes.
• Complete case report forms as per sponsor requirements, and liaise with clinical trial monitors to ensure the data sent is valid and their requirements are met at site monitoring visits.
• Cross check, confirm data and complete query resolution with sponsors and third parties in a timely manner.
• Completion of clinical trial specific databases with data from various sources such as questionnaires, hospital records and other electronic and paper sources.
• Liaise with internal and external NHS staff regarding case notes, data collection, archival tumour blocks, mortality data, and other general trial activities, which may be confidential and sensitive in nature.
• Arrange shipping and delivery of relevant trial data and documents including import/export of tumour blocks, ECGs and copy scans.
• Arrange team and trial related meetings as required, producing minutes in a timely manner.
• Ensure that data is available and up to date for any meetings related to a clinical trial.
• If required attend project related meetings, investigator meetings (abroad or teleconferences, as necessary) to convey the relevant information to the study team.
• Assist with preparation for audit and inspections within assigned teams.
• Assist with trial document archiving by following the Trust’s archiving guidelines.
• Ensure that office/ trial related supplies are adequate and assist with the ordering process.
• Undertake general administrative tasks as delegated by managerial representatives from the Research Division to contribute to the smooth running of the patient recruitment Teams.
• Demonstrates the agreed set of values and accountable for own attitude and behaviour.