Clinical Research Coordinator - Paediatric Research

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare institution in London is seeking a Clinical Research Coordinator to join their Paediatric Research Team. The successful applicant will manage clinical trials, assist in developing processes, and ensure effective communication within the research team. Candidates should have recent GCP training, at least a year of clinical trial experience, and excellent communication skills. This fixed-term, full-time position offers a salary range of £37,259 to £45,356 annually.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year working in a clinical trial setting or equivalent experience.
• 1 year experience of data entry and data management in clinical trials.
• Experience dealing with the general public.
• Experience working in a team on joint projects.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate a number of trials while supporting research nurses and investigators.
• Work closely with Principal Investigators and sponsors.
• Foster excellent communication with clinical research delivery professionals.

Skills

Understanding of clinical trials

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Excellent attention to detail

Excellent IT skills including Access, Excel and PowerPoint

Experience in project management

Experience of Clinical Laboratory work

Education

Recent GCP training or qualification in research/clinical trials

Job description

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Research Coordinator - Paediatric Research

The closing date is 01 October 2025

• An exciting opportunity has risen for a dynamic individual with experience in clinical research delivery to join our enthusiastic research team within the Paediatric Research Team and to work mainly on the General Paediatric portfolio but expected to be involved in other specialities too.
• The post holders will play a key role in developing and creating robust systems and processes to enable clinical research to run smoothly and efficiently.

Main duties of the job

• The Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) will be responsible for coordinating a number of trials whilst supporting the research nurses and investigators in the delivery of clinical research studies.
• The role will involve working closely with the Principal Investigators, sponsors, the Joint Research and Enterprise Service.
• The post holder will foster excellent communication and working relationships with the all clinical research delivery professionals internally and externally.
• The post holder will need to be dynamic, able to work well under pressure and cope with conflicting demands whilst maintaining excellent organisational, communication and IT skills.
• Confidentiality, accuracy and attention to detail are fundamental for this position.
• Please note COVID19 Trials are recruited to in this department and successful applicants will be required to work on this portfolio as well.
• We are very keen to speak to potential applicants for the post and would be very supportive of applicants contacting us either by email or telephone.

About us

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the country's principal teaching hospitals and our main site is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. We have over 9,000 dedicated staff serving a population of 1.3 million across south-west London.

We deliver a large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation. We also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people. As well as acute hospital services, we provide a wide variety of specialist care and a range of community services to patients.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description for more details on the main responsibilities for this role.

Person Specification

Knowledge

• Understanding of clinical trials and regulation governing clinical research.
• Medical terminology
• Flexible and Dynamic

Skills and Abilities

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent IT skills including access excel and power point.
• Ability to communicate with patients in a sympathetic and efficient manner.
• Experiences in project management
• Experience of Clinical Laboratory work (i.e. Spinning and aliquoting blood samples)

Experience

• Minimum 1 year working in a clinical Trial setting or equivalent experience
• 1 year experience of data entry and data management in clinical trials or equivalent experience
• Experience dealing with the general public
• Experience working in a team on joint projects.
• Experience in the NHS
• Teaching or training experience

Qualification

• Recent GCP training or qualification in research/clinical trials

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£37,259 to £45,356 a year per annum incl Inner London HCAS

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

200-7327248-DE-LP

Job locations

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust