Clinical Trials Clerk | The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cancer treatment center is looking for an enthusiastic Clinical Trials Clerk to support various administrative tasks within the Experimental Cancer Medicine Team. The ideal candidate will have prior administrative experience and strong organizational and communication skills. The role includes filing trial documentation, managing case notes, and liaising with NHS staff. This is a full-time position located in Manchester.

Qualifications

• Previous administrative/clerical experience is essential.
• Ability to work well in a team and independently.

Responsibilities

• Assist in filing clinical trial documentation.
• Complete team reports and manage clinical case notes.
• Assist with trial document archiving.
• Liaise with NHS staff regarding case notes and data.
• Book seminar rooms and take meeting minutes.

Skills

Administrative experience

Good organization skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Initiative

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic individual to join the Experimental Cancer Medicine Team at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust. The Clinical Trials Clerk will join an established Trials Administration function and will be involved in various administrative support tasks to provide a high quality clerical and administrative service. We are looking for a candidate with previous administrative/clerical experience, good organisation and communication skills; who can work well both in a team and using their own initiative.

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest cancer treatment centres in Europe, and an international leader in cancer research and development. We are one of the leading centres in the UK for clinical trials and radiotherapy research. In 2010, we opened our new patient treatment centre, the largest clinical trials unit of its kind at present, and we aspire to put Manchester at the forefront of international research.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist in the filing of clinical trial documentation in investigator site files in accordance with ICH-GCP and Trust SOPs.
• Assist in completing team reports (i.e. recruitment activity logs, patient visit logs, case report form trackers and electronic proformas).
• Ensure collection, tracking and general organisation of clinical case notes for all patients, so that these are available as needed for monitoring and audit purposes.
• General assistance with preparation for monitoring visits and follow up actions under supervision.
• Photocopying and internal delivery/ transfer of clinical trial/ miscellaneous documentation (i.e. case report forms, contracts, trial set-up documentation, copies of scans).
• Liaise with internal and external NHS staff regarding case notes, data collection (i.e. discharge summaries), archival tumour block requests (under supervision for retrospective block requests only), mortality data, and other general trial activities, which may be confidential and sensitive in nature.
• Booking seminar rooms for team, trial related and other miscellaneous meetings, producing minutes in a timely manner if required.
• Assist with trial document archiving by following the Trust’s archiving guidelines under supervision.
• Ensure that office supplies are adequate and assist with the ordering process.

Working Practice

• Be pro-active in providing feedback on working practices within the clinical research teams.
• The post holder is expected to use initiative and be able to work independently but referring to the Senior Clinical Trials Coordinators/ Clinical Research Nurse Team Leaders as necessary.
• The post holder is guided by relevant Trust and division SOPs. Patient recruitment managerial staff members are available as point of reference for any queries.

Personal and People Development

Participate in Trust and division-wide education programmes and study days as appropriate.

Physical, Mental and Emotional Effort

• Long periods of time spent using keyboard to input information and use of VDU for electronic communication.
• Prolonged concentration is regularly required (e.g. when checking through trial documentation and entering data into spreadsheets).
• Occasional exposure to distressed circumstances as trial patients are commonly suffering from terminal illnesses.

This advert closes on Tuesday 14 Oct 2025