Study Coordinator - Research & Development | Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution is seeking a Study Coordinator to provide administrative support within the Research Administration Team. The role involves working closely with clinical specialties and communicating with investigators on study feasibility and ethical approval procedures. Ideal candidates will have experience in medical research, strong organizational skills, and the ability to work autonomously. This position offers a competitive salary, opportunities for learning and development, and additional benefits.

Benefits

Salary including High-Cost Area Supplement

Opportunity to join the NHS Pension Scheme

Free 24/7 independent counselling service

Learning and development opportunities

Easy and quick transport links

Attractive benefits and discounts

Free Pilates classes

Full support and training to develop skills

Flexible working friendly

Qualifications

• Experience in medical research with data entry skills.
• Ability to work flexibly to meet objectives and deadlines.
• Understanding of research governance and confidentiality policies.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to clinical investigators on ethical approval procedures.
• Coordinate meetings and events for clinical specialties.
• Extract clinical information from case notes and input data.

Skills

Research experience

Secretarial skills

Strong organizational skills

Communication skills

Job description

The NIHR Moorfields Clinical Research Facility (CRF) and Research and Development department requires a Study Coordinator on a 12 month fixed‑term contract.

Job location: Moorfields Eye Hospital. The role will be part of the Research Administration Team, providing administrative support across one or more designated clinical specialties and working closely with research leads and other clinical and administrative team members.

Responsibilities

• Provide information, advice and practical support to clinical investigators on study feasibility, ethical approval procedures and research governance.
• Work in partnership with the clinical specialties, CRF and NHS R&D to develop services for clinical investigators and contribute to planning of clinical research programmes in MEH.
• Maintain knowledge of R&D developments and research governance through internal and external means, and disseminate these developments to others within the Trust.
• Conduct communication and submissions of Research Ethics applications, grant applications, and reports to grant awarding bodies, Moorfields Eye Hospital R&D Directorate, and medical and scientific journals.
• Extract clinical information from case notes and receive clinical and scientific information from research collaborators, inputting data accurately into research files; may require travel to partnership research centres in the UK.
• Ensure appropriate handling and transmission of encrypted and personal data.
• Organise and coordinate meetings and events on behalf of the designated clinical specialties, arranging facilities, circulating agendas, and writing and disseminating minutes.

Qualifications and Experience

• Past experience in research, preferably medical research, with data acquisition and entry into spreadsheets.
• Secretarial skills, literature searching, and internet use.
• Experience working flexibly to meet objectives and deadlines.
• Proactive in developing and implementing procedures, with a high degree of autonomy.
• Strong organisational skills, able to prioritise workload and cope with conflicting demands.
• Experience with research governance and confidentiality policies; basic training course in Research Governance “Good Clinical Practice” required within three months of starting.

Key Personal Attributes

• Keen interest in the coordination of Clinical Research.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Ability to work closely with diverse members of multidisciplinary teams.

Benefits

• Salary including High-Cost Area Supplement
• Opportunity to join the NHS Pension Scheme
• Free 24/7 independent counselling service
• Learning and development opportunities
• Easy and quick transport links
• A range of attractive benefits and discounts
• Access to Blue Light Card and other NHS Discount Schemes
• Free Pilates classes
• Full support and training to develop your skills
• Flexible working friendly organisation

This advert closes on Wednesday 26 November 2025.