Clinical Trials Co-ordinator

An opportunity has arisen to join the Roaming Team as a full time Clinical Trials Coordinator. This role will lead the accelerated set‑up of clinical trials in line with national metrics, ensuring studies are set up safely, financially and in line with local and national guidelines.

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• Interview Date Monday 03 November 2025
  
• 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
  
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy
  

No agencies please.

The focus of this role is to accelerate set‑up of commercial and non‑commercial in line with Department of Health set‑up metrics. The candidate will need to be extremely organised, have high levels of communication, strong time management and the ability to work on multiple tasks at one time, meeting various deadlines.

This is a full time role working alongside a number of other Roaming Clinical Trials Coordinators.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:

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• Freeman Hospital / Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
  
• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
  
• Newcastle Dental Hospital / Newcastle Fertility Centre / Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria / Northern Genetics Service / Cramlington Manor Walks
  

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting‑edge care supported by state‑of‑the‑art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

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• Ensure trials within the Clinical Trials Unit are properly conducted according to Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Research Governance Framework and EU directive compliance. Multiple trials may be ongoing at any given time.
  
• Report all events pertaining to the treatment of said patients within agreed timeframes to relevant external trial organisations.
  

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• Mandatory standards for conducting/constructing clinical trials (GCP, Research Governance Framework, EU Directive, Data Protection Act)
  
• Trust confidentiality procedures (Data Protection Act, Caldicott guidelines)
  
• Medical terminology
  

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• Excellent interpersonal skills
  
• Strong written and verbal communication
  
• Advanced IT skills, including database management and Microsoft Office applications
  
• Ability to create and develop reporting tools using computer software
  
• Clear and legible handwriting
  

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• Coordinate collection of data to agreed timescales
  
• Handle Human Resources issues as a line manager
  

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• Evidence of education related training programmes pertaining to clinical trials
  
• Experience of patient management systems (eRecord and electronic data capture systems)
  
• European Computer Driving Licence
  

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• Degree level education or equivalent experience/training with experience of conducting a research project
  

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

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

Employer name
Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Victoria Infirmary
317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary
NE1 4LP