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.

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

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The focus of this role is to accelerate the set-up of commercial and non-commercial trials 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 ensure you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and you. Speak to us about how we might 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:

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

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

• Date posted: 10 October 2025
• Pay scheme: Agenda for Change
• Band: Band 5
• Salary: £31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 317-2025-39-014
• Job location: Royal Victoria Infirmary, NE1 4LP

• To ensure any trials within the post holder's remit, carried out in the Clinical Trials Unit are properly conducted according to Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Research Governance Framework and are compliant with the EU directive for clinical trials. (There can be multiple trials at any given time, in various stages of preparation, inception and completion.)
• All events pertaining to the treatment of said patients are reported in the agreed timeframes to relevant external trials organisations.

Essential

• Knowledge and expertise regarding mandatory standards for conducting/construction of clinical trials (to include GCP/Research Governance Framework/EU Directive/Data Protection Act)
• Understanding of Trust confidentiality procedures (Data Protection Act, Caldicott guidelines)
• Knowledge of medical terminology

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to communicate well (written and verbal)
• Advanced IT skills, specifically in database management and use of Microsoft Office applications
• Ability to use computer software to create and/or develop reporting tools
• Clear and legible handwriting

Essential

• Ability to coordinate collection of data to agreed timescales
• As a line manager, ability to handle Human Resources issues

Essential

• Evidence of any education-related training programmes pertaining to clinical trials
• Experience of patient management systems i.e. eRecord and electronic data capture systems

Essential

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience/training or experience of working in clinical research with experience of conducting a research project

Desirable

• European Computer Driving Licence

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship: 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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in for 12 months or more in the past 10 years.

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Royal Victoria Infirmary, NE1 4LP
Employer's website: https://careers.nuth.nhs.uk/why-us