Location
London

Hours
Full Time (flexible working arrangements considered, including part-time, compressed hours, term-time only, and job-shares)

Salary
£46,852 per annum

About the Role
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts, providing a wide range of hospital and community services across south London and specialist care for patients from further afield. The Trust is home to leading facilities including the largest dental school in Europe, a £160 million Cancer Centre, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, and one of the largest critical care units in the UK. In 2021, the Trust merged with Royal Brompton and Harefield, creating a world-renowned heart and lung centre.

The Research and Development (R&D) department at Guy’s and St Thomas’ is nationally recognised for its innovative research portfolio and infrastructure, working closely with academic partners such as King’s College London and King’s Health Partners. The department supports a broad range of clinical research activities including non-commercial study set-up and clinical trials.

We are recruiting a Research Governance Coordinator to join our dynamic and diverse R&D team. This role offers an excellent opportunity for someone with an understanding of NHS R&D who wishes to progress into clinical research governance and play a key role in the effective delivery of non-commercial study set-up activity within the Trust. Candidates with knowledge of R&D, clinical research management, or Good Clinical Practice (GCP) are encouraged to apply.

The successful candidate will be an experienced administrator with excellent communication and organisational skills, able to support researchers and work both autonomously and collaboratively within a team. Full training will be provided, but enthusiasm and a strong interest in clinical research governance are essential. The role involves managing Trust approvals for research projects, maintaining the R&D database (EDGE), acting as a key administrative contact for researchers, and keeping up to date with developments in NHS R&D management and governance.

R&D staff are required to work in the office three days a week (pro-rata for part-time staff) and travel across hospital sites to support researchers and research delivery teams. Flexible working arrangements will be considered to support a healthy work-life balance.

Experience
- Background in R&D administration including HRA, REC, and clinical trials governance is essential.
- Experience with the EDGE database is desirable.

About you
- Excellent organisational and interpersonal skills.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
- Attention to detail and ability to carry out detailed work accurately.
- Proactive and positive attitude towards workload and supporting others.

Qualifications
- Relevant degree or professional qualification is essential.
- Postgraduate degree is desirable.