Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
£65,261 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 full range of hospital and community services in south London and specialist care across wider regions. We are currently recruiting for a Senior Clinical Research Practitioner / Team Lead within the GI Team, part of one of the largest haematology and oncology research teams in London. This role offers the opportunity to build a career in clinical research, leading the coordination and set-up of a portfolio of clinical trials, recruiting trial patients, collecting and reporting data, and supporting patients and their carers throughout treatment. The successful candidate will be an excellent communicator with strong attention to detail and a commitment to improving patient choices, care, and outcomes.

As part of King’s Health Partners, the Oncology and Haematology Clinical Trials (OHCT) team comprises over fifty staff members including Research Nurses, Clinical Trial Practitioners, Clinical Trial Coordinators, and Safety & Support teams. We work closely with oncology and haematology medical teams to recruit and monitor patients across a large portfolio of Phase II and III trials, including early phase trials conducted in the Clinical Research Facility. Our mission is to improve treatment choice, clinical care, and outcomes for cancer patients through innovation, dedication, and excellence in clinical trials.

The role combines clinical and managerial responsibilities, including managing a team of clinical research delivery staff, reviewing protocols, identifying resource needs, participating in meetings, proposing action plans for recruitment challenges, training and mentoring staff, leading service development, and contributing to the research business plan. The post holder will autonomously manage a caseload of participants, ensuring excellence in research delivery and participant experience.

Experience
- Significant experience in clinical research delivery including managing own portfolio of studies
- Substantial experience relevant to speciality
- Knowledge and experience of handling complex relationships
- Experience mentoring, developing, and supervising junior staff in a clinical setting
- Experience in service development
- Desirable: Demonstrable managerial/team lead experience and experience of change management

About you
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with ability to handle complex and sensitive situations
- Basic knowledge of recent NHS legislation relevant to specialist areas
- In-depth understanding of research methodologies
- Ability to lead, teach, supervise, and mentor others in all aspects of clinical research delivery
- Awareness of changing trends in healthcare
- Desirable: Experience in audits

Qualifications
- Demonstrable theoretical knowledge equivalent to masters/NVQ Level 7 qualification in life sciences or related field
- GCP certificate
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Teaching experience
- Desirable: Post graduate teaching qualification