Location
London, based at Lane Fox Unit at St Thomas’ Hospital with travel to other UK sites as required.

Hours
Full Time (hours not specified)

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 trusts, providing a wide range of hospital and community services across south London and specialist care nationally. The Trust is renowned for clinical excellence, high quality teaching, and world-leading research, including dedicated clinical research facilities in partnership with King’s College London.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Research Coordinator to join our respiratory team at the Lane Fox Unit and Critical Care Research Team. This role involves supporting the setup and delivery of a multi-site UK study, managing a portfolio of non-commercial research, and leading the ICU Research Team. The position requires strategic and operational leadership across study delivery, including protocol review, resource planning, recruitment oversight, performance management, staff training, supervision, and mentoring.

The post holder will ensure research activities are conducted safely, efficiently, and in compliance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations, and relevant ethical and governance standards. Close collaboration with Principal Investigators, clinicians, pharmacists, and multidisciplinary teams is essential, as is overseeing recruitment and governance across multiple sites, including travel as required.

This is a unique opportunity to contribute to a leading research programme within a world-renowned NHS Foundation Trust, working alongside key Professors and Investigators to deliver high-quality clinical research that impacts patient care.

Experience
- Proven significant experience in clinical research within an academic or NHS environment at a research management level
- Experience managing departmental budgets, resources, and financial reporting
- In-depth knowledge of NHS Research Ethics and R&D approval processes and grant application procedures
- Experience working within or alongside a critical care environment is desirable

About you
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple workloads and prioritise effectively
- Ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines
- Strong leadership skills to manage and mentor research teams
- Flexible and adaptable to the needs of the service and research demands

Qualifications
- Degree or professional qualification, or qualified by experience