St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Radiology Clinical Research Coordinator

The closing date is 19 November 2025

Job summary

We are seeking a motivated individual to support the Department, Trust, and University's clinical research agenda. The post holder will assist with clinical research studies undertaken within, or associated with, the Radiology Department. This role is offered on a 12-month contract, with the possibility of extension for a further 12 months.

Main duties of the job

To support the radiology research team in all aspects of administration and governance related to developing and conducting research in the Department of Radiology and relevant research studies Carry out responsibilities that are related to the day-to-day running of clinical trials to ensure quality is maintained. The post holder will work across clinical research studies within the Department of Radiology, and the post holder must also be willing to move to different clinical specialities where the need to do so is identified.

About us

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Date posted

05 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£37,259 to £45,356 a year Per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

200-NN-7461732-A&C-Z

Job locations

St George's Hospital

Clinical Research Facility, Corridor 4, Ground Floor Jenner Wing, Cranmer Terrace

London

SW17 0RE

Job description

Job responsibilities

Administration:

Initiate and manage the day to day running of allocated trials in accordance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) with established Research Delivery Team

To assist the Radiology Research Team to co-ordinate, administer and where appropriate participate in the growing portfolio of research engagement activities including research drop-in sessions, research tutorials, research conferences and critical appraisal training.

Assist Research Leads with the administrative functions of recruitment to training roles in the department

To assist the completion of applications to the Health Research Authority (HRA), Research Ethics Committees (REC), Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and the Joint Research & Enterprise Service (JRES) for new research proposals. This will include:

Assisting the Principal Investigator (PI) and the Research Radiographers and Practitioners and Research Delivery Team with feasibility and expressions of interest within the department

Liaising with pharmacy, finance, radiology and laboratories in the set-up of new trials with the Research Delivery Team

Ensuring that trials do not commence until all regulatory, sponsor and local JRES/R&D requirements are satisfied with the Research Delivery Team

Ensure trial specific responsibilities delegated by the Sponsor to the PI are carried out in accordance with the specific contract. Ensure that this correlates to the information recorded on the delegation log and is accordance with protocol guidance.

Responsible for correct version control of all documentation. Prepare and submit amendments, as required and update trial documentation as necessary e.g. protocols, investigator brochures, case report forms. Ensure all allocated Site Files are ready to be reviewed by study teams and regulatory bodies. Ensure that electronic and paper documents are stored appropriately and are easily accessible by the team.

Ensure all recruitment data is accurately tracked and updated in a timely manner using locally developed data trackers and the local portfolio management system EDGE

Work closely with clinical teams to aid liaisons between research and clinical teams for effective communications. This will include:

Attending relevant/allocated multi-disciplinary team (MDT) meetings, to ensure recruitment of patients to trials are carried out appropriately

Attending relevant meetings, highlighting eligible patients, completing and processing relevant screening logs.

Tracking patients (this may include screening clinics) and ensure informed consent procedures are followed by the clinical staff, file consent forms appropriately and document on recruitment log.

Inform Trials office and complete randomisation as required.

Working In collaboration (or independently) with the research Midwives to ensure all schedule requirements are organised and completed as per protocol requirements.

Ensure that patient and public involvement is a priority for internal research

With the Research Delivery Team, responsible for ensuring CRFs (Case Report Forms) both paper and electronic, are accurately completed in a timely manner. Ensure that confidentiality is maintained and adhere to the Data Protection Act. Within the allocated portfolio the post holder will work independently on several studies.

Ensure that high quality is maintained, by demonstrating minimum data query requests. Take action to complete missing data as required and ensure efficient procedures are in place to improve data capture. Able to discuss concerns with the CRF Senior Research Nurse/Research Matron and implement changes to improve quality.

Assist where required, in collaboration with the nursing and clinical team for ensuring that Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) are identified, recorded and reported by clinical staff in accordance to GCP and Trust SOPs. Ensure that SUSARs are reviewed by the Principal Investigator and filed appropriately

Assist where required as a point of contact with JRES (sponsor), ensure that communication is cascaded to the team and the Principal Investigator, and facilitate any actions required. Including updating the MDT on trial activity to ensure that invoices are raised and relevant departments are cross charged. Draft progress reports to REC, R&D, funders, sponsors and regulatory bodies as appropriate.

Assist where required for monitoring visits to ensure a positive monitoring report by ensuring that all necessary documentation is readily available to be reviewed by Trials office representative.

Assist where required to ensure that trial closure is correctly communicated and processed with internal departments (pharmacy, pathology, radiology etc), JRES, Sponsor, HRA, REC, and MHRA as appropriate. Ensure that the trial is archived according to Sponsor and local requirements.

Organise and prepare in-house meetings and events by ensuring that all necessary attendees are notified in advance of meeting, and media and agenda items are sent out to all relevant parties, take notes at meeting and prepare minutes.

Regular update meetings with Research Lead, Deputy Research Lead and Principal Investigator to ensure the smooth running of all study trials and that all administrations are up to date.

Coordinate the development and publication of the monthly Radiology newsletter, ensuring relevant updated content each month and timely distribution across the department to support internal engagement

Oversee the maintenance and regular updates of the Imaging Research Group Intranet Page, ensuring monthly updates including recent publications, current projects, events and highlighting useful resources to guide research practice

Develop and maintain guidance documents for local practices regarding research governance

Serve as a key point of contact for staff interested in engaging with research, supporting involvement and fostering a collaborative research culture within the department

Monitor developments in the research landscape, including regulatory updates and best practices to ensure departmental processes remain compliant, current and aligned with national standards

Research and promote funding opportunities from relevant research bodies and institutions highlighting any opportunities to the wider department and supporting the application process

Promote research events, seminars, and training opportunities to the wider department

Monitor the shared Radiology Research inbox, assigning actions to the relevant staff member and responding to emails in a timely manner

Research practice:

To deal sensitively and in a professional manner with patients in person and on the

telephone when dealing with queries and booking appointments.

To perform observations e.g. temperature, pulse, blood pressure, respiration,

urine testing, height & weight and to record these correctly in the patients records, reporting any abnormality or change in these to the research nurse.

Once fully trained and competent to take consent, perform venepucture and process (centrifuging and sending to internal and external labs) clinical specimens, including blood and urine as per protocol requirements.

Ensure the collection, processing, storage and use of human tissue is carried out according to protocol requirements and in accordance with local SOPs and the Human Tissue Act

To adhere to the recommendations for the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) and risk assessments appropriate to the clinical area.

General:

To have responsibility for the Health, Safety and Welfare of self and others and to comply at all times with the requirement of the Health and Safety Regulations.

To ensure confidentiality at all times, only releasing confidential information obtained during the course of employment to those acting in an official capacity in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act and its amendments.

To work in accordance with the Trusts Equality and Diversity policy to eliminate unlawful discrimination in relation to employment and service delivery.

To promote at all times equal opportunities for staff and patients in accordance with the Trusts policies to ensure that no person receives less favourable treatment than another on the grounds of: age; disability; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity; race (ethnicity); religion or belief; sex (gender); gender reassignment or sexual orientation.

To ensure skills are up-to-date and relevant to the role, to follow relevant Trust policies and professional codes and to maintain registration where this is a requirement of the role.

To comply with the Trusts No Smoking Policies.

To undertake such duties as may be required from time to time as are consistent with the responsibilities of the grade and the needs of the service.