Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Lead Clinical Biospecimen Coordinator role within the Breast Clinical Research Unit at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust. The post will cover our Sutton and Chelsea site.
The Royal Marsden is a world leader in cancer research, treatment, and education. Together with our academic partner, The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), we are the largest comprehensive cancer centre in Europe and the only National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) specialising in cancer in the UK.
We are looking for enthusiastic and self-motivated team members to lead on our new and existing tissue studies contributing to the ground-breaking research run out of this unit.
Continuous professional development is encouraged. Working as a highly valued member of the MDT, we support further study opportunities.
Main duties of the job
To Lead the Breast Research Team Non CTIMP studies in order to ensure the efficient and successful delivery of new and existing non CTIMP clinical trials to ensure Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Human Tissue Act (HTA) , standard operating procedures (SOPs), trust policies and all applicable regulations and governance are adhered to.
To provide leadership and oversight to ensure all Breast Unit tissue studies are compliant with all regulations with robust systems in place to audit unit practice.
About us
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals - one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey - as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital
At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.
At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits and learning and development opportunities. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
- Leading the tissue collecting team working within Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and our Academic partner Institute of Cancer Research at both Chelsea and Sutton sites.
- Ensuring the seamless delivery of biobanking, with oversight and management of members of staff within the department across both sites.
- Ensuring the collection of human samples is undertaken in accordance with the Human Tissue Act (HTA), and proactively support staff to progress their responsibility within the Biobank.
- Providing leadership, drive, and innovative solutions to maintain governance support in the department and promote access to human tissue for research.
- Working directly with senior management to aid the Tissue Bank Manager and Operations Manager to design, develop and deliver the long-term strategy of the CTUUC to enhance governance and actively seek collaborations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
- Leading the tissue collecting team working within Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and our Academic partner Institute of Cancer Research at both Chelsea and Sutton sites.
- Ensuring the seamless delivery of biobanking, with oversight and management of members of staff within the department across both sites.
- Ensuring the collection of human samples is undertaken in accordance with the Human Tissue Act (HTA), and proactively support staff to progress their responsibility within the Biobank.
- Providing leadership, drive, and innovative solutions to maintain governance support in the department and promote access to human tissue for research.
- Working directly with senior management to aid the Tissue Bank Manager and Operations Manager to design, develop and deliver the long-term strategy of the CTUUC to enhance governance and actively seek collaborations.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent, with ongoing development
- Understanding of HTA, ethics and consent requirements for biobanks
Desirable
- MSc or higher specialist diploma
Experience
Essential
- Able to write/review SOPs and documents
- Able to perform advanced training
- Able to work to deadlines
- Ability to perform and analyse simple audits
- Ability to take specific responsibilities in an area of defined specialist knowledge
- Able to deal with trouble shooting in specialist area
Desirable
- Ability to manage laboratory staff daily and oversight of all laboratory practices
- Proven ability to organise team's work plans, schedules & deadlines
Skills Abilities/knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of effective interpersonal skills
- Ability to express themselves clearly to communicate information
- Good telephone manner, tactful
- Ability to write clearly and concisely
- Ability to use in-house IT systems
- Ability to use Microsoft software or equivalent
- Specimen document control skills
- Data management skills
- Good judgement, analytical, perceptive with eye for detail
Other Requirements
Essential
- Evidence of continuing personal and professional development
- Able to work unsupervised and to supervise others
- Ability to manage section stock
- Understanding of relationship between laboratory investigations and clinical practice
Desirable
- Ability to perform and analyse simple audits
- General understanding of all aspects of quality management
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent, with ongoing development
- Understanding of HTA, ethics and consent requirements for biobanks
Desirable
- MSc or higher specialist diploma
Experience
Essential
- Able to write/review SOPs and documents
- Able to perform advanced training
- Able to work to deadlines
- Ability to perform and analyse simple audits
- Ability to take specific responsibilities in an area of defined specialist knowledge
- Able to deal with trouble shooting in specialist area
Desirable
- Ability to manage laboratory staff daily and oversight of all laboratory practices
- Proven ability to organise team's work plans, schedules & deadlines
Skills Abilities/knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of effective interpersonal skills
- Ability to express themselves clearly to communicate information
- Good telephone manner, tactful
- Ability to write clearly and concisely
- Ability to use in-house IT systems
- Ability to use Microsoft software or equivalent
- Specimen document control skills
- Data management skills
- Good judgement, analytical, perceptive with eye for detail
Other Requirements
Essential
- Evidence of continuing personal and professional development
- Able to work unsupervised and to supervise others
- Ability to manage section stock
- Understanding of relationship between laboratory investigations and clinical practice
Desirable
- Ability to perform and analyse simple audits
- General understanding of all aspects of quality management
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
