Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Study Co-ordinator

The closing date is 23 November 2026

Job summary
Post subject to Banding

This role will be a project manager to the SEAFAR study.

A fulltime secondment for 23 Months.

It will be the main point of contact for setup, delivery and close down of the study. They will be the project manager expected to keep track of study progress, raise queries directly with sites

The postholder will be recruited to setup multiple sites and activate in line with setup timelines. Research governance knowledge is essential.

Main duties of the job

• Coordinate the set-up, delivery and governance of a multi-site clinical research study.
• Manage study approvals, documentation, regulatory compliance and data quality.
• Build effective relationships with investigators, NHS sites, sponsors and external partners.
• Monitor study performance, budgets, timelines and reporting requirements.
• Support and train research teams to ensure successful study delivery across participating sites.

About us
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country - one of the country's most culturally diverse areas. It's a friendly and welcoming place - a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.

We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.

Our values - Ambition, Respect and Compassion - are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.

Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to "Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population." It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It's what makes us unique.

We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose. When we say we're 'with you all the way' we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.

Details
Date posted: 12 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum
Contract: Secondment
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 381-CO-8341570
Job locations: Sandwell Health Campus, Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust Lydon, West Bromwich, B71 4HJ, United Kingdom

Job description
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for details on the main duties and responsibilities.

Person Specification
Qualifications

• Essential: Degree level qualification in a relevant subject area or equivalent professional experience
• Desirable: Post graduate qualification

Experience

• Essential: Significant experience in research governance and study coordination and/or research administration
• Essential: Recent experience of clinical or NHS research environment, to include experience in the approval, set up and conduct of clinical research studies
• Essential: Experience of both commercial and non-commercial research studies
• Essential: Experience of the practical application of EU legislation and guidance relating to research
• Essential: Experience of project management, working to deadlines and managing own workload.
• Desirable: Finance/budget management experience
• Desirable: Project Management

Knowledge

• Essential: Specialist working knowledge of the EU Clinical Trials Directive, Good Clinical Practice and research governance frameworks.
• Essential: Knowledge of governance and legislative framework for conducting clinical research studies, including Good Clinical Practice
• Essential: Knowledge of Research Ethics Committees and process for gaining ethics approval
• Essential: Able to keep abreast of changes in national and international regulations and polices
• Essential: Flexible approach to work and a desire to develop knowledge

Personal Qualities

• Essential: Comfortable working under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Essential: Facilitative, patient and helpful
• Essential: Strives for quality.
• Essential: Ability to demonstrate credibility with peers and key stakeholders
• Essential: Attention to detail
• Essential: Organised and can prioritise multiple requests

Management / Supervision

• Essential: Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Essential: Ability to lead and motivate a team of staff
• Essential: Strong problems solving skills
• Essential: Proven capability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Essential: Proven planning and organisational skills

Written Skills

• Essential: Proficient in reading and writing, routine note taking
• Essential: Ability to organise meetings, take minutes, prepare papers, liaise with research collaborators
• Essential: Able to use version control and provide clean and track changes of documents
• Essential: Ability to draft, review and edit study protocols and other related documents

Communication

• Essential: Able to communicate efficiently in the following ways Face to face contact, Telephone contact, E-mail, Internal and external meetings
• Essential: Excellent IT skills, particularly in the use of web applications and MS Office applications
• Essential: Communicate complex information clearly in form of email, presentations, webinars, meetings about study updates.

Responsibility for Financial Resources

• Essential: Basic accounting skills sufficient to input and maintain budget spread sheets
• Essential: Monitoring of budgets related to the trial

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship: 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.

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.

Employer details
Employer name: Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
Address: Sandwell Health Campus, Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust Lydon, West Bromwich, B71 4HJ, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply via the company portal

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Research and Governance Manager, Charlotte Trinham, charlotte.trinham1@nhs.net, 07790944789

Supporting documents
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