Clinical Trials Assistant - Beatson Clinical Research Facility

Job details

• Job reference: 254481
• Salary: Band 4 (£31,537 - £34,303)
• Job closing date: 09/08/2026
• Job Type: Healthcare Sciences
• Location: Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre
• Employment type: Fixed-term
• Hours Per Week: 36
• Job posted date: 23/07/2026
• Employer (NHS Board): NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
• Department: Beatson Clinical Research Facility

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the United Kingdom, employing approximately 40,000 staff across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health services to a population of over 1.15 million people, and to a wider population of 2.2 million when regional and national services are included.

The role:

The Beatson Clinical Research Facility (BCRF) is an NHS facility which supports cancer clinical research across NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde and the study portfolio includes early phase/ translational, first in human and phase I-III experimental and advanced therapy studies across a wide range of adult solid and haematological malignancies.

The main duties of the CTA post are to provide administrative support to our portfolio of studies. The post holder will manage their own workload, working closely with BCRF management and colleagues, and the clinical and research nursing teams working on their studies. The post is based in the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre and work is predominately on site.

Duration, Location, and Working Pattern:

This is a 2-year fixed term posts with renewable options.

The role is based at Beatson WoSCC, 1053 Great Western Rd, G12 0YN.

The shift pattern is Monday-Thursday, 0830-1700, Friday 0830-1500.

Key responsibilities:

Please see attached Job Description, at the bottom of this advert.

Knowledge, training, qualifications and/or experience required to do the job:

Please see attached Person Spec, at the bottom of this advert.

What we offer:

We offer a wide range of supportive policies designed to enhance your employee journey, including a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme, bursary scheme and extensive learning and development opportunities.

As an NHS Scotland employee, you will be entitled to:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave, increasing with length of service, plus public holidays
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, including life insurance benefits
• Salary Sacrifice Car Benefit Scheme
• Development opportunities including study bursaries, e-learning and classroom-based courses
• Enhanced pay for working public holidays
• NHS discounts on a wide range of goods and services
• Confidential employee support and assistance, including counselling and psychological therapies

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, we would love to hear from you.

For an informal discussion, please contact:

Andrea Harkin, Operations Director, 0141-301-9916, andrea.harkin@glasgow.ac.uk

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