# Clinical Trials Auditor

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** The Royal Marsden - Sutton
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £45,953 - £54,254 Per Annum
- **Contract type:** 16 months (Fixed Term- 16 months)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-17T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-03T14:33:09.894Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Sutton/The_Royal_Marsden_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Administration/Administration-v8221806
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8221806?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.royalmarsden.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

The post-holder, as part of the GCP and Regulatory Compliance Team, will be responsible for maintaining MHRA inspection readiness and supporting regulatory compliance and high-quality research across the Trust and ICR. This will be achieved through a comprehensive risk-based audit programme, a quality-by-design approach to clinical research and clinical investigation protocols, oversight of CAPA management, contribution to the development and maintenance of SOPs and the quality management system, and the design and delivery of training to research teams.

The role requires a clinical research professional who has experience in clinical trials conduct and familiarity with the regulatory environment surrounding clinical trials.

The post holder will be based at Sutton with occasional travel to Chelsea and /or other UK clinical trial sites as the role requires.

*IMMEDIATE START PREFFERED*

### Main duties of the job

The post-holder will liaise with staff within the Royal Marsden and Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) staff, at all levels including senior medical, scientific, statistical, nursing and administrative staff.

They will also liaise with the Chairman and members of the Committee for Clinical Research as well as external organisations within both the public and private sectors including Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency and other regulatory bodies.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information please refer to the job description and personal specification

- Develop, in collaboration with GCP and Regulatory Compliance Team, the risk based audit programme.
- Continually monitor and assess emerging risks associated with research portfolio and perform triggered audits as required.
- Plan, undertake and produce audit reports both independently and as part of the GCP and Regulatory Compliance Team.
- Create and develop the tools necessary to undertake and report audits.
- Foster positive working relationships with research stakeholders to ensure audit programme is delivered successfully.
- Categorise findings in accordance with Trust standards and escalate major and critical findings where necessary

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience of working to UK Clinical Trials Regulations
- Experience of working in the NHS or relevant clinical / research environment
- Experience of monitoring or auditing clinical trials
- Experience of working across organisational boundaries with multidisciplinary teams

**Desirable**

- Experience of working with non-commercial clinical studies

### Other Requirements

**Essential**

- Flexible to meet the needs of the service (e.g., working ad hoc to support regulatory inspections)
- Able to work on both sites and to be flexible to meet the needs of the role

### Education/Qualifications

**Essential**

- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience in clinical research
- Recognised GCP training

### Skills Abilities/knowledge

**Essential**

- Detailed knowledge of UK Clinical trial regulations, GCP and regulatory framework
- Ability to read and understand clinical research protocols
- Ability to summarise and explain complex issues to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Willing and able to coach and train others
- Excellent administrative and organisational skills
- Proficient in the using PC based Windows and Microsoft Office software including Access & PowerPoint
- Ability to work in a proactive manner to identify new risks and issues and flag upwards appropriately
- Ability to work well within a multi-disciplinary team environment
- Able to work under pressure, methodical in approach, with effective problem-solving ability
- A high level of accuracy and attention to detail
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Proven ability to organise own work in busy work environment and time critical situations

## Documents

- [royal marsden trust values (pdf, 715.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2360)
- [workplace wellbeing and rewards guide (pdf, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2580)
- [job description and personal specification (pdf, 853.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10539569)

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