Clinical Research Trials Assistant

Clinical Research Trials Assistant

The closing date is 11 February 2026

South West London & St George's Mental Health NHS Trust is committed to hosting high‑quality research. The Clinical Research Unit based at Barnes Hospital (temporarily based in Teddington) serves a Trust‑wide research portfolio in observational and interventional Phase II‑IV trials.

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic Clinical Research Trials Assistant to join the Team and support our work on National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Portfolio studies. This post provides a great opportunity for the successful candidate to gain experience in clinical research delivery, work together with other researchers in the Team, recruit participants and carry out clinical and psychometric assessments.

Personal professional development through training, educational meetings and career guidance will also be available.

We are committed to get the very best out of our staff and support staff in their career aspirations. We have career pathways available, where you will be able to develop your skills and build on your experience to progress into other roles across different specialties. For this role, we offer career pathways in R&D Governance and Clinical Research Delivery. In addition, we offer ongoing training and development in R&D Governance, setting up and delivering clinical research.

As part of this role, the candidate would be expected to recruit participants into NIHR clinical research studies, and support the research delivery team across all areas of the Trust NIHR research portfolio. This may involve cross‑site working.

As one of the few Trusts in London we are proud to offer flexible and agile working as part of our new ways of working, and we are happy to talk flexible working at the interview stage. In this role you will be able to work Monday to Friday in the time frames from 08:00 to 18:00, giving you the very best of good work life balance.

We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill‑health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti‑racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co‑produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

Our largest, 19‑ward site is in Springfield Village, created following our £150m investment into two new world‑class mental health facilities. A 32‑acre public park, shops and cafés are coming soon. Close to shops, cafés and Tooting Bec on the Northern Line plus Earlsfield and Tooting rail stations and bus routes.

• Develop knowledge of the ethical principles for clinical research and its implications for current practice.
• As a member of the R&D team, s/he will be responsible for the provision of robust operational support in all aspects of clinical trials administration according to Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines, local standard operating procedures (SOPs) and other relevant SWLStG policies.
• Be responsible for his/her own personal and professional development, ensuring that all relevant skills and training (e.g. GCP) remaining up‑to‑date to carry out all job‑related responsibilities.
• Help to identify mental health service users and carers who…