# Clinical Support Worker

**Company**: The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
**Location**: Chelsea
**Job type**: temporary
**Salary**: £31554.00 to £33270.00
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

The Ralph Lauren Centre for Breast Cancer Research, based at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, is a world-renowned research centre dedicated to advancing translational breast cancer research.

The Centre's research focuses on:

- Personalising breast cancer therapies to improve treatment outcomes.

- Understanding intra-tumour heterogeneity and its role in the development of drug resistance.

- Developing and implementing assays for circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA) and other non-invasive diagnostic approaches.

- Characterising molecular changes associated with hormone therapies.

- Identifying predictors of breast cancer recurrence risk.

We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated, and detail-oriented Clinical Support Worker to join our team. Working under the supervision of senior scientific staff, you will provide essential laboratory support and contribute to cutting-edge breast cancer research.

The role will primarily involve the handling, processing, and tracking of tissue and blood samples collected from patients participating in clinical trials, ensuring specimens are prepared to the highest standards before analysis by our research scientists.

**Key Responsibilities**

- Receive, process, and store clinical trial tissue and blood samples.

- Maintain accurate laboratory records and sample tracking documentation.

- Support smooth laboratory operations while adhering to established protocols.

- Ensure compliance with Good Laboratory Practice and relevant quality standards.

- Handle human tissue samples in accordance with the Human Tissue Act and associated regulations.

- Work closely with scientific staff to support a wide range of translational research projects.

**About You** Applicants should have:

- GCSEs and/or A-levels, including a science subject.

- Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.

- The ability to follow standard operating procedures accurately and consistently.

- Good communication and team-working skills.

- A commitment to maintaining high standards of quality and compliance.

- Previous laboratory experience is desirable but not essential.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute directly to internationally recognised breast cancer research and support studies that could change clinical practice and improve patient care worldwide.

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust offers a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities, and clear career pathways.

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## Skills

### Required
- laboratory support
- sample tracking
- Good Laboratory Practice
- communication skills
- team working

### Nice to have
- previous laboratory experience
- Microsoft 365 suite
- basic educational qualification in mathematics

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