Job summary
Employer heading
Research and Development Operations Assistant
Band 3
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Research and Development Operations Assistant, based in the Research Department, Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust.
Our Trust is one of the best performing small acute Trusts in the country and supports a wide portfolio of research across numerous specialities.
We are looking for someone with experience of hospital administration, to provide efficient and professional administrative support to the R&D team and the Research Delivery teams. Knowledge of clinical trials or research would be beneficial. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are required, with an ability to work effectively to ensure NIHR portfolio studies are set up within deadlines and to achieve given NIHR targets.
Main duties of the job
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
Working for our organisation
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.
Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in an Administrative Role
- Good IT skills
Desirable criteria
- Research Administration Experience
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Fiona Trim
- Job title
- Lead Clinical Trials Assistant
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01722 336262
- Additional information
x3350
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