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Job summary

Main area
Research and Development
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
269-SFT8923
Employer
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Salisbury District Hospital
Town
Salisbury
Salary
£24,071 - £25,674 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
05/01/2025 23:59

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Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust logo

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

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyImproving working livesCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardDisability confident committedHappy to Talk Flexible WorkingWe Work FlexiblyNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024People Promise

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Fiona Trim
Job title
Lead Clinical Trials Assistant
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01722 336262
Additional information

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