Research Support Officer (Band 4) - Research Administration - Manchester University NHS Foundat[...]

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool City Region; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust is seeking an experienced Administrator to support research governance activities across its hospitals. Responsible for maintaining high-quality data, administering study registrations, and ensuring compliance with research protocols, the ideal candidate will possess strong Excel skills and organizational abilities, ready to contribute to vital healthcare research initiatives.

Qualifications

• Experience in using Microsoft Excel for inputting, analysis, and report writing.
• Previous experience of working in the NHS.
• Good knowledge of research processes in the NHS including research governance.

Responsibilities

• Administer research study registration and approvals.
• Maintain information on research systems as per operating procedures.
• Evaluate research submissions for completeness and accuracy.

Skills

Microsoft Excel

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Interpersonal skills

Education

GCSE/O level Maths and English

NVQ 4 or equivalent

Good Clinical Practice certificate

University Degree

Job description

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To provide comprehensive, high quality and efficient administrative support for the Trust’s research governance activities across all its hospitals; in particular provide the necessary administrative support for the Trust’s site set-up system for its extensive portfolio of research studies.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will administer the research study registration, assessment, arrangement and confirmation of internal arrangements. This entails evaluating each research submission to ensure completeness. Ensuring all study reviews, approvals, amendments, study closure notices and annual progress reports are processed.

The post holder will be responsible for accurately inputting and maintaining information onto the research information management system and the EPR in accordance with the standard operating procedures and work instructions to maintain a high-quality data source.

The post holder will administer the national Research Passport system on behalf of the Trust

Applicants should be qualified to at least GCSE/O level Maths and English and educated to at least NVQ 4 or equivalent.

The successful candidate will have extensive experience in using Microsoft excel and have excellent key board skills.

We are looking for candidates with good organisation and communication skills; who can work well both in a team and using their own initiative and with excellent attention to detail.

The vacancy is based at the Oxford Road Campus but may be required to work across MFT sites.

Working for our organisation

MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we’ve launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the ‘NHS England’ website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail] .

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

Qualifications

• GCSE/O level Maths and English or equivalent or equivalent experience
• Educated to at least NVQ 4 or equivalent experience
• Good Clinical Practice certificate
• University Degree

Knowledge

• Internet and email use
• An understanding of research processes in the NHS including research governance and regulations relating to research practice

Training and Experience

• Extensive experience in using Microsoft Excel including inputting, analysis and report writing
• Experience of office administration
• Previous experience of working in the NHS
• Previous experience of establishing office systems and procedures including archiving

Skills and Abilities

• Excellent/ Advanced keyboard skills
• Good organisational abilities and able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Use of initiative and ability to work unsupervised
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate verbally and in writing
• Word processing – ability to produce accurate, well presented work with a quick turn around
• Using NHS on-line forms and databases (for example R-Peak, HIVE or IRAS)

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