Senior Administrator - YorQuit Study (Lung Cancer Screening Team)

Integrated Care System; England; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Hull is seeking a Senior Administrator to support a lung cancer screening research study. The role requires excellent communication skills, flexibility, and the ability to manage documentation and participant interactions. Candidates should have a full driving license and be prepared to travel. A fixed-term contract is offered with full training provided.

Qualifications

• Experience of talking to people over the telephone in a work environment.
• Experience of completing spreadsheets and updating databases.
• Experience of prioritising tasks.

Responsibilities

• Identify potential study participants through collaboration.
• Provide brief advice to quit smoking over the phone.
• Manage study documentation and obtain informed consent.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Competent using Microsoft Office applications

Excellent record keeping/data recording skills

Highly organised

Car Driver

Education

Grade C (4) or above in Maths and English

Job description

Go back Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Senior Administrator - YorQuit Study (Lung Cancer Screening Team)

The closing date is 11 August 2025

We are seeking highly organised and motivated Study Support Workers with clerical/administrative experience to join the clinical administration service to support a newly commissioned research study embedded into the YorQuit Study ( Lung Cancer Screening Service.)

The YorQuit study is a randomised controlled trial, funded by Yorkshire Cancer Research, which will explore the effectiveness of various smoking cessation approaches for patients attending community-based lung cancer screening programmes in Hull & East Riding.

As a Study Support Worker, you will play a crucial role in supporting the successful delivery of the study. You will be expected to work flexibly, maintaining accurate records, and ensuring smooth coordination between study participants and smoking cessation practitioners. Full training will be provided to help you succeed in your role.

The post available is I full time on a fixed term 24 month contract. Whilst the core hours of the role will be Mondays to Friday, 8:30 - 1700 with 1 hour unpaid lunch, the candidate will need to be able to work flexibly to meet the needs of our patients

Please note, the successful candidate will be required to travel as part of the role so must have access to your own vehicle, along with appropriate insurance. Travel expenses for the purpose of work will be reimbursed. Please remember to add this information to your application as not doing so could impact shortlisting.

Main duties of the job

You will play a crucial role in supporting the successful delivery of the study in Hull & East Riding. Your responsibilities will include identifying potential study participants through collaboration with lung cancer screening team, providing very brief advice to quit smoking over the telephone, and traveling to participants' homes to collect carbon monoxide (CO) readings. Additionally, you will, manage study documentation, and ensure informed consent is obtained.

You will be expected to work flexibly, maintaining accurate records, and ensuring smooth coordination between study participants and smoking cessation practitioners. Full training will be provided to help you succeed in your role.

If you are enthusiastic about health research into lung health, we would love to hear from you.

About us

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Job responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Please note that this advertised vacancy does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa and therefore HUTH would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.

Person Specification

Skills

• Excellent communication skills. Able to quickly build a rapport
• Able to build relationships and collaborate with others - internally and externally
• Competent using applications in the Microsoft Office suite
• Excellent record keeping/data recording skills with a high level of attention to detail
• Highly organised with excellent time management skills
• Car Driver/Driving Licence Holder
• Understanding of statutory clinical trial regulations, GCP and Research governance requirement

Knowledge

• Experience of talking to people over the telephone in a work environment
• Experience of completing spreadsheets and updating databases
• Experience of prioritising tasks
• Experience of lung health checks
• Familiarity with NCST - very brief advice to stop smoking
• Experience of working in a health setting

Qualifications

• Must have achieved grade C (4) or above in Maths and English; or equivalent

Statutory, legal and special requirements

• Prepared to undergo a DBS check
• Have a full clean driving license and access to transport

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust