Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
Research Support Assistant
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Company Description
Working as a partnership, both Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust have a shared vision for excellence in care for our patients and communities; with a set of strategic aims underpinning how we will achieve this. The single corporate service is delivered across both organisations. You may be based at either IWT or PHU and individuals may be required to undertake business travel between sites. For leaders managing staff across multi-site locations, you will need to be visible and provide in person leadership. The arrangements and frequency will be agreed locally.
Job Description
NHS Band 4 Salary: £28,392 - £31,157 per annum
Hours per Week: full time 37.5
Contract Type: Permanent
Location Base: St Mary's Hospital, Parkhurst Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 5TG
Our Trust has a small Research Team that support research across the whole Acute Trust and Ambulance service. In previous years they have excelled in recruitment to high-quality studies, trials and had great achievements for a Trust of our size. Our diverse workforce, including doctors, nurses, midwives and allied health professionals (AHPs), continues to strengthen our research portfolio.
The specialties involved with these trials include: cancer, emergency care, ophthalmology, paramedic medicine, meds for children, respiratory, surgery, maternity, hepatology, diabetes, dermatology, dementias and neurodegeneration, health services and delivery research, infection, mental health, frailty, microbiology and primary care.
The Research Support Assistant will support the Research Governance Office Team with the day-to-day delivery of research related administrative tasks. The Role will work proactively and independently as a member of the R&D team to deliver core administration functions such as the processing of study amendments, archiving, oversight for research passports, EDGE maintenance and social media support. The role is with the Research Office team and will support the wider research team to assist with delegated activities during study set up and delivery. The Research Support Assistant will maintain quality by assisting with study monitoring, implementing corrective action plans and recording timelines and information on trackers and will organise, attend and minute departmental meetings.
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Although this role is advertised as Full Time (37.5hrs p/w) for the candidate we could negotiate a slightly reduced part time role. It is recommended that all candidates make informal contact with the Research Governance Team on 01983 534455.
Qualifications
Essential
- Education to A-level/NVQ 3 or equivalent level.
Desirable
- Degree or equivalent experience
- Evidence of NHS experience.
- Research experience within a health related organisation.
- Recent Good Clinical Practice (GCP) in research training.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within administration.
- Experience using Microsoft Office.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills including presentation and report writing skills
- Ability to work to deadlines and manage a diverse workload with cross functional teams
- Responsive and flexible attitude and approach.
Desirable
- Experience of working within an NHS setting.
- Experience of working within an NHS R&D department.
- Experience of working on research prioritisation with a variety of stakeholders.
- Understanding of regulatory process in research
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Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent working knowledge of using Microsoft Office suite.
- Excellent working knowledge of using the internet.
- Knowledge of EDGE (Local Performance Management System)
Desirable
- Knowledge of Good Clinical Practice Guidelines and current Trials’ Regulations (EU Directive Clinical Trials).
Additional Information
The Research Department have an in department managed Facebook account and internet page.
Research and Development :: Isle of Wight NHS Trust
Research & Development - IOW NHS Trust | Newport | Facebook
The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and Disability, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.
We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs. For more information, please see our People and OD Strategy 2026
Weekly Hours / Programmed Activities: 37.5
Salary Band: Band 4
Staff Group: Administrative and Clerical
Contract Type: Permanent
Job Area: Admin and Corporate
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