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Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Research & Innovation Assistant

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Job summary

o Work under the direction of the Business and Legal Manager to ensure all research within the Trust is undertaken in accordance with the Department of Health's Research Governance Framework (DH 2001), the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations (SI 1031/2004 and later amendments) and other relevant regulations and guidelines.o Validate research visit data against funding contracts and raise appropriate invoice to external stakeholders.o Effective liaison with researchers, sponsors and clinical research organisations to facilitate income recovery.o Administration of the financial aspects of research contracts, income recovery and supporting the research teams where applicable.o Administration support for the Research Business Team.

Main duties of the job

o To facilitate raising of invoices for research and innovation activity undertaken by the Trust.o Support the Research Business Team as required.o Process, track and store payment request forms for research patient inconvenience payments, research patient travel expense payments, physician locum payments and General Practitioner Questionnaire payments.o In conjunction with Research & Innovation colleagues be responsible for ensuring the department is prepared for external regulatory inspections / assessments e.g. MHRA and the Trust's responses to any such inspections.

About us

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit their careers page.

Details

Date posted

29 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

287-CEF-266-25

Job locations

Ground Floor, Edwards Building

Daulby Street

Liverpool

L69 3GN


Job description

Job responsibilities

A detailed job description has been included in the documents section, please utilise the wording from the document attached

Job description

Job responsibilities

A detailed job description has been included in the documents section, please utilise the wording from the document attached

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ2/GCSE or equivalent in relevant discipline ICDL qualification or equivalent

Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrable experience of successfully undertaking administrative working and procedures

Knowledge

Essential

  • Awareness of confidentiality

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent organisational skills
  • The ability to work effectively with senior clinical and academic staff
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

Other

Essential

  • Team player with the ability to multi-task, be decisive and use own judgement
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ2/GCSE or equivalent in relevant discipline ICDL qualification or equivalent

Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrable experience of successfully undertaking administrative working and procedures

Knowledge

Essential

  • Awareness of confidentiality

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent organisational skills
  • The ability to work effectively with senior clinical and academic staff
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

Other

Essential

  • Team player with the ability to multi-task, be decisive and use own judgement

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ground Floor, Edwards Building

Daulby Street

Liverpool

L69 3GN


Employer's website

https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ground Floor, Edwards Building

Daulby Street

Liverpool

L69 3GN


Employer's website

https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Research & Innovation Business Facilitator

Megan Davies

Megan.Davies@liverpoolft.nhs.uk

01517063321

Details

Date posted

29 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

287-CEF-266-25

Job locations

Ground Floor, Edwards Building

Daulby Street

Liverpool

L69 3GN


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