Administrative Research Assistant - Band 2

Job summary

Are you an Administrator with great attention to detail who enjoys working in a dynamic environment, where you can make a difference to our patients? An exciting opportunity has become available for a Full Time Research Administrative Assistant to join the Research Delivery Team at United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust based at Lincoln County Hospital.

We are looking for a confident, motivated Administrator who is an excellent communicator with strong relationship building skills. The successful candidate will be a key member of our team and play an important role in supporting the Research Delivery Team in delivering clinical trials to our patients. We are looking for a highly competent, empathic and flexible team player who is not afraid of hard work and supporting colleagues when required.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

• General administrative support to all Research Staff.
• Photocopying, distribution and filing of documents within appropriate research documentation files.
• Sending and receiving documents for the Research staff.
• General typing duties including patient letters, patient Information, posters etc.
• Processing and maintaining research documentation.
• Recording patient details and entering data on various different electronic systems.
• Retrieval and tracking of case notes when required.
• Answering telephone enquiries from patients and professionals including liaising with staff within and outside of the hospital.
• To maintain adequate levels of general and stationery supplies, re-ordering as necessary
• Adhere to Trust, Directorate and Departmental Policies including Health, Safety, Fire and Risk Assessment. Willing to embrace opportunities to undertake relevant training and develop skills as required.
• Involvement in supporting staff with basic lab procedures and the handling of biological samples for transfer to national and international laboratories.

About us

Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £643 million (20/21) and we employ nearly 8,500 people.

Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement - "Outstanding Care Personally Delivered" - stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.

We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.

Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from 'Requires Improvement' to 'Good'. Our rating for caring remained as 'Good'.

This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.