Job overview

Research and Development is seeking a highly professional, comprehensive, and confidential Administrator/Personal Assistant to provide exceptional support to the department. This role is critical in ensuring the smooth operation of the Research and Development department, requiring the post holder to manage a variety of tasks with utmost efficiency and discretion.

Main duties of the job

To work effectively with the Administration Manager, the ADO (Research), the Legal and Governance teams, using own initiative, to support all related study work including maintenance of documentation and the office environment.

Administer the Good Clinical Practice and other departmental training courses for new and existing Trust wide staff in accordance with the Trust’s requirements.

Coordinate and maintain the efficient level of office supplies for R&D staff and the Bio-Resource on S2. 

Arrange collection of post and coordinate courier services pick ups and collections relating to study documentations or contracts, follow up and update relevant depts.

To maintain the contracts signature process Docusign.

Support the performance monitoring of research studies through data input of relevant information.

To provide a central communication hub for the R&D Team.

Working for our organisation

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.