Cardiology Research Administrator & Data Coordinator
- sheffield, england, United Kingdom
- Permanent·Hybrid
- Part time
- £28 - £31 Per Annum
Job Description
Main area Research, Administration, Data Coordination Grade NHS AfC: Band 4 Contract Permanent: Part-time (15 hours per week) Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Home or remote working
Employer Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Northern General Hospital Town Sheffield Salary £28,392 - £31,157 pa/pro rata for part time staff Salary period Yearly Closing 06/09/ :59 Interview date 18/09/2026
Cardiology Research Administrator & Data Coordinator
NHS AfC: Band 4
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.
Job overview
A part-time vacancy has arisen in our Academic Directorate of Cardiology & Cardiothoracic Surgery to support the Research Coordinator. The role involves providing administrative support to the cardiology research team and data coordination of cardiology research studies. It is expected that the role will be hybrid, with a mixture of on-site and home-based working.
About Us
Improving the prevention and treatment of coronary heart disease and reducing mortality is essential and requires considerable research activity. Researchers in Sheffield are well placed to contribute to this important area, resulting in a comprehensive portfolio of research projects.
The Directorate is looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Individual to provide a high-quality administrative support service to the Directorate.
The applicant must have excellent organisational and communication skills as the role involves liaising with other departments and hospitals as well as nursing, medical and managerial staff and some remote contact with patients.
Candidates will need to display accurate keyboard skills and have had experience of managing a diverse workload.
Additionally, a commitment to personal training and development, strong IT skills, a flexible approach to working, administrative experience and awareness of research processes and governance are required.
Main duties of the job
The role of Research Administrator & Data Coordinator provides comprehensive administrative support in the following areas:
- Collection of Accrual data
- Database maintenance
- Data collection and coordination of studies
- Good Clinical Practice training
- Meeting facilitation
- Coordinating the Patient Panel activities
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Person specification
Qualifications
- 5 GCSEs (including English and Maths) at Grade C/4 or above
- Qualification to level 3 gained through either Secretarial (OCRIII) or Administrative (NVQ3) routes Or Equivalent knowledge gained through short courses, on the job training and experience of non-routine administration and establishing administrative procedure.
- A high level of knowledge of IT systems, database / web based packages is essential but may be demonstrated through either qualification or demonstrable experience of system use.
- A level(s) in biology or biological sciences
- ECDL (European Computer Driving Licence)
Experience
- Proven, relevant experience as an administrator working within busy office environments, developing and improving systems, providing secretarial support to a team, dealing with people at all levels and contributing positively
- Experience of managing a diverse workload.
- Experience of contributing towards the development, implementation and quality assurance of systems.
- Experience of working within a research, NHS, university or other public sector environment.
- Understanding of health services research and the legislative and regulatory arena.
- Knowledge of research legislation including research governance, ICH GCP and Medicines for Human Use Regulations, research ethics.
- Excellent time-management skills and be capable of balancing routine tasks with more complex demands as they arise.
- Excellent organisational skills and the ability to work accurately, particularly when dealing with conflicting deadlines.
- Be able to monitor and plan in advance own workload and prioritise according to the needs of the service.
- Be methodical and pay meticulous attention to detail.
- Possess good literacy and numeracy skills and the ability to understand, record, communicate and analyse verbal and written information to a high standard.
- Understand the sensitivity surrounding confidential issues.
- Possess strong IT skills that must include Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access.
Personal Qualities
- Possess excellent interpersonal skills and confidence in dealing professionally with internal and external queries, referring on as appropriate
- Proven team-player with the ability to work independently without direct supervision
- Ability to travel to other locations, if required.
The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community.
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Name Dr Helen Denney Job title Directorate Research Coordinator - Cardiology Email address (emailprotected) Telephone number Additional information Please email with any queries.
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