Band 4 Research Governance Assistant - Data Governance
Job summary
To support the Research Governance Manager and Research Governance Officer to provide a comprehensive and full ranging administration within the Research, Development and Innovation. Working in conjunction with colleagues, service users and stakeholders to provide an efficient service.
It is essential that the post holder exercises initiative and judgement using acquired skills and knowledge, maintaining confidentiality at all times.
The post holder is required to work on their own initiative and manage their own workload; this will require excellent planning and organisational skills. The post holder must be able to communicate information to a wide range of staff group including consultants and external stakeholders. The post holder is expected to develop a good understanding of project management and techniques. Using their own judgement, the post holder will be able to prioritise their work effectively.
Main duties of the job
The post provides administrative support for the R&D Data Governance team across all UHB sites. From the day to day running of the Data Governance team, such as scheduling meetings for internal and external parties (including commercial partners), supporting with the research governance reviews and oversight of data research projects, minute taking of meetings, administrative duties related to the day-to-day running of the service and diary management
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person Specification
Qualifications
- *Good General Education (e.g., GCSE English and Maths A-C GCSE LEVEL 9-4
- *Knowledge to NVQ Level 3 in Business Administration or equivalent, plus additional knowledge acquired through experience or completion of short courses to diploma level
Experience
- *Experience of managing quality policies, processes, procedures and work instructions
- *Able to use own initiative and deal with the unpredictable
- *Able to work under pressure and to multi-task
- *Able to work to deadlines
- *Experience of supporting/managing the delivery of projects
- *Previous experience of transcribing formal minutes
- *Knowledge of dealing with non-routine issues such as problem solving for an area of work
- *Experience of working in a busy environment
- *Experience of working in healthcare
- *Experience of using Trust IT systems
- *Experience of using incident management systems i.e. Datix, Radar
- *Experience of using databases for recording information.
Additional Criteria
- *Flexible approach to work
- *Ability to travel to multiple sites
- *Working knowledge of patient confidentiality/ Caldicott guidelines
- *Awareness of Research Governance
- *Flexible
- *Ability to work under pressure and deal with stressful situations
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.
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
West Midlands
B15 2TH
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm