Research Assistant

Job overview

This is a fixed term/secondment post until 11/06/2027.

If you are a Hywel Dda University Health Board employee and are applying for this post as a secondment, agreement for the secondment is needed from your current manager prior to application.

Hywel Dda University Health Board Research and Development team is seeking to appoint an experienced, enthusiastic, and motivated Research Assistant to provide administrative support for commercial / non-commercial clinical trials and research studies across the Health Board.

The successful candidate will play a key role in the administration and data management support for all aspects of the Research Delivery Team at Glangwili Hospital, as well as working alongside a large geographically spread team to support researchers with high quality studies throughout the health board.

The post holder will need a willingness to learn about research trial set-up, protocols and their application to practice, including local, national and international research regulations, which should enable them to assist in the support of the research delivery team.  They should be willing to work flexibly to support the service, have excellent communication, organisational and computer literacy skills as well as being able to work well as part of a team.

Informal visits are welcomed to discuss the role.

Main duties of the job

The Research Assistant will work as part of the research delivery team supporting work on Health and Care Research Wales Portfolio studies.  The main purpose of the job is to: -

• Provide administrative and data management support for all aspects of the trial organisation as an integrated member of the team
• Assist with the co-ordination of a portfolio of clinical trials across various disease sites
• Provide a limited amount of clinical support where appropriate to facilitate the delivery of a clinical trial.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full job description and person specification attached within the supporting documents.

The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences.  In our commitment to increase the number of staff who are able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.

Interviews will be held on  22/06/2026