# Research Governance Administrator

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Administrative and IT
- **Grade:** Band 3
- **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 Per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Mon - Fri)
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-31T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-17T15:50:32.717Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Somerset/Bath/Royal_United_Hospitals_Bath_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Research_Development/Research_Development-v8235464
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8235464?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.ruh.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Are you passionate about supporting high‑quality clinical research? As a Research Governance Administrator, you’ll play a vital role in strengthening and enabling research across the Trust.

Working closely with senior research leaders and study delivery teams, you’ll provide essential administrative and governance support throughout the full lifecycle of research projects — from initial set‑up through to close‑down. Your work will help ensure studies are delivered efficiently, compliantly, and in line with Good Clinical Practice (GCP), directly contributing to safe, ethical, and impactful research for patients and staff alike.

### Main duties of the job

The Research Governance Administrator will provide vital administrative support to the Research Senior Management Team and study delivery teams, helping to ensure the smooth and effective delivery of research activity across the Trust. This includes undertaking a wide range of administrative and clerical duties, maintaining accurate and up‑to‑date records for all new and ongoing research studies, and acting as a key point of contact and champion for the Local Portfolio Management System (LPMS).

The post holder will also support research delivery teams by maintaining and managing departmental trackers that monitor progress against key tasks and milestones. This includes coordinating activities that involve key support services such as Pharmacy and Radiology, helping to ensure research studies progress efficiently and in line with agreed requirements.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification

### Applicant requirements

This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.

## Person Specification

### Skills

**Essential**

- Attention to detail
- Skills in key applications of word, power-point, excel and email

**Desirable**

- Experience using database systems
- Flexible, diplomatic and well‑organised

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Have an interest in and understanding of research governance and ethical issues

**Desirable**

- Knowledge of NHS research

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Good general education including competency in numeracy and literacy

**Desirable**

- Understanding of Good Clinical Practice (GCP)

## Documents

- [join the ruh (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3030)
- [research governance administrator jd (pdf, 342.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10545820)

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