Job summary
This vacancy is open to employees of Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust only.
NHS Band 4 Salary: £28,392 - £31,157 per annum
Hours per Week: full time 37.5
Contract Type: Permanent
Location Base: St Mary's Hospital, Parkhurst Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 5TG
Our Trust has a small Research Team that support research across the whole Acute Trust and Ambulance service. In previous years they have excelled in recruitment to high-quality studies, trials and had great achievements for a Trust of our size. Our diverse workforce, including doctors, nurses, midwives and allied health professionals (AHPs), continues to strengthen our research portfolio.
The specialties involved with these trials include; cancer, emergency care, ophthalmology, paramedic medicine, meds for children, respiratory, surgery, maternity, hepatology, diabetes, dermatology, dementias and neurodegeneration, health services and delivery research, infection, mental health, frailty, microbiology and primary care.
Main duties of the job
- To work proactively and independently as a member of the R&D team to deliver core administration functions such as the processing of study amendments, archiving, oversight for research passports and EDGE maintenance.
- To work closely with the Research Office and the wider research team to assist with delegated activities during study set up and delivery.
- To support the Research Office to maintain quality by assisting with study monitoring, implementing corrective action plans and recording timelines and information on trackers.
- To organise, attend and minute departmental meetings.
About us
Working as a partnership, both Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust have a shared vision for excellence in care for our patients and communities; with a set of strategic aims underpinning how we will achieve this.
The single corporate service is delivered across both organisations. You may be based at either IWT or PHU and individuals may be required to undertake business travel between sites. For leaders managing staff across multi-site locations, you will need to be visible and provide in person leadership. The arrangements and frequency will be agreed locally.
The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and Disability, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.
We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veterans status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.
Details
- Date posted: 19 June 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 4
- Salary: £28,392 to £31,157 a year
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time
- Reference number: REF2419T
- Job locations: St Mary's Hospital, Parkhurst Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 5TG, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
The Research Support Assistant will support the Research Governance Office Team with the day-to-day delivery of research related administrative tasks. The Role will work proactively and independently as a member of the R&D team to deliver core administration functions such as the processing of study amendments, archiving, oversight for research passports, EDGE maintenance and social media support. The role is with the Research Office team and will support the wider research team to assist with delegated activities during study set up and delivery. The Research Support Assistant will maintain quality by assisting with study monitoring, implementing corrective action plans and recording timelines and information on trackers and will organise, attend and minute departmental meetings.
Specific Core Functions
- To support study set up in accordance with organisational standard operating procedures (SOPs), ICH GCP and applicable regulations.
- Day to day administration including responding to routine correspondence, processing amendments and events, study closure and archiving.
- To maintain full and accurate records for all delegated project activities including correspondence, amendments, audits and monitoring and record detailed and accurate study information into relevant databases.
- To oversee HR processes for the research office and ensure appropriate governance checks are completed for letters of access, honorary research contracts.
- To maintain research information systems, update and ensure accurate record keeping of information across multiple research active specialties.
- Organise, attend and minute departmental and study meetings; prepare, collate and distribute study documentation as required.
- Act as a point of contact for the research office for both external and internal stakeholders. Respond efficiently and politely to personal, telephone and e-mail enquiries, seeking advice or forwarding them onto other team members as appropriate.
- Contribute to the development of new or existing work instructions, SOPs and departmental policies, working with Trust staff from other departments as required.
- Assist with the maintenance of local research websites.
Please refer to full job description for further details.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within administration.
- Experience using Microsoft Office.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills including presentation and report writing skills
- Ability to work to deadlines and manage a diverse workload with cross functional teams
- Responsive and flexible attitude and approach.
Desirable
- Experience of working within an NHS setting.
- Experience of working within an NHS R&D department.
- Experience of working on research prioritisation with a variety of stakeholders.
- Understanding of regulatory process in research.
Qualifications
Essential
- Education to A-level/NVQ 3 or equivalent level.
Desirable
- Degree or equivalent experience
- Evidence of NHS experience.
- Research experience within a health related organisation.
- Recent Good Clinical Practice (GCP) in research training.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent working knowledge of using Microsoft Office suite.
- Excellent working knowledge of using the internet.
- Knowledge of EDGE (Local Performance Management System).
Desirable
- Knowledge of Good Clinical Practice Guidelines and current Trials Regulations (EU Directive Clinical Trials).
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