# Senior Research Delivery Administrator > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-research-delivery-administrator/3b1127ef-a258-495c-b2b9-4232d477b484 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-research-delivery-administrator/3b1127ef-a258-495c-b2b9-4232d477b484.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Kent and Canterbury Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Administrator - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 Per Annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (Core office hours are 8:00 to 16:00) - **Closing date:** 2026-11-24T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-11-10T16:00:35.424Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Kent/Canterbury/East_Kent_Hospitals_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Research_Innovation/Research_Innovation-v8310693 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8310693?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation trust (EKHUFT) is a large, diverse and complex organisation with an active and vibrant research programme. As part of the Research & Innovation department, you can expect to work with a dynamic and proactive team, who recognise and integrate research as a core aspect of care delivery. The Senior Research Delivery Administrator role will be part of the research workforce within the Trust and will support the delivery of high-quality research studies. We are looking for an experienced research delivery administrator to help support and expand the large portfolio of NIHR research studies within the Trust. Applicants should have experience within an administration role, and experience working in an administrative/data research delivery role within the NHS, along with experience of working within a busy environment, dealing with members of the public and working under pressure. Excellent communication skills, meticulous attention to detail, enthusiasm and flexibility are other essential requirements for this post. The post-holder will be based at Kent and Canterbury Hospital within our well-established research team. ### Main duties of the job The overall purpose of the role is to provide effective and reliable administrative support to the research delivery team to ensure that research studies are delivered safely, effectively, on time and to target. The role will focus on our gynae-oncology portfolio with regular cross-site working required to the Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Hospital. Due to the nature of research and potential fluctuations in study demands and/or workload and staffing levels, it may be necessary for the post-holder to cover additional specialities and/or sites as required. The post holder will ensure the smooth set up and day to day running of cancer research studies, working as part of the cancer research team. The work will include the timely collection, co-ordination and submission of data, the completion of national and local regulatory documentation and maintenance of a clear audit trail, in accordance with national legislation and local policies. The post holder will be required to develop knowledge of multiple research studies taking place across East Kent Hospitals and to communicate the research programme and strategy to multi-disciplinary staff throughout the Trust. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in ‘Documents to download’. If you have further queries please don’t hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below. ### Applicant requirements This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Enthusiasm **Desirable** - Car driver ### Governance **Essential** - Data protection and confidentiality knowledge **Desirable** - Understanding of clinical and research terminology ### Qualifications **Essential** - Good general education - 5 GCSEs or equivalent, including English language and Maths NVQ level 3 in Business & Administration, or equivalent experience GCP trained with sound working knowledge of clinical research standards & regulations **Desirable** - ECDL Additional relevant training/experience - GCP trained ### Skills and experience **Essential** - previous experience in an administration role - Experience of dealing with members of the public - Experience of organising and minuting meetings **Desirable** - Finance/invoicing experience. - previous experience in a research administrative role ## Documents - [job description and person specification (pdf, 256.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10762428) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.