NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.
This is a Fixed term post for 12 months
An exciting and innovative opportunity has arisen within the GG&C Research & Innovation Department for a Senior Administrative Assistant to join the WoS Innovation Hub based at the QEUH. The post holder will work within the WoS Innovation Hub team within GG&C Research & Innovation Department
on two key University of Glasgow Living Laboratory projects: SEARCH-ED and GALACTIC-1. The post holder will ensure that regulatory and governance requirements are adhered to, for research activity supported by the R&I activities in the West of Scotland Innovation Hub, hosted in NHS GGC. A key aspect of this
would be to work closely and support the Sponsor's representatives in the development and implementation of a robust system to review and issue approval for the two key projects in addition to a range of study types, including medical device trials for the Living Laboratory programme of innovation developed in collaboration with University of Glasgow.
You will also support the R&I WoSI team in making sure that deadlines and timelines are visible and that researchers and collaborators expectations are managed. Whilst being responsible for guiding researchers and collaborators through the Innovation review process, including Sponsor, eHealth and R&I review process, keeping in contact so they feel informed of where they are in the review process. Managing the Innovation teams diaries where helpful and keeping track of the team's priorities. You should be able to demonstrate experience of Research administration in NHS, HEI or equivalent. Degree in business administration, Bio medical science or working towards Degree or equivalent experience. With good knowledge and understanding of NHS administrative and governance systems in practice.
Informal contact: Ruairidh Davison, Innovation Contracts Manager, email
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