Job summary

The Research Development Facilitator will have a responsibility for supporting clinical and academic researchers with developing their research ideas, ensuring the timely completion of research funding applications and that the Research Development's Team's key performance indicators are tracked. The team engage in a wide range of activities that aim to enable our people and partners to better navigate towards successful funding for robust projects that deliver researcher development, impact and patient benefits.

We aim to create close partnerships with all our stakeholders by building meaningful relationships. We work on multiple projects continuously with our key external partners, so contribution to delivering together is essential. This is a great opportunity to be able to add value towards getting projects funded that will deliver better patient outcomes, problem solve and be collaborative as part of a much wider team with aligned aims.

Please note, this is an administrative role and is not patient facing, people with clinical and non-clinical backgrounds are welcome to apply though.

Closing date : Please be advised that this vacancy will close once sufficient applications have been received. Please submit your application as soon as possible.

Main duties of the job

1. To act as a point of contact for research funding applications and enquires.

This will require ensuring all enquiries are effectively managed and successfully resolved promptly, ensuring all relevant personnel are informed as necessary and an appropriate record is maintained. Confidently liaising and effectively communicating at all levels by using written, oral and electronic methods. Using tact and sensitivity to deal with difficult issues as required.

2. To ensure, wherever possible, that all documentation is up-to-date and available whenever decisions are being made, reporting circumstances where it is necessary to prompt further discussions.

This will require effective collaboration with all relevant personnel to maintain an efficient administrative system for recording research funding applications. This will include manipulation and distribution of appropriate correspondence. Actively participating in building meaningful working relationships with internal and external stakeholders will be very important to our joint successes.

3. To continually contribute to patient and business improvement agendas.

This will require completing project work and includes obtaining information from diverse sources, data collation and production of reports and spreadsheets. Sharing ideas for potential service improvements is essential and viable plans will be encouraged to be tested for feasibility.

About us

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation - please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. To assist with the implementation and maintenance of efficient office management systems and procedures to enable our team to optimise their standards of service.

This will require effective time management, arranging and preparation and maintenance of correspondence and reports, manipulation of documentation management systems and general workflow tasks.

2. To support team members with research funding applications.

This will require undertaking appropriate staff training and development as required, confidently providing cross-cover on a reciprocal basis in the absence of colleagues. Searching for funding and development opportunities and providing support to new and existing researchers is a core element of being effective in this role.

3. To use initiative and work to standard operating procedures and working instructions to meet essential work requirements and to achieve accurate data capture from researchers in relation to research funding applications, research outputs and other metrics according to reporting requirements.

This will require being able to learn and maintain the best practices in the capture of technical, scientific and research data and metrics, being flexible to changing needs.

4. To be able to attend occasional working days, meetings, events and training at our local partner universities, as needed.

Other duties : undertaking any other duties consistent with the responsibilities of the grade and needs of the service.

For further details of the role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

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Desirable

Knowledge

Essential

Desirable

Experience

Essential

Desirable

Skills

Essential

Desirable