R&D Project Support Officer

at  University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Project Support Officer to join the Research and Development (R&D) Department at UHCW NHS Trust. We are looking for an enthusiastic, pro-active and hard-working individual who enjoys working in a busy working environment. The post holder will provide R&D project management administration to patients, researchers and external customers. This will also include arranging and organise events for the department and working on the communications for the team, including social media and the R&D Website.
The role will involve working across the wider R&D team and Trust. The post holder will work with clinicians and research nurses and therefore excellent communication skills, and a positive can-do attitude are essential.
Applicants will need to be computer literate in Word, Excel and Outlook mail with good organisational skills and meticulous attention to detail. Individuals must have the ability to multi task, manage and prioritise your own workload and be able to work on both your own initiative and as part of a team.
Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.
The Project Support Officer will have a responsibility to provide R&D Project Management administration for R&D Projects throughout the project life cycle. This will include supporting several areas of work concurrently with the assigned project or programme and manage competing demands. A key role will be managing the team incoming email inbox and using their initiative to deal with emails appropriately. Engaging with key stakeholders and staff, where necessary, to ensuring all project plans, actions, risk logs and trackers are kept up to date. This will also include working with all team members in the collection of information for data, compliance, and performance reporting on relevant team projects.
The communications part of the role will include organising and planning and attending related events which may be based at Rugby St Cross as well as Coventry, and organising meetings and training courses as necessary. Updating and maintaining the R&D Website along R&D with social media as required and assisting with communication requests and updates.
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 (uhcw.nhs.uk)
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

• Providing R&D Project Management administration for R&D Projects and throughout the project life cycle.
• Supporting several areas of work concurrently with the assigned project or programme and manage competing demands.
• Managing the team incoming email inbox and using their initiative to deal with emails appropriately.
• Working autonomously with effective time management skills to manage own workload.
• Acting as a point of contact and passing on relevant information to appropriate team members sensitively and autonomously.
• Ensuring that all project and programme documentation is shared and accessible across the team.
• Engaging with key stakeholders and staff, were necessary, to ensuring all project plans, actions, risk logs and trackers are kept up to date.
• Undertaking the storing, configuration and management of electronic data.
• Scheduling and arranging meetings, preparing agendas and taking accurate and concise minutes and distributing them.
• Organizing and planning related events, meetings and training courses as necessary.
• Working autonomously on a day-to-day basis, providing cover for all matters of day to day administration, including taking the initiative to ensure necessary follow-up actions are undertaken.

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