Research Data Administrator

An opportunity has arisen for a Research Data Administrator at Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder will work closely with Clinical Research & Governance Lead, Research & Development Manager, and Senior Research Lead in setting up and managing systems/ processes and ensuring robust research governance procedures are followed., The post holder will support the clinical research team across a range of research data administration tasks including but not limited to maintaining research databases; supporting the set up and maintenance of a new project portfolio management platform for research; assisting with the provision of data for performance reporting both within and external to the organisation; raising requisitions and purchase orders to support the management of research grants hosted by the Trust in accordance with relevant Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Trust policies.

Applicants will have experience of working with research/ clinical trials, possess good interpersonal and communication skills, be confident in data processing/ reporting and be able to work independently and as part of a team.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.