Research Administrator

Contract type: Open ended

Work hours: 14.0 hours per week

The role

The Bristol Medical School has a vacancy for a Research Administrator working in the South West Dementia Brain Bank at Southmead Hospital. We are seeking an additional staff member to support the brain bank manager, laboratory and clinical teams as a vital enabler of the tissue donation acceptance process, ensuring gold-standard compliance with legislation and underpinning the work of researchers within the national and international dementia research community.

What will you be doing?

You will work as part of a team providing vital administrative support to the brain bank manager and wider team. Tasks will involve assisting with general administration such as newsletter mailouts or corresponding with participants and their representatives using standard templates. You will carry out routine ordering, record keeping, filing, photocopying and data entry to ensure accurate records are maintained. You will check information against source data and report any anomalies. You will receive routine enquiries from potential brain donors and their families by telephone, escalating requests to the appropriate person to respond. You will assist the brain bank manager with the maintenance of the potential donor register by sending our donor consent packs, registering new potential donors using established processes and corresponding with associated stakeholders.

You should apply if

You should apply if you have good communication skills and excellent organisation skills, with the ability to follow procedures in an accurate and timely manner. You will be able to work semi-autonomously within the context of a strong core team and to make decisions within set parameters. You will have proven experience of completing routine tasks to a high level of accuracy, with attention to detail and a methodical approach to work. You will potentially be the first point of contact for bereaved families therefore a respectful and compassionate approach to those involved in the donation process and to donated tissue samples is essential.

Additional information

Contract type: Open-ended with fixed funding until 31/10/2025

Work pattern: Part-time/ 0.4 FTE

Shift pattern: 14 hours per week

This advert will close at 23:59 UK time on 12/08/2024

For informal queries please contact: Dr. Laura Palmer 0117 4147821 laura.e.palmer@bristol.ac.uk

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