Band 4 Data Administrator - Solihull Core Research Team

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 4 Data Administrator - Solihull Core Research Team

The closing date is 15 March 2026

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a clinical trial coordinator post within the Research, Development and Innovation (R, D & I) department at UHB. The post is full time permanent post based with the Core Delivery team at Solihull Hospital.

We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced individual who will be responsible for assisting the research nurses, consultants and Clinical Trial co ordinator with clinical trial administration/Data Management. The core delivery team cover multiple specialities across the Trust and the post holder will be working on a variety of research studies and clinical trials.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate relevant research experience, preferably in the NHS. You will need to meet the challenge of working autonomously and within a team. The Data Manager will be responsible for ensuring the portfolio of trials are run to Good Clinical Practice (GCP) standards. This role is a supportive to the clinical team, to enable the clinical team to be patient facing, and manage the non clinical aspects of research studies. The post holder will be expected to contribute to databases for clinical studies and registries of research patients for local and national research projects. This will require the post holder to combine their IT knowledge with knowledge of the clinical research process.

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job responsibilities

Please note: For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Good General Education (e.g. GCSE English and Maths A-C/ 4-9 or equivalent)
• Business Administration NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience in an administrative environment.
• Education to A level or equivalent

Experience

• Knowledge of dealing with non-routine issues such as problem solving for an area of work
• Experience of dealing with the public/customer service experience
• Experience of working with a range of Microsoft Office packages (eg. Word, Excel and Outlook)
• Experience of using IT systems
• Understand confidentiality and apply the principles in everyday working practice
• Must be able to demonstrate an understanding of equality and diversity
• Evidence of administrative or clinical audit experience in an NHS setting
• Knowledge of medical terminology
• Working knowledge of patient confidentiality/ Caldicott guidelines
• Awareness of research governance as far as it affects collection of research study data

Additional Criteria

• Good communication / customer care skills both written and verbal demonstrating sympathy and compassion
• Good organisation skills and ability to multitask
• Ability to deal professionally with enquiries from staff, patients and visitors
• Ability to problem solve
• Ability to pay attention to detail where there are predictable interruptions to the work pattern
• Ability to deal with stressful situations and sensitive issues
• Work effectively and flexibly as part of a team to meet the needs of the services
• Confident in dealing with people at all levels
• Flexible approach to work
• Demonstrates care and compassion
• Ability to travel to multiple sites
• Able to produce reports and graphs for internal and external audit purposes as required.
• Audiotyping

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust