Research & Innovation Assistant

Work under the direction of the Business and Legal Manager to ensure all research within the Trust is undertaken in accordance with the Department of Health’s Research Governance Framework (DH 2001), the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations (SI 1031/2004 and later amendments) and other relevant regulations and guidelines. Validate research visit data against funding contracts and raise appropriate invoice to external stakeholders. Effective liaison with researchers, sponsors and clinical research organisations to facilitate income recovery. Administration of the financial aspects of research contracts, income recovery and supporting the research teams where applicable. Administration support for the Research Business Team. To facilitate raising of invoices for research and innovation activity undertaken by the Trust. Support the Research Business Team as required. Process, track and store payment request forms for research patient inconvenience payments, research patient travel expense payments, physician locum payments and General Practitioner Questionnaire payments. In conjunction with Research & Innovation colleagues be responsible for ensuring the department is prepared for external regulatory inspections / assessments e.g. MHRA and the Trust's responses to any such inspections.Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit their careers page.For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Megan Davies Job title: Research & Innovation Business Facilitator Email address: Megan.Davies@liverpoolft.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01517063321