Admin Assistant

Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford, OX3 9DU
We are looking for an Admin Assistant to be a part of the Oxford Parkinson's Disease Centre Clinical Team.
The role will involve working with a number of key stakeholders at different levels to ensure the smooth running of the OPDC cohort. Following training and ongoing support, the post holder will need to manage their own workload effectively and autonomously. Working closely with the Clinical Project Manager and Clinical Lead. The role will be largely based at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford however will remotely cover other sites involved in OPDC including Cambridge and Sheffield. This post will involve working alongside the current OPDC research administrator to provide sufficient administrative and patient-facing support for the clinical cohort of the Oxford Parkinson's Disease Centre.
Key cohort aims are to improve understanding of the biology of early Parkinson's and identify predictors of Parkinson's onset and subsequent progression. The Discovery cohort is seen as a beacon of excellence within Oxford Neuroscience, and is strongly committed to improving public engagement with research and promoting outreach activities. It exemplifies multi-disciplinary translational neuroscience in Oxford at its best, representing a close and interactive collaboration between research laboratories in the basic sciences with clinicians from the Nuffield Division of Clinical Neurology.
The post is funded for 12 months, with potential to extend beyond this following successful review and the applicant's choice.

• Experience of managing administrative processes and reception or customer facing work.


• The ability to work independently once fully trained, with a willingness to resolve situations, as well as knowing when to refer issues to others.


• The ability to organise own workload and to work to deadlines, evidenced by formal qualifications at (for example BTEC ND, NVQ Level 3 or equivalent) and/or significant work experience at a similar level.


• Ability to help organise events and make administrative arrangements.


• Ability to use standard computer programs (Outlook, Word, Excel).


• Previous experience of working as part of a team in an office environment, with a flexible and enthusiastic approach to working and using own initiative.


Desirable selection criteria:

• Experience of working within an HE institution or within a service industry environment.


• Knowledge of current national systems and strictures for research in the NHS.


• Administration experience in a clinical research environment.