Senior Administrator / Research Assistant - YorQuit Study

We are seeking highly organised and motivated Senior Administrators with an interest in study support/recruitment of participants to join the clinical administration service to support a newly commissioned research study embedded into the YorQuit Study ( Lung Cancer Screening Service.)

The YorQuit study is a randomised controlled trial, funded by Yorkshire Cancer Research, which will explore the effectiveness of various smoking cessation approaches for patients attending community-based lung cancer screening programmes in Hull & East Riding.

As a Senior administrator/Research Assistant, you will play a crucial role in supporting the successful delivery of the study. You will be expected to work flexibly, maintaining accurate records, and ensuring smooth coordination between study participants and smoking cessation practitioners. Full training will be provided to help you succeed in your role.

The post available is I full time on a fixed term 12 month contract. Whilst the core hours of the role will be Mondays to Friday, 8:30 - 1700 with 1 hour unpaid lunch, the candidate will need to be able to work flexibly to meet the needs of our patients

Please note, the successful candidate will be required to travel as part of the role so must have access to your own vehicle, along with appropriate insurance. Travel expenses for the purpose of work will be reimbursed. Please remember to add this information to your application as not doing so could impact shortlisting., You will play a crucial role in supporting the successful delivery of the study in Hull & East Riding. Your responsibilities will include identifying potential study participants through collaboration with lung cancer screening team, providing very brief advice to quit smoking over the telephone, and traveling to participants' homes to collect carbon monoxide (CO) readings. Additionally, you will, manage study documentation, and ensure informed consent is obtained.

You will be expected to work flexibly, maintaining accurate records, and ensuring smooth coordination between study participants and smoking cessation practitioners. Full training will be provided to help you succeed in your role.

If you are enthusiastic about health research into lung health, we would love to hear from you.

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.