Research & Innovation Personal Assistant / Senior Administrator


Company:	Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£32,073 - £39,043 per annum
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Liverpool, L3 5GN
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	10 Aug 2026
Closing date:	9 Sept 2026

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Summary

A Vacancy at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Research Development & Innovation at the University Hospital of Liverpool Group (UHLG) are looking for a Senior Administrator to provide a comprehensive secretarial and administrative support to the GroupDirector of Operations Research & Innovation and theGroup Director of Research and Innovation.

The RD&I team consists of aDirector of Operations Research & Innovation and theGroup Director of Research and Innovation,a Business Team, a Research Governance Team, an Innovation team, a Senior Nurse, and a communications lead.

The role if pivotal in supporting theDirector of Operations Research & Innovation and theGroup Director of Research and Innovation,it operates at executive level taking minutes at meetings that feed to the Trust Board.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are required, as is an ability to work independently and flexibly.

It is essential that the candidate must demonstrable experience of supporting executive/director level. Has excellent interpersonal management skills. They must also have knowledge of change management / policy and procedure processes.

NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHL Group) was formed on 1 November 2024, born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our communities.

We are one of the largest employers in region, with over 18,900 colleagues who are 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 that extend to more than two million people in the North West.

We operate from five hospital sites: 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 several elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital provide specialist services in cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology and respiratory medicine, both in the hospital and out in the community. 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 Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single en-suite bedrooms and mainly focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

TheUniversity Hospital of Liverpool Group (UHLG)have one of the largest portfolios of clinical research in Cheshire & Merseyside.

This includes aCommercial Research Delivery Centre(CRDC),commercial and non-commercial, NIHR and non NIHR studies.

Research Specialties include many disease areas. The Trust has a purpose built Clinical Research Facility with the capability to conduct early phase clinical trials.

If you are looking for a challenging and exciting opportunity we look forward to hearing from you.

This advert closes on Monday 24 Aug 2026

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