Job: Research Support Officer, London Job Details

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Employer:	King's College London.
Date posted:	11/19/2013
Job Ref No:	1397452859
Category:	Teaching
Country:	United Kingdom
City:	London
Employment Type:	Full Time
Salary:	£25,666 - £33,481 pa. inc. of HCA
Job Description:  Guy's and St Thomas' is one of the largest hospital trusts in the country, with around 13,200 staff; an annual turnover of more than £1.2 billion; and 1.2 million patient contacts a year. Our hospitals have a long and proud history, dating back almost 900 years, and have been at the forefront of medical progress and innovation since they were founded. We continue to build on these traditions and have a reputation for clinical, teaching and research excellence. We provide a full range of hospital services for our local communities and community services for patients in Lambeth and Southwark. We also provide specialist services for patients from further afield, including cancer, cardiac, kidney, women's and orthopaedic services, and we are home to the Evelina Children's Hospital. See www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends. We also have a positive approach to corporate social responsibility and are keen to engage our staff in an agenda that ranges from promoting environmental sustainability to the creation of local employment opportunities. We are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC), a pioneering collaboration between one of the world's leading research-led universities and three of London's most successful NHS Foundation Trusts. Our AHSC is one of only five in the UK and consists of King's College London and Guy's and St Thomas', King's College Hospital and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts. Across the AHSC we see around 3 million patients a year; have 30,000 staff; 20,000 students; and a combined annual turnover of £2.6 billion. Our AHSC brings together the best of basic and translational research, clinical excellence and world-class teaching to deliver groundbreaking advances in physical and mental healthcare. See www.kingshealthpartners.org Details We are looking for an experienced Research Support Officer to join the R&D department and NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London. Of graduate calibre, the post holder will play a key role in providing a high quality support service to senior managers within the Research and Development department to help deliver the strategic aims, and ensure the effective operation, of our NIHR Biomedical Research Centre. The role will require the individual to interact with a multidisciplinary team in a very busy office environment often requiring appropriate judgements to be made under minimal supervision. Attention to detail and the ability to plan and prioritise workloads to meet essential deadlines and proactively manage the responsibilities of this position is a prerequisite for anyone wishing to apply for this role. You will have relevant experience acquired from working in a clinical or academic research setting and knowledge of medical, scientific and/or research terminology and practice. You must possess excellent time management and organisational skills and be able to work both independently and as part of a research team. You will be based in the stunning and dedicated research office of the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, 16th Floor Tower Wing, Guy's Hospital, London Bridge, London SE1 9RT. The closing date for applications is Friday 22nd November 2013. Interviews are currently scheduled to take place on Thursday 28th November 2013.