At a Glance
- Tasks: Support data collection for a groundbreaking smoking cessation study through participant communication.
- Company: Join a supportive and inclusive university community dedicated to research and health.
- Benefits: Enjoy flexible hours, generous holiday, and access to fitness facilities and discounts.
- Other info: Flexible part-time role with opportunities for career progression and personal development.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in public health while gaining valuable administrative experience.
- Qualifications: Strong communication and organisational skills with attention to detail required.
We are seeking a motivated and collaborative administrative assistant to support data collection from study participants in the YorQuit study. This multi-centre randomised controlled trial, funded by Yorkshire Cancer Research, aims to test the effectiveness and acceptability of various approaches to smoking cessation among patients attending for community-based lung health checks in Bradford, Hull, Manchester and Leeds.
You will contact study participants by telephone, completing questionnaires at set follow up times. You will be required to keep accurate records of participant responses, and send postal questionnaires to participants you have been unable to contact by telephone. You will have excellent communication and organisational skills, and high attention to detail.
What We Offer:
- A friendly, diverse, and supportive working environment
- A hybrid working arrangement with the blended approach of home and office working each week
- Generous holiday entitlement of 27 days (or pro rata) plus standard bank holidays and five university closure days including closure between Christmas and New Year.
- Our reward scheme grants bonuses of numerous values for excellent work
- We are committed to staff development through the provision of training, continued support, and career progression opportunities
- You will have access to a range of benefits and rewards, including fitness and health facilities, staff discounts, travel schemes and many more.
This position is fixed term for 1 year from start date. Your working hours will be 16 hours per week which are flexible and will be negotiated with the successful candidate. If you are interested in part-time work (minimum 10 hours per week), please specify your preferred hours in your application. We may also consider job share arrangements.
Please contact Rachael Murray (Rachael.murray@nottingham.ac.uk) if you have further questions about this role.
It is a condition of this post that satisfactory basic disclosure is obtained from the 'Disclosure and Barring Service'.
Our university is a supportive, inclusive, caring and positive community. We welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs – indeed this very diversity is vital to our success, it is fundamental to our values and enriches life on campus.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) employer. Increasing the diversity of our community is extremely important to us and we are committed to the aims of Disability Confident Scheme. We are the first university to have achieved Athena Swan Gold Award.
This position does not fulfil the UK Visas & Immigration sponsorship criteria for Skilled Worker, therefore we can only accept applications from candidates who already have the right to work in UK.
Administration Assistant (Fixed Term, Part Time) in Nottingham employer: University Of Nottingham
The University of Nottingham is an excellent employer, offering a supportive work culture that values teamwork and individual contributions. Employees benefit from flexible working hours, access to health facilities, and a generous holiday allowance, making it an ideal place for those seeking meaningful part-time employment while contributing to a vibrant academic community.
