Job Description

184024 - Project Administrator

Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS)

Grade 5: Salary in the range of 32,108 - 37,338 per annum

This is a

full time (part-time at minimum of 80% FTE will be considered),

fixed term position for 12 months

We have an exciting opportunity for a Project Administrator to join the Oxford Trauma and Emergency Care group at the Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, to be based at the Kadoorie Critical Care Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford.

As a Project Administrator, you will provide administration in compliance with the UK Policy Framework for Health and Social Care, the Data Protection Act and other applicable legislation and guidance, provide support to the Trial Manager in monitoring project scope and ensuring deliverables and milestones are met. You will work within the Oxford Clinical Trials Research Unit (OCTRU) Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). You will be responsible for monitoring of your own project and related junior staff to ensure quality assurance compliance and you will coordinate project meetings, including scheduling, preparing agendas and capturing actions.

You must be educated to A-Level standard (or possess equivalent administrative qualifications/experience). You will have excellent IT literacy, including a strong working knowledge of Word and Excel, with the ability to create and use spreadsheet applications. Evidence of following and working to detailed written instructions such as Standard Operating Procedures, associated with quality control or compliance, and ability to maintain clear and accurate records and demonstrable knowledge of data management, research quality management and monitoring activities are essential. Understanding of clinical governance and its implications and importance for research would be desirable.

The closing date for applications is

12 noon on Monday 19 January 2026.

Applications for this vacancy are to be made online. You will be required to upload a CV and supporting statement as part of your online application. Please quote

184024

in all correspondence.