Clinical Projects Administrator

BRITISH SOCIETY FOR RHEUMATOLOGY

Do you have strong organisational and communication skills? Are you interested in rheumatology and/or health research? Are you experienced in working constructively with stakeholders, using Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel) and performing administrative procedures such as minute taking, organising meetings and diary management? If so, this may be the role for you.

Who we are

We are a UK wide membership organisation for all health professionals working in adult, paediatric and adolescent rheumatology. BSR works to promote excellence in the care of people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal disorders and to support those delivering it, involving patients and carers at every step.

Job Summary

The main purpose of the role is to provide administrative and project management support to the Biologic Registers, Research and Quality Improvement functions of BSR that form a vital part of our work to foster excellence in all aspects of rheumatology.

In this role you will:

• Support the project management of BSR Biologics Registers by managing requests for data access and publications and assisting in promotion through production of promotional material, social media content and conference attendance
• Monitor BSR Registers email inbox and liaise with the registers steering committee, pharmaceutical company representatives, academics and clinicians
• Act as the point of contact for the annual Research Funding Call providing administrative support around shortlisting, contracting and invoicing processes
• Work with the Education and Marketing/Digital department to help develop and maintain relevant sections of BSR website
• Assist with servicing and co-ordination of BSR committees including preparing agendas, taking minutes and disseminating papers
• Provide general administrative support as required by the Director of Practice and Quality including communications support across the wider team

We’d love to hear from you if you:

• Have relevant administrative work experience such as organising meetings, diary management and accurate minute taking
• Have a collaborative work ethic and ability to engage positively with all stakeholders
• Have a professional approach and ability to work without close supervision
• Produce work with accuracy, diligence and attention to detail
• Have an interest in rheumatology and health research
• Have experience of writing clear and accessible publication material, production and design of webpages, newsletters and publications – desirable
• Have experience of academic research processes and an understanding of basic medical vocabulary – desirable

We can offer:

• A great place to work, we are Investors In People accredited and committed to Equality, Inclusion and Diversity
• Performance related pay and incentive schemes that include colleague nominated awards
• Group pension scheme
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• A heap of benefits, such as BUPA health insurance, cycle to work schemes, buy/sell leave etc.
• Regular staff social events
• Year round learning and development programmes

Employment Type

• Fixed term (1 year) and Full-time

To apply: Submit a detailed covering letter and CV via the button below and complete our Equality & Diversity Monitoring form. Visit Jobs at BSR (rheumatology.org.uk) for more information.

Closing date to submit applications: Friday 19 November 2021

Interviews will be held w/c 29 November 2021

Pre- employment Checks: Please note that any Employment with the BSR will be subject to the following checks prior to your start date:

• receipt of two satisfactory references
• proof of eligibility to work in the UK

Unfortunately, due to the large volume of applications that we receive, we are unable to provide feedback on unsuccessful applications. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. For any questions about this role, please email

We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBT+ and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds.

BSR is committed to encouraging inclusion, equality and diversity among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation by complying with the Equality Act 2010.

We want a working environment free of all the above, where individual differences and the contributions of all staff are recognised and valued. To do this, we will proactively tackle discrimination and disadvantage and ensure that no individual or group is directly or indirectly discriminated against for any reason. We expect all BSR employees to champion and live our values through their work at every opportunity.