Person Specification

GOSH Culture and Values

Essential

• Our GOSH values
• Experience of working as part of a diverse team.
• Experience of contributing to an inclusive workplace culture.

Academic/Professional qualification/Training

Essential

• Knowledge of health information management acquired through a relevant specialist qualification or equivalent experience of information handling and analysis gained in a work environment
• Qualified to ‘A’ Level/NVQ Level 3 standard or equivalent

Desirable

• Educated to degree level in a relevant discipline (i.e. science, health, health management, social science)
• Good Clinical Practice training
• Electronic Health Record System training
• Experience of working in a clinical trial environment in either a pharmaceutical company, NHS Trust or university

Experience/Knowledge

Essential

• Experience of working on multiple parallel tasks to strict and often tight deadlines.
• Experience of managing information systems and developing databases and spreadsheets
• Experience of analysing large quantities of complex information from databases, generating reports and making appropriate recommendations
• Relevant secretarial/administrative experience (ideally in a health care setting)
• Knowledge of GDPR

Desirable

• Knowledge of research methodologies and current national systems and structures for the approval, management and monitoring of clinical research in the NHS
• Knowledge of medical terminology
• Experience working in a clinical environment

Skills/Abilities

Essential

• Computer literate with good IT skills including the upkeep of databases
• Good verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to interact effectively with staff at all levels
• Able to handle sensitive and/or confidential information
• Able to transcribe data in a timely and consistently accurate manner with excellent attention to detail
• Able to work calmly under pressure and manage and prioritise own and others workloads whilst performing to tight deadlines
• Able to make sound judgements, use own initiative and work with minimal day-to-day supervision

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 12 October 2026