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Job title:Translational Research Assistant

Salary :£32,000 - £35,000@ 1.0 WTE / 37.5 hrs per week (part-time applications will be considered)

Contract Terms: Fixed-term contract until 31st March 2026, on KSS AHSN Ltd Terms(trading as Health Innovation Kent Surrey Sussex)

Base:Hybrid (Principal office: The Beehive, Gatwick, RH6 0PA) with travel across Kent, Surrey and Sussex

Reports to:Chief Medical Officer

We are seeking a proactive and highly organised Research Assistant to support the delivery of the translational research programme of work. The successful candidate will play a key role in managing and coordinating research projects, supporting stakeholder engagement, grant development, public involvement activities, and the translation of research into impactful, real-world solutions.

In partnership with the NIHR ARC Kent Surrey Sussex, we aim to improve outcomes for local populations by translating research into practice, co-producing solutions with communities, and strengthening the research ecosystem. Our research programmes include Ageing and Dementia, Primary and Community Health, Population Health, Mental Health and Women’s Health.

Key responsibilities:

1. Project Management

• Assist in the planning, delivery, and monitoring of research delivery programmes across priority themes.
• Support project management including developing project and programme management plans, timelines, reporting, documentation, and stakeholder liaison.
• Coordinate with researchers, academics, clinicians, policy makers, and community organisations to support project delivery.

2. Stakeholder Engagement and Public Involvement

• Support the organisation and facilitation of stakeholder and community engagement events.
• Promote meaningful Patient and Public Involvement (PPI), ensuring inclusivity and accessibility.
• Help co-produce research and implementation activities with local communities and system partners.

3. Grant and Funding Development

• Provide support in the identification and preparation of grant proposals and funding applications, including writing, editing, and partner coordination.
• Work with academic, clinical, and industry stakeholders to draft and align applications with ICS priorities and translational potential.

4. Communications and Knowledge Sharing

• Support communication activities to raise awareness of research, partnerships, and impact.
• Support translation of research findings into practical tools, service models, and policy guidance.
• Contribute to internal and external communications in collaboration with the communications team.

About Health Innovation Kent Surrey Sussex

Kent Surrey Sussex AHSN Limited (KSS AHSN), trading as Health Innovation Kent Surrey Sussex as of 1 October 2023, is a social enterprise: a purpose-led not-for-profit company. All its surpluses are reinvested into creating a sustainable healthcare innovation network and delivering on its vision.

Health Innovation KSS works with industry, higher education, health and care organisations across Kent, Surrey and Sussex to achieve the following goals:

· Enabling the spread and adoption of innovation

· Improving the quality and safety of health and care

· Supporting innovators and driving economic growth

We are one of 15 Health Innovation Networks within the UK. This links us into a unique collaboration of expertise and experience. Innovation networks share learning, pool intelligence and offer access to a pipeline of emerging and proven solutions from around the country.

Equality Diversity and Inclusivity

We value and promote diversity and strongly encourage applications from people across groups that are underrepresented in our decision making, including those from ethnic minority groups and those with disabilities. We believe that the best of teams are those that reflect and are rooted in the communities they serve.

To support that, our recruitment processes are inclusive and seek to ensure that appointments are made after a fair and open process so that the best people, from the widest possible pool of diverse candidates, are appointed. Most importantly, we recognise that skills and experience can be lived as well as learnt.

Values and Behaviours

Health Innovation Kent Surrey Sussex has developed a clear vision for the direction of the company, in addition to an important set of values and behaviours created in consultation with the entire workforce.

Applicants and employees are expected to demonstrate an understanding of, and commitment to these values and behaviours, which are assessed through recruitment, selection and appraisal processes.

Next Steps

Visit our Career Site / vacancies page for the full job description and details of the selection process.

The closing date for final applications is 25 August 2025.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Research, Analyst, and Information Technology

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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