Job summary
The Trust's R&D Department and Procurement Department are piloting a Trust wide roll out of a new Contracts Management system (CMS). This role will provide operational leadership to ensure that the project is delivered to high quality, and achieve performance objectives in line with the Trust's vision and strategy.
Main duties of the job
You will focus on ensuring systems, processes and workflows are consistent with the contract management requirements of the Trust's initiatives on improving clinical research management, and organisational practices across the entire research landscape.
You will promote and develop a culture that supports continuous improvement towards high quality research, by developing enhancements in partnership with R&D Governance, R&D Finance and stakeholders across the Trust with the ultimate aim of improved performance within the management of contracts and workflow and ensuring clinical research is managed in a robust and transparent system.
About us
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 11000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
This vacancy will close at midnight on the 18th September 2023.
Interviews are due to be held on the 26th September 2023.
Benefits to you
We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
This vacancy will close at midnight on the 18th September 2023.
Interviews are due to be held on the 26th September 2023.
Benefits to you
We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Prince 2 practitioner.
- Experience in leading and managing improvement projects in NHS research or social care setting.
- Educated to Masters Degree level in health related or biomedical science and relevant experience in research governance, project or change management and implementing new initiatives.
Desirable
- Postgraduate degree or experience.
- Project management qualification or experience.
- Good Clinical Practice.
Experience
Essential
- Significant research management experience at a senior level within a scientific or clinical research environment.
- Demonstrable success in delivering change and implementing performance improvement.
- Experience of putting into practice strategy and associated plans for a specific programme of change.
- Excellent communication skills, including negotiation, with proven ability to liaise within a multidisciplinary team environment.
- Experience of leading and managing a team.
- Experience of building relationships with internal and external stakeholders in a strategic manner.
- Experience of research delivery within a complex and dynamic research infrastructure.
- Experience of problem solving.
- Experience of working across boundaries.
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrable high level of understanding and working practice of the processes, regulations and codes of practice (ethics/GCP/MHRA), that underpin clinical research delivery.
- Knowledge of CUH Research and Development Finance Infrastructure.
- Knowledge of CUH finance platforms used for clinical research billing and invoicing.
Skills
Essential
- Proven Leadership skills at a senior level including in the management of change.
- Proven ability in managing operational change while developing and maintaining high standards of quality.
- Ability to analyse and interpret complex information and to make judgments regarding complex research/ management issues.
- Ability to coordinate others to deliver outputs.
- Able to develop and implement policy, guidelines, and projects from initiation to completion.
- Proven ability to deal with changing priorities and differing situations.
- Proven organisational skills and ability to plan ahead, set priorities and work to deadlines.
- Ability to build and maintain relationships and networks relevant to the work remit.
- Experience of utilising information technology (IT literate) and able to use MS office packages, word excel.
- Demonstrable commitment to continuous improvement.
- Ability to work under pressure balancing conflicting workloads. Ability to work independently with initiative and maintain confidentiality.
Desirable
- Ability to negotiate effectively, be persuasive and maintain integrity in sometimes contentious or challenging situations.
Additional Requirements
Essential
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Prince 2 practitioner.
- Experience in leading and managing improvement projects in NHS research or social care setting.
- Educated to Masters Degree level in health related or biomedical science and relevant experience in research governance, project or change management and implementing new initiatives.
Desirable
- Postgraduate degree or experience.
- Project management qualification or experience.
- Good Clinical Practice.
Experience
Essential
- Significant research management experience at a senior level within a scientific or clinical research environment.
- Demonstrable success in delivering change and implementing performance improvement.
- Experience of putting into practice strategy and associated plans for a specific programme of change.
- Excellent communication skills, including negotiation, with proven ability to liaise within a multidisciplinary team environment.
- Experience of leading and managing a team.
- Experience of building relationships with internal and external stakeholders in a strategic manner.
- Experience of research delivery within a complex and dynamic research infrastructure.
- Experience of problem solving.
- Experience of working across boundaries.
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrable high level of understanding and working practice of the processes, regulations and codes of practice (ethics/GCP/MHRA), that underpin clinical research delivery.
- Knowledge of CUH Research and Development Finance Infrastructure.
- Knowledge of CUH finance platforms used for clinical research billing and invoicing.
Skills
Essential
- Proven Leadership skills at a senior level including in the management of change.
- Proven ability in managing operational change while developing and maintaining high standards of quality.
- Ability to analyse and interpret complex information and to make judgments regarding complex research/ management issues.
- Ability to coordinate others to deliver outputs.
- Able to develop and implement policy, guidelines, and projects from initiation to completion.
- Proven ability to deal with changing priorities and differing situations.
- Proven organisational skills and ability to plan ahead, set priorities and work to deadlines.
- Ability to build and maintain relationships and networks relevant to the work remit.
- Experience of utilising information technology (IT literate) and able to use MS office packages, word excel.
- Demonstrable commitment to continuous improvement.
- Ability to work under pressure balancing conflicting workloads. Ability to work independently with initiative and maintain confidentiality.
Desirable
- Ability to negotiate effectively, be persuasive and maintain integrity in sometimes contentious or challenging situations.
Additional Requirements
Essential
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).