Job summary
Would you like to take the next step in your management career and help drive the delivery of world class health research to improve people's lives? An exciting opportunity has arisen within the NIHR East of England Regional Research Delivery Network. We are searching for a dynamic leader who will manage the Agile Research Delivery Team, supporting studies in the Wider Care settings and for key studies in NHS Trusts across the region.
As Senior Manager, you will also have responsibility for a programme of work to reach out to new settings to enable them to become research active. The post holder will play a key role in providing expert strategic leadership to build on the East of England track record of work in primary care and other wider care organisations
The position includes line management of your team of Agile Research Delivery Team Manager(s) and professional accountability when applicable. The post holder will represent the Agile Research Delivery Team as required. The role involves contributing to, and at times leading, strategic programmes for the Agile Research Delivery Team, regionally and nationally.
The post holder will be accountable to the RRDN Director and report to the RRDN Head of Research Delivery & Support for Wider Care Settings. If you have extensive research experience, like a challenge, can inspire the best from a team, this could be the role for you!
Main duties of the job
- Provide oversight of local feasibility assessments for studies, including identifying potential sites/investigators for the study, assessing the available research resources and facilities.
- Have oversight of contractual arrangements for Agile Research Delivery Team deployed across NHS and wider health and care settings, establishing appropriate channels for professional accountability.
- Responsible for policy implementation and development, working with organisations across the RRDN.
- Actively engage with and advise on opportunities for enhanced delivery of the NIHR Portfolio, ensuring equity of access to research across settings, specialties and communities.
- Support the Life Sciences Industry team, Study Support Service and Wider Care Settings team in growing and delivering research activity.
- Communicate with internal staff and a range of stakeholders to ensure compliance with strategic objectives.
- Act as a champion for patients, participants, carers and the public, ensuring that their interests are meaningfully incorporated into the development and delivery of the RDN and RRDN.
- The role will identify and guide emerging capacity opportunities and existing research governance arrangements of new sites and settings, requiring liaison with the Study Support Service and Wider Care Settings team to ensure appropriate support and training is provided.
About us
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity.
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Job description
Job responsibilities
- The post holder will provide operational development and senior leadership of the Agile Research Delivery Team alongside senior leadership post holders in the RRDN. They will be the senior leader responsible for the oversight and management of the regional Agile Research Delivery Team. This includes day to day operations and strategic, forward planning in line with RDN vision and priorities.
- Working closely with the RRDN team and specifically the Head of Research Delivery & Support for Wider Care Settings and Agile Research Delivery Team Manager(s), provide oversight of local feasibility assessments and reviews for studies, including identifying potential sites/investigators that could conduct the study, assessing the available research resources including skills, facilities and equipment and provide robust recruitment goals.
- Working closely with the stakeholders and senior leaders across settings to ensure effective and efficient deployment and management of Agile Research Delivery Team staff in their respective organisations.
- In collaboration with regional and national colleagues, develop and have oversight of the implementation of a process for determining prioritisation principles/ triage system with a corresponding resource exit strategy to take into account research activity of national and local importance.
- In collaboration with regional and national colleagues, develop and have oversight of the implementation of specific RRDN criteria for accessing support from the Agile Research Delivery Team.
- As part of the regional senior leadership team, determine local RRDN consideration of geographical spread of the Agile Research Delivery Team to best ensure equity of access to the service and its benefits (use of geographical hubs across an RRDN region).
- The Agile Research Delivery Team Senior Manager will provide all line management duties and performance related activities for those posts listed as direct reports, with adherence to host policies and procedures. This will include undertaking staff reviews to identify training and development needs, and establishing how those needs will be met, and managing performance against agreed objectives. The post holder will ensure the same review processes take place for all staff within the defined function via appropriate line management arrangements and that skills and capabilities exist to meet current and future business needs.
- The post holder will be responsible for the recruitment and establishment of the regional Agile Research Delivery Team.
Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- The post holder will provide operational development and senior leadership of the Agile Research Delivery Team alongside senior leadership post holders in the RRDN. They will be the senior leader responsible for the oversight and management of the regional Agile Research Delivery Team. This includes day to day operations and strategic, forward planning in line with RDN vision and priorities.
- Working closely with the RRDN team and specifically the Head of Research Delivery & Support for Wider Care Settings and Agile Research Delivery Team Manager(s), provide oversight of local feasibility assessments and reviews for studies, including identifying potential sites/investigators that could conduct the study, assessing the available research resources including skills, facilities and equipment and provide robust recruitment goals.
- Working closely with the stakeholders and senior leaders across settings to ensure effective and efficient deployment and management of Agile Research Delivery Team staff in their respective organisations.
- In collaboration with regional and national colleagues, develop and have oversight of the implementation of a process for determining prioritisation principles/ triage system with a corresponding resource exit strategy to take into account research activity of national and local importance.
- In collaboration with regional and national colleagues, develop and have oversight of the implementation of specific RRDN criteria for accessing support from the Agile Research Delivery Team.
- As part of the regional senior leadership team, determine local RRDN consideration of geographical spread of the Agile Research Delivery Team to best ensure equity of access to the service and its benefits (use of geographical hubs across an RRDN region).
- The Agile Research Delivery Team Senior Manager will provide all line management duties and performance related activities for those posts listed as direct reports, with adherence to host policies and procedures. This will include undertaking staff reviews to identify training and development needs, and establishing how those needs will be met, and managing performance against agreed objectives. The post holder will ensure the same review processes take place for all staff within the defined function via appropriate line management arrangements and that skills and capabilities exist to meet current and future business needs.
- The post holder will be responsible for the recruitment and establishment of the regional Agile Research Delivery Team.
Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Postgraduate qualification (MSc or equivalent) in a science or health related discipline or in another field with experience of research trials or equivalent relevant experience/training.
- NMC Registered Nurse, Midwife or a HCPC Registered Allied Health Professional
Experience
Essential
- Exceptional Leadership skills and significant experience of line management of staff, including appraisals, in a health or care setting.
- Significant knowledge and experience of the clinical trial and health and care research lifecycle including experience of the set up of clinical research studies in a health and care setting.
- Experience of setting and managing budgets.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent planning and organisational skills.
Attitude, aptitude
Essential
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
- An excellent communicator with the ability to deal with and communicate complex information.
- Ability to work calmly, effectively and independently under pressure
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Postgraduate qualification (MSc or equivalent) in a science or health related discipline or in another field with experience of research trials or equivalent relevant experience/training.
- NMC Registered Nurse, Midwife or a HCPC Registered Allied Health Professional
Experience
Essential
- Exceptional Leadership skills and significant experience of line management of staff, including appraisals, in a health or care setting.
- Significant knowledge and experience of the clinical trial and health and care research lifecycle including experience of the set up of clinical research studies in a health and care setting.
- Experience of setting and managing budgets.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent planning and organisational skills.
Attitude, aptitude
Essential
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
- An excellent communicator with the ability to deal with and communicate complex information.
- Ability to work calmly, effectively and independently under pressure
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
Address
Rouen Road, Norwich or Victoria House, Cambridge
Norwich or Cambridge
NR1 1QQ
Employer's website
https://teamnnuh.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
