Research Delivery Practice Educator
The closing date is 08 January 2026
Job summary
The Regional Research Delivery Network (RRDN) East of England, which is part of the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), has an exciting opportunity for a Research Delivery Practice Educator to join the team.
The Research Delivery Practice Educator will have responsibility for enhancing the research delivery skills and clinical competence of the NIHR Regional Research Delivery Network (RRDN) Agile Research Delivery Team. This will include providing relevant research education and, where necessary, improving research and clinical skills for research delivery staff . This role also involves working with and supporting research delivery partners to determine skills gaps to be addressed through design of their own research education and clinical skills training programmes where development of this may be required.
This role is part of the RRDN Workforce Development function. This role will ensure all clinical research delivery staff within the Agile Research Delivery Team are trained and competent in line with employer statutory and mandatory requirements as well as applicable Research Delivery Network (RDN) training and development programmes and relevant study sponsor requirements.
This role may also provide clinical research delivery support to studies delivered by the Agile Research Delivery Team when required The RRDN East of England is hosted by the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Main duties of the job
Work with the Agile Research Delivery Team leaders and managers to provide eff ective leadership in training delivery/facilitation skills and act as a role model, to thus motivate, support and enable the evolution of the Agile Research Delivery Team service. This will involve:
- Mentoring new Agile Research Delivery Team members.
- Providing formal learning interventions.
- Delivering constructive feedback.
- Leading and eff ectively managing the provision of research delivery practice education and clinical skills improvement to ensure the capability of the Agile Research Delivery Team.
- Establishing and maintaining eff ective working relationships with the RRDN Host Clinical Education Team, educators in the region and key contacts in Delivery Organisations.
- Curating and providing expert advice and guidance on clinical governance requirements and related regulations to guide safe and appropriate training development and delivery.
- Providing expert research delivery practice education, clinical skills training in line with host organisation and Sponsor requirements, and in accordance with requirements of all relevant regulatory bodies.
- Providing highly specialist advice on all aspects of the research process and research delivery practice, including expectations of clinical skills and required competencies across research delivery settings.
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
Details
Date posted
17 December 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working, Home or remote working
Reference number
234-25-R011
Job locations
NNUH 20 Rouen Road
Norwich
NR11QQ
Employer details
Employer name
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
Address
NNUH 20 Rouen Road
Norwich
NR11QQ
Employer's website
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Employer contact details
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