Job summary
Strategy Project Facilitator, Band 5
Barts Health NHS Trust has a vision to be a high performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east Londonand beyond.
We are excited to offer an opportunity to join the North London Regional Research Delivery Network (RRDN), as a Strategy Project Facilitator. In this role, you will play a key part in facilitating the delivery of health and care research across the region.The Strategy Project Facilitator is instrumental in underpinning the success of the North London Regional Research Delivery Network. You will collaborate with others, including the Life Science Key Account Manager and Head of Strategy, Engagement and Inclusion, to support key projects linked to RRDN services and functions.
The team is integral to NIHR North London RRDN - a newly formed organisation building on the achievements of the NIHR Clinical Research Network. This role offers a dynamic and collaborative environment where you will contribute to shaping the future of health and care research in North London.
The RDN's mission is to enable the health and care system to attract, optimise and deliver research across England, contributing to the NIHR's overarching goal of improving the health and wealth of the nation through research.
Main duties of the job
As an Strategy Project Facilitator you will support the Corporate Services Manager to manage, deliver and coordinate a number and range of local activities to support the effective and efficient delivery of the NIHR Research Delivery Network (RDN) and the Regional RDN (RRDN), particularly the delivery of strategic project.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Coordinate RRDN annual plans and reportsPlan, manage, adjust and deliver a broad range of complex and challenging objectives within allocated projects, involving multiple agencies and individuals, and a broad range of activities, to tight deadlinesSupport the planning and reporting on a wide range of programmes, projects and business-as-usual activities across multiple organisations in the RRDN that will contribute to the priorities of the RDN
In return, we will develop your skills, knowledge and experience with formal and on-the-job training.
If you have recently completed your degreeand/or have an interest in embarking on a career In research we would love to hear from you.Your primary base will be Canary Wharf.
However, there is also flexibility for you to work from home where appropriate.At Barts Health, we enable flexible working patterns where possible.You can refer to other resources for help.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Coordinate RRDN annual plans and reportsPlan, manage, adjust and deliver a broad range of complex and challenging objectives within allocated projects, involving multiple agencies and individuals, and a broad range of activities, to tight deadlinesSupport the planning and reporting on a wide range of programmes, projects and business-as-usual activities across multiple organisations in the RRDN that will contribute to the priorities of the RDN
In return, we will develop your skills, knowledge and experience with formal and on-the-job training.
If you have recently completed your degreeand/or have an interest in embarking on a career In research we would love to hear from you.Your primary base will be Canary Wharf.
However, there is also flexibility for you to work from home where appropriate.At Barts Health, we enable flexible working patterns where possible.You can refer to other resources for help.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree level education and/or equivalent level of project management qualification or relevant experience
Desirable
- Project management qualification
- Background in research and development, science or healthcare
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing a wide range of complex duties
- Experience of working with communities and the public
- Demonstrable experience in a large, complex organisation
- Proven experience of working successfully as part of several teams
Desirable
- Experience of inter-agency working involving multiple and diverse partners
- Experience of working in a customer-focused service
- Good understanding of the health and care research environment
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to interpret and present complex information
- Ability to act as a champion for research inclusion throughout the RDN system
- Ability to produce written reports and data analyses with excellent attention to detail
- Excellent organisational skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to prepare and deliver presentations to a high standard
- Ability to work to tight deadlines under pressure
- Ability to support planning, management and delivery projects and activities, involving multiple agencies and individuals to tight deadlines
- Ability to manage challenging and stressful situations
- Strong problem solving skills
- Ability to work autonomously and to exercise initiative, with creativity, drive and flexibility
Values and Personal Qualities
Essential
- Resilient and calm under pressure
- Compassionate
- Understanding of change and adaptable
- Politically aware
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree level education and/or equivalent level of project management qualification or relevant experience
Desirable
- Project management qualification
- Background in research and development, science or healthcare
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing a wide range of complex duties
- Experience of working with communities and the public
- Demonstrable experience in a large, complex organisation
- Proven experience of working successfully as part of several teams
Desirable
- Experience of inter-agency working involving multiple and diverse partners
- Experience of working in a customer-focused service
- Good understanding of the health and care research environment
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to interpret and present complex information
- Ability to act as a champion for research inclusion throughout the RDN system
- Ability to produce written reports and data analyses with excellent attention to detail
- Excellent organisational skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to prepare and deliver presentations to a high standard
- Ability to work to tight deadlines under pressure
- Ability to support planning, management and delivery projects and activities, involving multiple agencies and individuals to tight deadlines
- Ability to manage challenging and stressful situations
- Strong problem solving skills
- Ability to work autonomously and to exercise initiative, with creativity, drive and flexibility
Values and Personal Qualities
Essential
- Resilient and calm under pressure
- Compassionate
- Understanding of change and adaptable
- Politically aware
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Barts Health NHS Trust
Address
20 Churchill Place
London
E14 5HJ
