Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly experienced, well-motivated and autonomous individual to take up a new post with a national remit to support implementation of innovative treatments in mental health care across the UK.
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration (MH-TRC) brings together world-leading research expertise and infrastructure funded by the NIHR and located in major universities and NHS Trusts across the UK to accelerate translation of discoveries in mental health research into clinical practice. In 2023 a new £42.7 million investment into mental health research was announced by the NIHR and the Office for Life Sciences. This is Phase 1 of the Mental Health Mission (MHM), which will be delivered via the MH-TRC. The MHM consists of two demonstrator sites (in Liverpool and Birmingham) and five workstreams (Capacity Development, Mood Disorders, Early Psychosis, Data and Digital, & Children and Young People). As part of the Phase 1 MHM funding, the MH-TRC wishes to appoint a National Implementation Lead to be employed by and based in the Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW) and supervised by Professor Hamish McAllister-Williams, joint lead of the MHM Mood Disorders workstream.
Main duties of the job
As part of the MH-TRC and MHM teams, this role will work at the intersection between Universities, NHS Trusts, the NIHR, Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and Office for Life Science (OLS). Although the post will be based in CNTW, the role requires working closely with: academics and clinical academics from across the UK; the MHM Operational team including the Industry Working Group; NIHR; companies and industry developing products, programmes and services aimed at people with mental illness; NHS mental health service providers; regulatory bodies such as the Medicines and Health Care Product Regulatory Authority (MHRA) and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE); The NIHR Clinical Research Network (CRN)
The key roles are to support the translation and implementation of industry and MHM innovations (products, programmes, services) into clinical care/practice, through engagement with NHS delivery infrastructure to understand where service needs (Service Pull) interact with industry development programmes (Technology Push).
About us
Areas of responsibility will include:
- Have/develop a high level of awareness of potential industry and MHM innovations (products, programmes, services), achieve through working closely with MH-TRC and MHM staff, the CRN and interacting with industry.
- Have/develop a high level of awareness of the steps necessary for products, programmes and services to be considered for implementation in the UK.
- Establish links with service providers across the UK to develop an understanding of the needs of services and the barriers to implementation.
- Support implementation of innovations including by assisting the in the collation of efficacy, safety and health economic data related to the innovation and sharing "lessons learnt" and "best practice" between different commissioners and service providers.
- Advocate for PPIE involvement in the implementation of innovations, supported by the MHM PPIE Lead.
- Engage with the NIHR and OLS to support the delivery of MHM objectives.
The appointee to the post is unlikely to have extensive experience of working in all the areas that the new role requires. As a result, a flexible, enthusiastic and proactive approach is essential to build relevance experience and expertise. The post holder should be an excellent communicator able to work effectively with a wide range of individuals including experts and individuals developing potential innovations, clinicians, senior NHS managers and those in a range of senior national positions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
They should be committed to teamwork, both in the role of project leader and project team member, linking with appropriate others in the MHM and beyond. They must have excellent organisational and project management skills. A high level of initiative and strong decision-making skills are essential.
The post is currently funded through to January 2028. It is available as a substantive post or as a secondment with the agreement of current employer. We encourage suitably experienced and qualified applicants from across the health and care system and academia to discuss this novel post prior to application.
We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.
Please find attached the job description and personal specification for full details of this post.
Advertising date : 18th January 2024
Closing date : 1st February 2024
We welcome your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
They should be committed to teamwork, both in the role of project leader and project team member, linking with appropriate others in the MHM and beyond. They must have excellent organisational and project management skills. A high level of initiative and strong decision-making skills are essential.
The post is currently funded through to January 2028. It is available as a substantive post or as a secondment with the agreement of current employer. We encourage suitably experienced and qualified applicants from across the health and care system and academia to discuss this novel post prior to application.
We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.
Please find attached the job description and personal specification for full details of this post.
Advertising date : 18th January 2024
Closing date : 1st February 2024
We welcome your application.
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- Postgraduate level qualification to Masters Level or significant equivalent experience.
- Experience of, and commitment to, research about mental health and illness and interventions to promote mental health.
- Minimum of 2 years' experience working clinically in mental health services.
- Experience of working within a clinical governance framework.
- Experience of managing change, ideally related to clinical service delivery
- An understanding of the needs of service users who may wish to be involved in research.
- Attending meetings and representing the department at high levels
- Analysing and presenting complex data to a high standard in the form of written reports.
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team.
- Ability to work strategically.
Desirable
- Project management qualification.
- Delivering training Completion of an appropriate leadership development course or qualification.
- Previous clinical, research delivery, or R&D management experience in mental health.
- Experience of working with industry.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- An excellent understanding of issues relating to mental health problems.
- An in-depth knowledge of research principles.
- An awareness of Clinical Trial Legislation and research regulatory requirements.
- An awareness of clinical trial and research study design and procedures.
- An in depth understanding of NHS mental health service provision.
- An awareness of regulatory and guideline landscape related to mental health treatments in the UK.
- An in-depth understanding of clinical governance gained from experience and training.
- Comprehensive understanding of NIHR, OLS, MHRA, NICE systems and processes
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- High levels of planning and organisational skills to formulate, adjust, prioritise and deliver a broad range of developments including strategic and action planning, across a wide range of subject areas to agreed timescales, including across multiple NHS organisations and national bodies.
- Skills to plan, develop, deliver, coordinate and evaluate focused education in relation to the implementation of innovations in the NHS.
- Vision to identify, prioritise, plan and develop own programme of work.
- Development of clear action plans for implementation of key areas of work.
- Flexibility and ability to respond quickly to changing priorities
- Be able to coordinate the activity of a range of individuals, line managed through multiple different organisations, to ensure development and delivery of key objectives
- Ability to produce accurate costing projections and financial planning
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work at a high level of autonomy under own initiative.
- Ability to prioritise and organise a large workload.
- To maintain appropriate documentation and record keeping
Desirable
- Skills in the use of databases.
- Excellent ability to communicate with and work collaboratively with service users and carers.
- Excellent influencing and negotiating skills.
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- Postgraduate level qualification to Masters Level or significant equivalent experience.
- Experience of, and commitment to, research about mental health and illness and interventions to promote mental health.
- Minimum of 2 years' experience working clinically in mental health services.
- Experience of working within a clinical governance framework.
- Experience of managing change, ideally related to clinical service delivery
- An understanding of the needs of service users who may wish to be involved in research.
- Attending meetings and representing the department at high levels
- Analysing and presenting complex data to a high standard in the form of written reports.
- Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team.
- Ability to work strategically.
Desirable
- Project management qualification.
- Delivering training Completion of an appropriate leadership development course or qualification.
- Previous clinical, research delivery, or R&D management experience in mental health.
- Experience of working with industry.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- An excellent understanding of issues relating to mental health problems.
- An in-depth knowledge of research principles.
- An awareness of Clinical Trial Legislation and research regulatory requirements.
- An awareness of clinical trial and research study design and procedures.
- An in depth understanding of NHS mental health service provision.
- An awareness of regulatory and guideline landscape related to mental health treatments in the UK.
- An in-depth understanding of clinical governance gained from experience and training.
- Comprehensive understanding of NIHR, OLS, MHRA, NICE systems and processes
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- High levels of planning and organisational skills to formulate, adjust, prioritise and deliver a broad range of developments including strategic and action planning, across a wide range of subject areas to agreed timescales, including across multiple NHS organisations and national bodies.
- Skills to plan, develop, deliver, coordinate and evaluate focused education in relation to the implementation of innovations in the NHS.
- Vision to identify, prioritise, plan and develop own programme of work.
- Development of clear action plans for implementation of key areas of work.
- Flexibility and ability to respond quickly to changing priorities
- Be able to coordinate the activity of a range of individuals, line managed through multiple different organisations, to ensure development and delivery of key objectives
- Ability to produce accurate costing projections and financial planning
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work at a high level of autonomy under own initiative.
- Ability to prioritise and organise a large workload.
- To maintain appropriate documentation and record keeping
Desirable
- Skills in the use of databases.
- Excellent ability to communicate with and work collaboratively with service users and carers.
- Excellent influencing and negotiating skills.
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).
