Job summary
Are
you a driven and detail-oriented individual with a passion for research and
improving performance outcomes? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for
you to join our dynamic team as a Band 7 Portfolio Manager supporting
Research Delivery Teams (RDTs).
This
is a full-time Fixed Term Contract until the 31st March 2026 based in the
Research and Innovation Centre at St James's University Hospital working up
to 4 days a week on site.
The
exceptional candidate will provide high-quality portfolio management support
to our RDTs to ensure the effective and efficient delivery of both commercial
and non-commercial research across our portfolio.
Working
collaboratively with RDTs and senior managers, the postholder will develop
and implement a strategic approach aimed at strengthening Recruitment to Time
and Target (RTT) performance to ensure national and regional targets are met
to establish LTHT as a trusted research centre for commercial sponsors.
You
will lead initiatives to improve RTT metrics, including a baseline gap
analysis to identify areas for improvement, monitoring clinical trial
recruitment trends to identify intervention opportunities, creating and
driving an RTT Improvement Plan, and collaborating with colleagues to design
and implement a real-time portfolio tracker dashboard.
The
post holder will ensure that the Research & Innovation CSU functions as an
integral part of the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust and Trust-wide objectives
are achieved.
Main duties of the job
We're seeking a proactive & self-motivated individual to oversee recruitment to
target (RTT) for all clinical trials including developing & embedding
standardised meetings & reporting reviewing & enhancing Standard Operating
Procedures & providing strategic guidance for portfolio development & horizon scanning to identify new research opportunities to ensure an optimal
balanced portfolio
You'll monitor patient recruitment activity & have financial oversight of the
research portfolios to evaluate the financial impact of studies not achieving
RTT metrics & contribute to a model for distributing the Regional Delivery
Network (RRDN) income across the RDTs
Working
collaboratively with key stakeholders you will address recruitment challenges & support workforce planning & contribute to the development of new
projects & take the lead on specific project initiatives You will be
required to provide feedback on performance at regular management meetings
You
will be required to work alongside industry partners, the National Institute
for Health Research (NIHR) RRDN & colleagues in neighbouring establishments attending regional and national meetings as required You will be required to
keep abreast of new legislation, guidelines & Department of Health &
Social Care & NIHR requirements relating to research activities
If you are interested we would encourage
you to contact the recruiting manager for an informal discussion
Expected Shortlisting
23/06/2025
Planned Interview
30/06/2025
About us
Research
is at the heart of our Trust. Leeds Teaching Hospitals is involved in
research at all levels, developing and trialling new treatments for patients.
We believe that being involved in cutting-edge research helps us provide
better care to our patients.
Over
the next 5 years, we aim to be the best Trust to deliver high-quality
clinical research and to champion research amongst our staff. We also aim to
support and grow our world-class clinical infrastructure and assets for
research and innovation.
We
have a very proactive Research Academy. It offers an extensive programme of
education and training tailored to meet the needs of individuals, teams
involved in clinical research delivery in Health and Social Care.
Our
five Trust values are part of what make us different. They have been
developed by our staff. They are:
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Patient-centred
-
Collaborative
-
Fair
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Accountable
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Empowered
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'
members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts
are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove
adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the
shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this
process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any
questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
post holder will provide clinical trial portfolio and recruitment to time and
management (RTT) business management support to the Research and Innovation
department.
The
post holder will work with the Research and Innovation Manager (Research
Operations) and other senior managers in the strategic development of the
services provided by the Research and Innovation department. This will
include supporting research delivery teams in portfolio management and
developing strategies for enhancing RTT performance across the R&I
department as delegated by the R&I Manager. The post holder will support
and enhance RTT tracking and compliance, ensure LTHT meets national and
regional targets which will position LTHT as a reliable research centre for
commercial sponsors.
The
post holder will ensure the Research and Innovation department functions as
an integral part of the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust and that CSU and
Trust-wide objectives are achieved.
-
Oversee Recruitment to Time and Target (RTT) for all clinical trials across
LTHTs R&I NIHR portfolio, ensuring both commercial and non-commercial
trials meet defined targets.
-
Have financial oversight of Research Delivery Team portfolios to understand
the financial impact of studies that do not achieve the RTT metric.
-
Provide strategic oversight for portfolio development, ensuring a balance
between commercial and non-commercial studies to maximise recruitment and
financial sustainability.
-
Liaise with Principal Investigators (PIs), Clinical Research Nurses, Trial
Coordinators, Finance, and other key support services to address recruitment
challenges.
-
Assist in the operational aspects of research portfolio oversight and
workforce planning
-
Support the development of new projects, liaising with research sponsors and
other external partners to secure new business
-
Signposting staff to other supporting functions within R&I to enable
development of research projects
-
Lead specific project work on behalf of the R&I Management team
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
post holder will provide clinical trial portfolio and recruitment to time and
management (RTT) business management support to the Research and Innovation
department.
The
post holder will work with the Research and Innovation Manager (Research
Operations) and other senior managers in the strategic development of the
services provided by the Research and Innovation department. This will
include supporting research delivery teams in portfolio management and
developing strategies for enhancing RTT performance across the R&I
department as delegated by the R&I Manager. The post holder will support
and enhance RTT tracking and compliance, ensure LTHT meets national and
regional targets which will position LTHT as a reliable research centre for
commercial sponsors.
The
post holder will ensure the Research and Innovation department functions as
an integral part of the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust and that CSU and
Trust-wide objectives are achieved.
-
Oversee Recruitment to Time and Target (RTT) for all clinical trials across
LTHTs R&I NIHR portfolio, ensuring both commercial and non-commercial
trials meet defined targets.
-
Have financial oversight of Research Delivery Team portfolios to understand
the financial impact of studies that do not achieve the RTT metric.
-
Provide strategic oversight for portfolio development, ensuring a balance
between commercial and non-commercial studies to maximise recruitment and
financial sustainability.
-
Liaise with Principal Investigators (PIs), Clinical Research Nurses, Trial
Coordinators, Finance, and other key support services to address recruitment
challenges.
-
Assist in the operational aspects of research portfolio oversight and
workforce planning
-
Support the development of new projects, liaising with research sponsors and
other external partners to secure new business
-
Signposting staff to other supporting functions within R&I to enable
development of research projects
-
Lead specific project work on behalf of the R&I Management team
Person Specification
Other criteria
Essential
- Willingness to undertake training and development as identified through the PDP process
- Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post (with reasonable adjustments if necessary), including clearance on blood borne viruses in compliance with Trust Policy
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of the working of the NHS and wider healthcare system within England
- Experience of working in a research environment with knowledge of research governance , Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and research portfolio management and RTT
- Evidence of successful operational management in a multi-professional environment
- Experience of day-to-day people management and ability to develop others
- Evidence of developing effective working relationships within and beyond employing organisation
- Knowledge of financial and commissioning frameworks
- Experience in working in partnership with others to develop, implement and evaluate policies and strategies, including managing change
- Understanding of the NHS modernisation agenda.
- Knowledge and practical understanding of managing a research portfolio financial and commissioning frameworks
- Workforce and capacity planning and developing business cases
- Knowledge and application of key policies and procedures to include access targets; Health and Safety; HR Guidance and toolkit; Attendance Management
- Experience of middle management level
- Specialist knowledge of managing multi-professional teams
- underpinned by formal management training
- Successful operational management in a multi-professional environment
- Management of complex budgets
Desirable
- NHS management experience
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent professional qualification
- Management qualification or post graduate diploma.
- Career progression through continuing professional development.
Desirable
- Masters level in a related field
Skills & Behaviours
Essential
- negotiation and influencing skills and diplomacy
- Effective team leader and team player with the ability to work flexibly in a diverse and highly demanding organisation
- Working well under pressure of time and resources
- Fair, honest and consistent in approach
- Self-management, demonstrating resilience
- Change management skills including service reconfiguration
- Analytical skills, literacy and numeracy. Ability to analyse data and formulate reports
- Able to communicate in a complex service
- Understanding and experience of information analysis essential for communicating business, finance and workforce plans
- Understanding and experience of information analysis essential for communicating business, finance and workforce plans
- Able to deliver outcomes within a culture of ambiguity
- Presentation skills using a variety of options and software packages.
- Ability to manage teams based on different sites across the organisation
- Manage clinical and business risks developing action plans to improve performance.
Person Specification
Other criteria
Essential
- Willingness to undertake training and development as identified through the PDP process
- Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post (with reasonable adjustments if necessary), including clearance on blood borne viruses in compliance with Trust Policy
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of the working of the NHS and wider healthcare system within England
- Experience of working in a research environment with knowledge of research governance , Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and research portfolio management and RTT
- Evidence of successful operational management in a multi-professional environment
- Experience of day-to-day people management and ability to develop others
- Evidence of developing effective working relationships within and beyond employing organisation
- Knowledge of financial and commissioning frameworks
- Experience in working in partnership with others to develop, implement and evaluate policies and strategies, including managing change
- Understanding of the NHS modernisation agenda.
- Knowledge and practical understanding of managing a research portfolio financial and commissioning frameworks
- Workforce and capacity planning and developing business cases
- Knowledge and application of key policies and procedures to include access targets; Health and Safety; HR Guidance and toolkit; Attendance Management
- Experience of middle management level
- Specialist knowledge of managing multi-professional teams
- underpinned by formal management training
- Successful operational management in a multi-professional environment
- Management of complex budgets
Desirable
- NHS management experience
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent professional qualification
- Management qualification or post graduate diploma.
- Career progression through continuing professional development.
Desirable
- Masters level in a related field
Skills & Behaviours
Essential
- negotiation and influencing skills and diplomacy
- Effective team leader and team player with the ability to work flexibly in a diverse and highly demanding organisation
- Working well under pressure of time and resources
- Fair, honest and consistent in approach
- Self-management, demonstrating resilience
- Change management skills including service reconfiguration
- Analytical skills, literacy and numeracy. Ability to analyse data and formulate reports
- Able to communicate in a complex service
- Understanding and experience of information analysis essential for communicating business, finance and workforce plans
- Understanding and experience of information analysis essential for communicating business, finance and workforce plans
- Able to deliver outcomes within a culture of ambiguity
- Presentation skills using a variety of options and software packages.
- Ability to manage teams based on different sites across the organisation
- Manage clinical and business risks developing action plans to improve performance.
Additional information
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).
