Job summary
Are
you ready for a new challenge? Do you want to work in a variety of settings
across different organisations? Are you looking to lead a diverse team across
West Yorkshire? The Agile Research Delivery Team (ARDT) is looking for an
experienced Nurse/MAHP to join a dynamic mobile team.
The
ARDT works across Secondary Care, Primary Care and Wider Care settings,
delivering a variety of Commercial and Non-Commercial research studies and
trials. The Clinical Manager post would ideally suit someone who has
experience of leading a team in a dynamic environment and/or experience of
delivering clinical research at a senior level.
This
post is employed through Leeds Teaching Hospitals but covers the West
Yorkshire region, which is one of three sub-regions within the Yorkshire and
Humber RRDN region. The operational base will be Leeds City Centre.
The
following areas of expertise are advantageous however not essential,
Commercial Research Delivery with IMP administration, Mental Health,
Community or District Nursing, Supporting those living with Dementia and
Prisons.
Expected Shortlisting
Date
03/12/2025
Planned Interview
Date
17/12/2025
Main duties of the job
The
role will mainly be responsible for
The
operational management and leadership of the West Yorkshire ARDT.
Lead
on the contractual arrangements for ARDT staff deployed across NHS and wider
health and care settings, establishing appropriate channels for maintaining
professional accountability.
Overall
Line management for the West Yorkshire based ARDT.
Cover
for other Clinical Managers in the South Yorkshire and Humber & North
Yorkshire sub-regions as required.
Plan,
manage, adjust and deliver a broad range of complex projects, involving
multiple agencies and individuals and a broad range of activities, to tight
deadlines.
The
post holder will be able to communicate confidently in tasks such as public
speaking, influencing, relationship management, project management and will
have good presentation skills.
Regularly
monitor and review the workload of the team to ensure it is manageable and
that there is a reasonable delegation of work.
Supporting
the team to maintain clinical standards and the team members individual
personal professional development.
In
line with the NMC code of conduct, being participant focussed by acting as an
advocate for research participants, duty of care and ensuring participant
safety and providing a positive research experience.
Actively
supporting the delivery of research across a variety of settings including
Commercial and Non-Commercial research.
About us
ROLE
OF THE RDN
From
October 2024, the NIHR Clinical Research Network became the NIHR Research
Delivery Network (RDN). The RDN continues to support the effective and
efficient initiation and delivery of funded research across the health and
care system in England for the benefit of patients, the health and care
system and the economy, with a name that better reflects the scope and
purpose of the network to support:
Clinical trials and other well-designed health and social care research
studies (including
studies
that are delivered outside of an NHS setting);
Public health studies that require the recruitment of individuals within an
NHS setting
(that
is, acute, ambulance, mental health, community or primary care) or an episode
of
care
which involves contact with the NHS.
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
role involves leading a team of multi professionals to deliver National
Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Research Delivery Network (RDN)
Portfolio studies across varied health and care settings. As team manager you will be responsible for
a team of regionally based, flexible, multi-disciplinary staff who are
deployed to support the delivery of NIHR RDN portfolio studies across a range
of health and care specialties and settings. As team leader you will be
responsible for the planning, development and implementation of the NIHR RDN
portfolio that reflects the community, with a focus on the health and social
care issues of the population within the region. This post has a dual
function and the post holder will either manage and lead research delivery
and/ or research support for wider care settings dependent upon regional
need. This will include (but not limited to) delegation, supervision,
provision of education and support, appraisals.
The
role will work alongside different professions from multiple organisations
involved in health and care research and will be an integral part of the
Agile Research Delivery Team. The Team Manager will be responsible for
delivering the NIHR ENRICH Network and providing an enhanced study support
offering for social and wider care settings. The post holder will work
closely with the Agile Research Delivery Team Manager(s)and be accountable to
the Agile Research Delivery Team Senior (Clinical) Manager
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
role involves leading a team of multi professionals to deliver National
Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Research Delivery Network (RDN)
Portfolio studies across varied health and care settings. As team manager you will be responsible for
a team of regionally based, flexible, multi-disciplinary staff who are
deployed to support the delivery of NIHR RDN portfolio studies across a range
of health and care specialties and settings. As team leader you will be
responsible for the planning, development and implementation of the NIHR RDN
portfolio that reflects the community, with a focus on the health and social
care issues of the population within the region. This post has a dual
function and the post holder will either manage and lead research delivery
and/ or research support for wider care settings dependent upon regional
need. This will include (but not limited to) delegation, supervision,
provision of education and support, appraisals.
The
role will work alongside different professions from multiple organisations
involved in health and care research and will be an integral part of the
Agile Research Delivery Team. The Team Manager will be responsible for
delivering the NIHR ENRICH Network and providing an enhanced study support
offering for social and wider care settings. The post holder will work
closely with the Agile Research Delivery Team Manager(s)and be accountable to
the Agile Research Delivery Team Senior (Clinical) Manager
Person Specification
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Good IT skills, particularly in use of Web applications, Google Workspace applications and MS Office applications
- Excellent planning and organisational skills
- Excellent relationship management, interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work autonomously and to motivate self and others
- Ability to travel for work
Experience
Essential
- Effective leadership skills with experience of line management of staff, including appraisals, in a health or care setting.
- Good leadership skills with experience of line management of staff, including appraisals, in a health or care setting
- Significant knowledge of the governance and legislative frameworks for conducting clinical research studies, including UK Policy Framework for Health and Care Research, UK Clinical Trials Regulations
- 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
- Extensive or significant experience of the care of patients/participants enrolled in research studies
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC or HCPC
- Educated to or working towards postgraduate degree level in a science or health related discipline or in another field with experience of research trials or equivalent experience/training
- Qualification (or working towards) in leadership and management
Person Specification
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Good IT skills, particularly in use of Web applications, Google Workspace applications and MS Office applications
- Excellent planning and organisational skills
- Excellent relationship management, interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work autonomously and to motivate self and others
- Ability to travel for work
Experience
Essential
- Effective leadership skills with experience of line management of staff, including appraisals, in a health or care setting.
- Good leadership skills with experience of line management of staff, including appraisals, in a health or care setting
- Significant knowledge of the governance and legislative frameworks for conducting clinical research studies, including UK Policy Framework for Health and Care Research, UK Clinical Trials Regulations
- 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
- Extensive or significant experience of the care of patients/participants enrolled in research studies
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC or HCPC
- Educated to or working towards postgraduate degree level in a science or health related discipline or in another field with experience of research trials or equivalent experience/training
- Qualification (or working towards) in leadership and management
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
