Job summary
In its ResearchStrategy 2022-26 Research for All, Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) outlined the Trust's path to growth of research not just within the Trust butalso across the community healthcare framework. The Trust has made acommitment to develop research across the patient care pathway serving our community, by developing thecollaboration of the Healthier WiganPartnershipthat bringstogether the Council, Primary Care, Community services, Commissioners and the Trust.
Following a successful strategic project award from the Greater Manchester Clinical Research Network, WWL is excited to invite applications to a new Research Partnership/ Engagement Manager role to accelerate discussions with our health and care providers. The role will work alongside the Senior Research Management Team to develop research partnerships and longer-term relationships with health and social care partners and also to support patient engagement to inform our research across the Wigan Borough, maximising our research potential and ability to meet the needs of our patients.
The Team works closely with NHS clinicians, universities and industry partners to give our local population the opportunity to take part in research studies. We have developed a wide portfolio of studies and have a growing reputation in clinical research, regionally, nationally and worldwide.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for delivery of 4 main workstreams of the 12-month strategic project working closely with the Senior Research Management Team.
1 - scoping and engaging - raising awareness of research, building a register of people, facilities and capability; to inform a plan for increasing research readiness and capacity and capability across the Borough and surrounding areas.
2 - Increasing Research Readiness and encouraging community-based Principal Investigators. Developing and implementing a training plan to increase knowledge and awareness of research, developing our local community-based research infrastructure.
3 - Creating pilot partnerships in Research Delivery. The role will establish pilot partnerships and Memorandums of Understanding/Service Level Agreements, identifying the opportunities to work in collaboration, and support/advise partners in seeking funding to increase their own infrastructure.
4 - Patient and Stakeholder Engagement to inspire interest about health and care research, garnering an understanding of how services affect them and seeking involvement in designing and helping to steer the direction of research to improve health and care.
About us
Choose Well - Choose WWL
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that 'happy staff, makes for happy patients'. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement, and living our values 'the WWL Way'.
WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.
On-Call
Please note that senior positions (AFC band 8A or above) may be expected to participate in an on-call rota, if the role is predominantly operational.
This vacancy is open to all internal and external candidates. NHS Employees should ideally secure their manager's agreement for a secondment arrangement ideally prior to applying, as this will be a condition of any offer made. This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term basis due to funding and will end in 12 months. Whilst this post is advertised on a secondment basis there is a potential that this post may become permanent in the future.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This role will join the senior research management team to help deliver an exciting and ambitious 5-year Research Strategy 'Research for All'and will also work flexibly across the sites with a base at the newly opened Clinical Research Hub in the community of Ashton-in-Makerfield.
All members of the team have great enthusiasm to grow our research portfolio and for us to be able to offer more research to more of our patients and deliver research to the highest quality.
We will welcome applications from any of our health and social care providers, community services and the integrated care partners and candidates with knowledge and experience of working with multiple health and care services at an operational management level.
Delivering a strategic project: to develop research engagement with patients and partnerships with healthcare organisations across Wigan Borough.
Please see detailed job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This role will join the senior research management team to help deliver an exciting and ambitious 5-year Research Strategy 'Research for All'and will also work flexibly across the sites with a base at the newly opened Clinical Research Hub in the community of Ashton-in-Makerfield.
All members of the team have great enthusiasm to grow our research portfolio and for us to be able to offer more research to more of our patients and deliver research to the highest quality.
We will welcome applications from any of our health and social care providers, community services and the integrated care partners and candidates with knowledge and experience of working with multiple health and care services at an operational management level.
Delivering a strategic project: to develop research engagement with patients and partnerships with healthcare organisations across Wigan Borough.
Please see detailed job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Clinical Qualification within the NHS e.g. registered nurse, allied health professional or equivalent experience in working at management level within the NHS
- Evidence of CPD
Desirable
- PhD or equivalent in relevant subject
Experience
Essential
- Extensive demonstrable experience in working with multiple stakeholders across institutions
- Experience with patient/public engagement activities to inform service development.
- Evidence of developing successful partnerships across institutions.
- Experience of successfully managing complex projects at a senior level, involving multiple stakeholders, from start to finish.
- Ability to lead others, collaborate and relate to different professional groups and managers.
Desirable
- Experience in community services/research
- Experience in co-ordinating multi-professional projects across and between large organisations
- Experience in developing and managing own research
- Experience in overseeing delivery of research/clinical trials.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent organisational skills. Demonstrable Leadership qualities.
- Able to motivate and engage colleagues and teams from different professional disciplines.
- Ability to develop and increase the NIHR RCF potential working with clinicians, partners and funding bodies
- Ability to effectively measure and evaluate activities, aligning activities to strategy.
- High level of presentation skills for teaching and engagement. Experience of delivering events/training and/or working in an advisory capacity.
Desirable
- Excellent negotiation skills to affect mutually beneficial agreements.
- The ability to see opportunities for new projects/initiatives and facilitate meetings between partners to deliver these activities.
Knowledge
Essential
- A good understanding of the landscape of Clinical Research in the NHS and its delivery infrastructure.
- Understanding of the research funding mechanisms in the NHS.
Desirable
- An understanding of the future direction of clinical research.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Clinical Qualification within the NHS e.g. registered nurse, allied health professional or equivalent experience in working at management level within the NHS
- Evidence of CPD
Desirable
- PhD or equivalent in relevant subject
Experience
Essential
- Extensive demonstrable experience in working with multiple stakeholders across institutions
- Experience with patient/public engagement activities to inform service development.
- Evidence of developing successful partnerships across institutions.
- Experience of successfully managing complex projects at a senior level, involving multiple stakeholders, from start to finish.
- Ability to lead others, collaborate and relate to different professional groups and managers.
Desirable
- Experience in community services/research
- Experience in co-ordinating multi-professional projects across and between large organisations
- Experience in developing and managing own research
- Experience in overseeing delivery of research/clinical trials.
Skills
Essential
- Excellent organisational skills. Demonstrable Leadership qualities.
- Able to motivate and engage colleagues and teams from different professional disciplines.
- Ability to develop and increase the NIHR RCF potential working with clinicians, partners and funding bodies
- Ability to effectively measure and evaluate activities, aligning activities to strategy.
- High level of presentation skills for teaching and engagement. Experience of delivering events/training and/or working in an advisory capacity.
Desirable
- Excellent negotiation skills to affect mutually beneficial agreements.
- The ability to see opportunities for new projects/initiatives and facilitate meetings between partners to deliver these activities.
Knowledge
Essential
- A good understanding of the landscape of Clinical Research in the NHS and its delivery infrastructure.
- Understanding of the research funding mechanisms in the NHS.
Desirable
- An understanding of the future direction of clinical research.
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
Wrightington Wigan & Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Clinical Research Hub, Ashton
Queens Road
Ashton-in-Makerfield
WN4 8LB
Employer's website
http://www.wwl.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
