Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Research Development and Delivery Manager

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Job summary

The Research Development and Delivery Manager is responsible for managing and developing an effective research and development department to facilitate, strengthen and optimise the delivery of high-quality clinical research within the trust in line with the Trust strategy. The post holder will work with others to lead on to increase the Trust's research profile, volume, and performance. The post-holder will work with individual clinicians and groups across the Trust to identify and promote research opportunities and to aid the delivery of clinical research.

The post-holder will be responsible for the staff within the R&D office and work closely with teams from the Clinical Research Facility to optimise the performance (including generating and analysing metrics) of the research infrastructure and support services. S/he will work with clinical divisional managers to develop and implement their own research strategies within the overarching Trust strategy. The post-holder will also be the operational link with South London CRN, with some budgetary responsibility.

Main duties of the job

  • To provide leadership and accountability for the safe, effective and efficient operational delivery of services within research.
  • To develop systems to ensure research compliance of Trust wide research activity including research conducted where the Trust acts as sponsor.
  • To manage and support the delivery performance standards for the Trust, including administration of performance management and monitoring, ensuring the development of systems and processes to ensure the achievement of key national and financial targets.
  • To be responsible for all non-clinical study coordinators, trial administrators and research administrative staff.
  • To provide line management to a number of R&D staff across the division.
  • To develop robust and sustainable business cases working with finance and performance business partners.

About us

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.

We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surreyand NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.

The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and issupported by over 500 volunteers.

Details

Date posted

22 December 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£56,388 to £62,785 a year Pro-rata pa inc HCAS (Outer)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours

Reference number

343-NN-5579184-Z

Job locations

St Helier Hopsital

Wrythe Ln

Sutton

SM5 1AA


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.

The recruiting team reserve the right to close this advertisement early once applications reach maximum limit.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.

The recruiting team reserve the right to close this advertisement early once applications reach maximum limit.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • Undergraduate degree or equivalent qualification/ experience.
  • ICH-GCP

Desirable

  • Project Management qualification
  • Postgraduate degree

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working within a NHS R&D division
  • Previous experience of supporting research in the NHS
  • Previous experience of research systems including (but not limited to) IRAS, EDGE etc
  • Experience of running training sessions for staff, including developing training materials and delivering presentations
  • Experience of line management and HR processes within a large organisation

Desirable

  • Experience of managing budgets
  • Experience of working with national/regional organisations

Skills

Essential

  • Prioritise and manage complex workloads
  • The ability to read and analyse complex documents and extract salient information to give clear explanations and advice to colleagues at all levels of experience and seniority

Desirable

  • Experience of complex staff management
  • Project management skills, experience of planning and managing projects,

Knowledge

Essential

  • Managing a clinical research environment (NHS , HEI or Industry)
  • Current NHS R&D practices and processes
  • UK clinical trials regulatory framework including Information governance, Data Protection Act (2018), mental capacity, human tissue act, ICH GCP, research governance and ethical frameworks
  • Current NHS/NIHR research priorities and structures

Desirable

  • Business planning and financial oversight
  • Change management principles
Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • Undergraduate degree or equivalent qualification/ experience.
  • ICH-GCP

Desirable

  • Project Management qualification
  • Postgraduate degree

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working within a NHS R&D division
  • Previous experience of supporting research in the NHS
  • Previous experience of research systems including (but not limited to) IRAS, EDGE etc
  • Experience of running training sessions for staff, including developing training materials and delivering presentations
  • Experience of line management and HR processes within a large organisation

Desirable

  • Experience of managing budgets
  • Experience of working with national/regional organisations

Skills

Essential

  • Prioritise and manage complex workloads
  • The ability to read and analyse complex documents and extract salient information to give clear explanations and advice to colleagues at all levels of experience and seniority

Desirable

  • Experience of complex staff management
  • Project management skills, experience of planning and managing projects,

Knowledge

Essential

  • Managing a clinical research environment (NHS , HEI or Industry)
  • Current NHS R&D practices and processes
  • UK clinical trials regulatory framework including Information governance, Data Protection Act (2018), mental capacity, human tissue act, ICH GCP, research governance and ethical frameworks
  • Current NHS/NIHR research priorities and structures

Desirable

  • Business planning and financial oversight
  • Change management principles

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

St Helier Hopsital

Wrythe Ln

Sutton

SM5 1AA


Employer's website

https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk/work-for-us (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

St Helier Hopsital

Wrythe Ln

Sutton

SM5 1AA


Employer's website

https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk/work-for-us (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of R&D

Subhir Bedi

Subhir.Bedi@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

22 December 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£56,388 to £62,785 a year Pro-rata pa inc HCAS (Outer)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours

Reference number

343-NN-5579184-Z

Job locations

St Helier Hopsital

Wrythe Ln

Sutton

SM5 1AA


Supporting documents

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