Job summary
Research & Innovation (R&I) is a key part of MFT's vision and strategy. An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within the Research Office (a team within R&I) to improve the set up and oversight of research hosted and initiated by our organisation. We are recruiting a 2 year fixed term, band 6 Research Support Manager. The successful candidate will provide expert advice during the setup of Trust hosted research and lead a team of Research Support Officers.
Main duties of the job
As the Research Support Manager, you will manage the research study registration, assessment, arrangement and confirmation of internal arrangements. This entails evaluating each research submission to ensure completeness. Ensuring all study reviews, approvals, amendments, study closure notices and annual progress reports are processed by the team.
You will manage the Research Support Team.
Due to the nature of the post, you will have a comprehensive knowledge of the standards and legislation that govern research in the NHS. You will be able to multitask, be detail orientated and have stamina to achieve goals and see things through. You will be able to manage relationships across the Trust with diplomacy to maintain positive working relationships and be able to use their judgement to make sponsorship decisions.
The vacancy is based at the Oxford Road Campus, but the post-holder may need to travel to other Hospitals within the Trust as required.
About us
MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Post-graduate Diploma level or equivalent experience underpinned by formal relevant qualifications
Knowledge
Essential
- Comprehensive understanding of NHS research governance requirements, including the HRA approval system
- Knowledge of regulatory issues surrounding the conduct of clinical research especially Clinical Trials of Investigational Medicinal Products and Devices, including Good Clinical Practice principles and their practical application
Desirable
- Knowledge of NHS R&D strategy and NHS research agenda
Training and Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a responsible administrative role in a NHS R&D environment
- Project management experience and familiarity in dealing with complex situations requiring analysis and interpretation
- Experience of dealing with research contracts from funders, commercial organisations, sponsors and sites
- Performance management of processes
- Experience of maintaining comprehensive and systematic systems for collecting and processing information, including quality assurance
Desirable
- Experience of working with external organisations
- Effective time management skills
- Staff management experience
- Experience using NHS on-line forms and databases (for example R-Peak, HIVE or IRAS)
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Extensive Microsoft Office experience, including database software, internet, email and keyboard skills
- Excellent communication skills, verbal and written, including the ability to negotiate and persuade others
- Ability to use own initiative
- Ability to work to tight deadlines and manage a range of priorities
- Ability to assess and interpret complicated and conflicting information and use judgement where appropriate.
- Ability to work with minimum supervision and to prioritise and organise own workload and that of others.
Attribute
Essential
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Self-motivated
- Good attention to detail
- Flexible approach to work, including willingness to work across all MFT sites
- Good organisational skills with a methodical approach to working
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Post-graduate Diploma level or equivalent experience underpinned by formal relevant qualifications
Knowledge
Essential
- Comprehensive understanding of NHS research governance requirements, including the HRA approval system
- Knowledge of regulatory issues surrounding the conduct of clinical research especially Clinical Trials of Investigational Medicinal Products and Devices, including Good Clinical Practice principles and their practical application
Desirable
- Knowledge of NHS R&D strategy and NHS research agenda
Training and Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a responsible administrative role in a NHS R&D environment
- Project management experience and familiarity in dealing with complex situations requiring analysis and interpretation
- Experience of dealing with research contracts from funders, commercial organisations, sponsors and sites
- Performance management of processes
- Experience of maintaining comprehensive and systematic systems for collecting and processing information, including quality assurance
Desirable
- Experience of working with external organisations
- Effective time management skills
- Staff management experience
- Experience using NHS on-line forms and databases (for example R-Peak, HIVE or IRAS)
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Extensive Microsoft Office experience, including database software, internet, email and keyboard skills
- Excellent communication skills, verbal and written, including the ability to negotiate and persuade others
- Ability to use own initiative
- Ability to work to tight deadlines and manage a range of priorities
- Ability to assess and interpret complicated and conflicting information and use judgement where appropriate.
- Ability to work with minimum supervision and to prioritise and organise own workload and that of others.
Attribute
Essential
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Self-motivated
- Good attention to detail
- Flexible approach to work, including willingness to work across all MFT sites
- Good organisational skills with a methodical approach to working
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).
