Lead Manager for Research, Development and Innovation

Job responsibilities

To manage the successful delivery of research studies at BTH, planningand coordinating significant multi-disciplinary research activities, andensuring the right delivery team is available and in place.To manage the successful delivery of late phase commercial clinicalresearch through the NIHR Blackpool CRDC including businessdevelopment to ensure a robust pipeline of studies.To deliver an increase in research within the Trust: Increased research income from all sources Academicappointments Peer-reviewed publications and conference papers presentedIncreased research capacity and capability in Trust employeesTo review research delivery against agreed performance metrics, NIHRCRDC KPIs and NIHR high level objectives. To evaluate strategies tomaximise patient recruitment to target, Trust research income andresearch patient and industry survey outcomes to meet these objectives.To provide specialist advice and training on all aspects of researchmethodology and process, interpreting legislative and regulatoryrequirements and to provide methodological guidance to researchers orsign post them to alternative sources.To work with the NIHR RRDN NW in securing recurring R&D funding andto bid for increased NIHR budget, where appropriate, in line with NIHRfundingarrangements.To play a leading role, together with the Director of RD&I, in developingand managing Trust operational plans under the umbrella of the BTHStrategy, covering both Research and Innovation.To manage and support Trust sponsored research projects.To manage and support Trust service evaluation project.To assist and advise researchers in the funding of research projects and to ensurethat research project management is reported to the R&D Committee.The post holder will be required to support, promote and manageimplementation of the Trust Risk Management Strategy within the R&Ddepartment including: incident reporting, adverse incidents andmanagement of complaints.Deputise for the Director of RD&I at certain meetingsManagement responsibilities Promote team effectiveness and innovation. Provide effective leadership and management of staff within the core R&DDepartment by ensuring effective team communications, workforce planning,recruitment, performance, conduct, appraisals, and ongoing development. Maintain high levels of individual and team engagement, attendance andinnovation. Actively promote quality in the team by making clear standards, expectations,monitoring progress and taking action when standards fall short ofexpectations. Generate research income through increasing the number of commerciallyand charitably funded studies and through successful grant applications.Support the implementation of the National Contract Review Process (NCVR)nationally. Lead on the full costing of research projects, both academic and commercialutilising all necessary tools and work with Finance Colleagues to maximiserecovery of costs from external funders. Manage research budgets across the Trust, working with the financedepartment on appropriate policy development for successful management ofsuch budgets. Lead on ensuring all R&D projects and reporting requirements meet withQuality and Compliance standards as mandated locally and nationally in atimely manner.Partnership Working and Relationships Promote the profile of Nursing and AHP research within the Trust, includingby use of the Intern programmes currently run by HEE and other NIHRbodies. Take the lead on communications between the Trust and all NIHRinfrastructure that the Trust is associated with concerning resourceallocations, staffing and sharing good practice. Work with the BTH Communications team and NIHR Communications teamsto create a Research Communications Strategy both for internal and externalaudiences. Ensure that research by Trust staff has appropriate dissemination through theTrust, the local media, the health economy and the health sciences (peerreviewed journals). Actively promote research at the Trust through a variety of channels. Present to local, regional, national and potentially international audiencesabout the RD&I work being done at the Trust.

Education and Qualification

Essential

• Master's degree or equivalent experience
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Extensive NHS experience within senior management role
• Specialist professional knowledge of research management acquired through a degree or equivalent experience in NHS, HEIs or Industry
• Experience in the development and maintenance of partnerships with key stakeholders across the NHS, HEIs and Industry
• Experience of conducting research
• Experience of clinical research management at a senior level for the conduct of clinical research studies in accordance with the UK Policy Framework for Health and Social Care Research and applicable UK regulations
• Experience of budget planning and financial management
• Experience of Managing teams
• Experience of change management, including leading and motivating staff during periods of change
• Experience of developing and delivering training programmes
• Experience of working collaboratively across professional services
• Experience of managing databases
• Experience of managing a busy admin office
• Experience of developing and implementing NHS Trust corporate policies and guidelines

Desirable

• PhD degree
• Management or other relevant post graduate qualification
• Experience of liaising with and submitting research proposals to ethics / research / grant funding bodies
• Experience of developing and implementing your own research project(s) leading to presentation(s) and/or publication(s).
• Experience in developing NHS innovations
• Experience of working within a research management and governance environment
• Experience of managing researchers undertaking research projects
• Experience of coordinating multi-professional projects across and/or between large organisations

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of the current strategies for the delivery of the National Health and Life Sciences Research Agenda in a UK knowledge based economy
• Knowledge of the governance and legislative framework for conducting clinical research including Good Clinical Practice
• Understanding of the NHS/NIHR R&D funding and management structures

Desirable

• Awareness and understanding for health and social care
• Good working knowledge of clinical audit and clinical effectiveness
• Specialist knowledge of research techniques, analysis and use of information as applied to clinical research

Skills and Ability

Essential

• Proven leadership skills
• Able to motivate and engage colleagues and teams from different professional disciplines
• Ability to work collaboratively with others and is committed to teamwork
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to respond effectively to multiple priorities
• Ability to develop internal and external networks
• Able to build credibility quickly and sustain it across a wide spectrum of the Organisation
• Ability to communicate highly complex, sensitive or contentious information both orally and in writing both internally to colleagues and externally to a range of audiences including large groups
• Critical Appraisal skills
• High Level Project management skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to prepare and deliver presentations and reports to a high standard
• Ability to analyse and interpret highly complex information and the ability to make judgements regarding a range of highly complex research management issues
• Ability to plan, manage, adjust and deliver complex projects involving multiple agencies and individuals and a broad range of activities to tight deadlines
• Excellent IT skills
• Advanced keyboard skills and proficient in the use of Microsoft Office applications in creating reports
• Adaptable, flexible and willing to commit to achieving results and meeting deadlines
• Sets high standards and motivated to achieve these Committed, enthusiastic, innovative
• Shows initiative
• Demonstrates a proactive rather than reactive mindset
• Responds positively to a team ethos
• Aware of own limitations
• Able to work autonomously
• Promotes an environment of continuous learning and innovation

Desirable

• Clean, full driving license

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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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).