Job summary
The Head of Research Delivery & Support for Wider Care Settings is a senior leadership role that has a focus on the strategic oversight, deployment and delivery capabilities of the South East RRDN's Agile Research Delivery Team. You will be joining the organisation at an exciting time and be a part of a collaborative and supportive regional and national team developing, leading and delivering research across the South East.
Key responsibilities for this role include fostering and nurturing productive relationships with regional partners including both commercial and non-commercial study teams/sponsors, research site delivery personnel, and senior research leadership within Delivery Organisations. This role will lead dedicated teams in the provision of research delivery and support for wider care settings ensuring seamless coordination with other services/functions within the regional and national network.
The role is within the South East RRDN hosted by the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust and will require regional travel from an agreed base and some national travel.
This role is a job share working 0.6 WTE with designated work days of Wednesday, Thursday & Friday.
Main duties of the job
This role will liaise with NIHR Research Delivery Network (RDN) research Delivery Organisations (organisations delivering RDN portfolio research) across all settings to ensure they are effectively supported by the Agile Research Delivery Team. This role will work alongside the Head of Partner Liaison and Planning to co-lead the work of the Study Support Service Team with a focus on wider care settings. This role has oversight of the Regional RDN (RRDN) Study Support Service, with respect to wider care settings, which will be seamlessly integrated within the collective national Study Support Service and interfacing Agile Research Delivery team.Working at a system level, you will be responsible for the strategic oversight, deployment and delivery capabilities of the RRDN's Agile Research Delivery Team whilst informing the continuous improvement of research delivery services.
The ability to establish trust and to work collaboratively and inclusively is of fundamental importance to the role, as is the ability to translate a complex environment and sets of relationships into clear plans and actions. The post holder will also help us develop as a learning organisation through broader stakeholder liaison and feedback.
If you are looking for an interesting role which gives you the ability to work with research partners across the health and care system with a passion for research we are keen to hear from you.
About us
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.
Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.
Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
A video about the Royal Surrey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo
Job description
Job responsibilities
The contractual base is the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust in Guildford with regular travel to local and regional offices required and some national travel.
The Royal Surrey is one of many regional NHS delivery organisations that SE RRDN works with to support the successful delivery of high-quality research.
Act as a senior leader within the RDN, providing strategic direction and guidance Work as part of a community of senior leaders across the national network, exercising shared leadership and promoting the consistency of experience across a nationally-harmonised Agile Research Delivery Teams and study support services for wider care settings Co-develop and lead on national projects as required Collaborate with National and RRDN Specialty and Settings Leaders to align regional operational activities with national strategic objectives Offer strategic leadership to research delivery sites, contributing to strategic planning (including the development of three-year strategies) and proactively tackling operational challenges as an active partner Lead the implementation and cascade of a range of national strategic directives within the region and the local RRDN, reporting on local learnings, successes and challenges Contribute to collective national business planning for the Agile Research Delivery (all settings) and Study Support and Partner Liaison services for out of hospital settings Contribute to coordinating, reviewing, evaluating and approving research site delivery plans, and have delegated responsibility for periodically performance monitoring against those plans to ensure that RDN funding is being used appropriately and effectively Lead on regional business planning for the Agile Research Delivery Team and Study Support Service, ensuring effective implementation and reporting
Full details of the role are within the job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The contractual base is the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust in Guildford with regular travel to local and regional offices required and some national travel.
The Royal Surrey is one of many regional NHS delivery organisations that SE RRDN works with to support the successful delivery of high-quality research.
Act as a senior leader within the RDN, providing strategic direction and guidance Work as part of a community of senior leaders across the national network, exercising shared leadership and promoting the consistency of experience across a nationally-harmonised Agile Research Delivery Teams and study support services for wider care settings Co-develop and lead on national projects as required Collaborate with National and RRDN Specialty and Settings Leaders to align regional operational activities with national strategic objectives Offer strategic leadership to research delivery sites, contributing to strategic planning (including the development of three-year strategies) and proactively tackling operational challenges as an active partner Lead the implementation and cascade of a range of national strategic directives within the region and the local RRDN, reporting on local learnings, successes and challenges Contribute to collective national business planning for the Agile Research Delivery (all settings) and Study Support and Partner Liaison services for out of hospital settings Contribute to coordinating, reviewing, evaluating and approving research site delivery plans, and have delegated responsibility for periodically performance monitoring against those plans to ensure that RDN funding is being used appropriately and effectively Lead on regional business planning for the Agile Research Delivery Team and Study Support Service, ensuring effective implementation and reporting
Full details of the role are within the job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters level qualification or equivalent experience.
- Management qualification
- Evidence of continual professional development
Desirable
- Project Management qualification or equivalent experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Specialist knowledge of research, the NHS and the wider health and care system including associated responsibilities to the public and patients
- Specialist knowledge of the range of life science industry's needs and requirements with regard to health and care research
- Comprehensive understanding of governance and legislative framework for conducting clinical research in ? A/I the NHS
- Comprehensive understanding of the UK research pathway and funding
- Knowledge of national systems, structures and processes for supporting clinical research in NHS and non-NHS settings
- Knowledge of utilising Business Intelligence solutions to work within a performance management framework, and good understanding of performance management techniques
- Extensive knowledge of methods, tools and techniques for problem-solving and continuous improvement that are relevant to system-level health and care working
- Experience of health and care research management at a senior level, including the support of studies pre-approval and post-approval
- Experience of chairing and facilitating meetings, including with sensitive or political topics
- Experience of managing health and care research support services including workforce planning and the management of people and finances
- Experience of developing and managing high quality customer centric services for commercial and non-commercial customers
- Experience of working collaboratively and in partnership with other organisations, with demonstrable experience of delivery across organisational boundaries
- Professional operational research leadership at a senior and system level
- Experience of direct line management and managing teams to deliver clear objectives and performance targets, including through organisational change
- Experience of business planning, financial management and operational implementation, preferably within an NHS organisation
- Experience of contributing to the development of national policy or strategies, and translating those into regional plans.
- Experience of leading continuous improvement
- Project management experience in a leadership capacity, delivering complex projects involving multiple agencies and individuals to tight deadlines
Desirable
- Professional strategic leadership at a senior level
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters level qualification or equivalent experience.
- Management qualification
- Evidence of continual professional development
Desirable
- Project Management qualification or equivalent experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Specialist knowledge of research, the NHS and the wider health and care system including associated responsibilities to the public and patients
- Specialist knowledge of the range of life science industry's needs and requirements with regard to health and care research
- Comprehensive understanding of governance and legislative framework for conducting clinical research in ? A/I the NHS
- Comprehensive understanding of the UK research pathway and funding
- Knowledge of national systems, structures and processes for supporting clinical research in NHS and non-NHS settings
- Knowledge of utilising Business Intelligence solutions to work within a performance management framework, and good understanding of performance management techniques
- Extensive knowledge of methods, tools and techniques for problem-solving and continuous improvement that are relevant to system-level health and care working
- Experience of health and care research management at a senior level, including the support of studies pre-approval and post-approval
- Experience of chairing and facilitating meetings, including with sensitive or political topics
- Experience of managing health and care research support services including workforce planning and the management of people and finances
- Experience of developing and managing high quality customer centric services for commercial and non-commercial customers
- Experience of working collaboratively and in partnership with other organisations, with demonstrable experience of delivery across organisational boundaries
- Professional operational research leadership at a senior and system level
- Experience of direct line management and managing teams to deliver clear objectives and performance targets, including through organisational change
- Experience of business planning, financial management and operational implementation, preferably within an NHS organisation
- Experience of contributing to the development of national policy or strategies, and translating those into regional plans.
- Experience of leading continuous improvement
- Project management experience in a leadership capacity, delivering complex projects involving multiple agencies and individuals to tight deadlines
Desirable
- Professional strategic leadership at a senior level
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
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Surrey County Hospital - Hub offices based in Canterbury, Kent or Brighton, Sussex
Egerton Road
Guildford
GU2 7XX
Employer's website
https://www.royalsurrey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
