Research and Development Manager

NHS England

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Job summary

The Global Health Unit (GHU) function, within the Workforce Training and Education (WT&E) Directorate at NHS England, builds international partnerships which strengthen health systems and services in England and across the world. We collaborate with partners to plan, educate and train an international health workforce while ensuring that the benefits of global working are realised for the NHS and health systems overseas.

The Global Health Partnerships Research and Development (GHP R&D) team are responsible for ensuring our global programmes are effectively monitored and evaluated ensuring that the Unit can clearly demonstrate the impact of our work. They also commission and develop research which contributes to the high-quality evidence base which underpins everything we do.

The Research and Development Manager leads a small team which works across the Unit. They will draw on their experience of managing and delivering research projects to support team members and they will give specialist advice to teams within the unit.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will:

Support the Senior Lead in all aspects of R&D activity focused on the main streams of work within the directorate.
Be involved in R&D activity across all GHU workstreams as well as commissioning relevant activity from external organisations such as HEI's.
Generate and translate high quality evidence to support directorate activity and ensure timely, relevant findings feed into directorate and programme decision making.
Have experience of using qualitative and quantitative research methodologies as well as methods of data collection and analysis.
Have experience of analysing secondary data sources and survey data.
Take responsibility for undertaking programme and project monitoring and evaluation activities which form part of the wider directorate strategy.

About us

In April 2023, NHS England, NHS Digital, and Health Education England merged to create a new, single organisation to lead the NHS in England. This new NHS England is designed to create a simpler, smaller, high performing, organisation that leads the NHS more effectively and is a better place to work. Speaking with one voice to the service.

The new NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:

Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.

Making the NHS agreat place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.

Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care

Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation

Delivering value for money.

If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/ .

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.

Date posted

05 June 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

990-S3-COR-S1379-A

Job locations

National London/Leeds/Manchester

Manchester

M1 3BN

Job description

Job responsibilities

You can find further details about the job, in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You can find further details about the job, in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

Person Specification

Essential Criteria

Essential

o PhD with recent research activity.
o Experience of qualitative and statistical analysis.
o Independently manage and lead a research project from start to finish.
o Able to manage a research team with required expertise.
o Extensive research experience to drive the research agenda across the international workforce unit.

Person Specification

Essential Criteria

Essential

o PhD with recent research activity.
o Experience of qualitative and statistical analysis.
o Independently manage and lead a research project from start to finish.
o Able to manage a research team with required expertise.
o Extensive research experience to drive the research agenda across the international workforce unit.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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