Clinical Research Lead - Division 3 CRN East Midlands

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are proud to be at the forefront of health and social care research delivery in the East Midlands, working with partner organisations operating in a broad range of settings across Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Rutland, Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire.

Hosted by the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust with offices in Leicester and Nottingham, our model incorporates a number of different roles to enable us to drive clinical research delivery performance, and to ensure that research is championed across every level of health and care.

1. Provide Divisional representation to the LCRN Clinical Director in addressing the balance of the LCRN portfolio across specialties, sites, patient groups and study composition.
2. Provide clinical intelligence and advice to support LCRN research delivery across the division, and where appropriate cross divisionally when there is a shared clinical specialty including a view of the clinical implications of national policy at the local level, and support Clinical Research Specialty Leads with the identification and development of research communities of practice within the LCRN area.
3. Provide clinical leadership, advice and accountability for specialty activities and performance, working closely with the LCRN Clinical Director, Co-Clinical Director, Divisional Clinical Leads, Research Delivery Manager, and Research Operations Manager, providers of NHS services, NIHR Clinical Research Network Coordinating Centre, NIHR CRN National Clinical Theme/ National Specialty Leads and specialty leads from other LCRNs.
4. Engage with the local clinical research community within the specialties of Division 5 to ensure the timely and effective delivery of all the studies on the local NIHR Clinical Research Network Portfolio with particular reference to the LCRNs contribution to the national objectives for the specialty and the High Level Objectives as required in the LCRN Host Organisation Contract.
5. Proactively promote local clinical engagement and awareness of research within the specialties, providing advice, support, encouragement and mentorship to clinicians who express an interest in becoming involved in a research project.
6. Actively consider opportunities to include patients at every stage of research delivery, from the development of grant applications, as members of the Divisional Steering Group to contributions to the CRN PPIE work stream.
7. Work with the Research Delivery Manager, Chief Operating Officer, Clinical Director and Specialty Leads in delivering the objectives of the LCRN and in providing clinical leadership for the local delivery of NIHR CRN Portfolio studies. This will involve identifying local strengths, capacity and capability to ensure that the continued development of the local portfolio maximizes patient focused research opportunities for patients across all sectors of the LCRN population.
8. Work with local investigators, NHS organisations and the LCRN management team to agree and report on the objectives and targets for the Division in order to contribute to LCRN performance over the annual planning cycle.
9. Provide a strategic overview of the local infrastructure required to support the clinical research specialties with an emphasis on identifying and addressing local blocks to successful delivery, referring issues to the National Clinical Research Specialty Lead and/or NIHR CRN Cluster Leadership as appropriate.
10. Provide local intelligence to the national NIHR CRN Specialty/Cluster Leadership, including: pressures/issues relating to the delivery of the portfolio; examples of good practice and positive impact in their locality; locally-led studies that are open to recruitment at new sites; emerging clinical needs; and unrepresented patient populations.
11. Be an active member of relevant National Specialty Groups, attending national meetings and contributing to national initiatives led by the national Specialty Group. Where the portfolio of the National Specialty Group is significant, members might also be expected to take a national (and local) leadership role for part of the specialty's national portfolio, or for some specific studies.
12. Work with and support NHS organisations within the LCRN area to maximise their involvement in NIHR Clinical Research Network Portfolio studies, with particular reference to industry studies.
13. Help to develop local research capacity for the specialty through actively seeking new opportunities for contributing to national multicentre studies and identifying local opportunities to expand expertise/experience across the LCRNs geography.
14. Keep up to date with changes to national and local healthcare arrangements in order to develop and share best practice, and advise the LCRN on national CRN initiatives, new potential opportunities and/or challenges to the delivery of the NIHR CRN portfolio of studies.
15. Work in close collaboration with neighbouring LCRNs to remove artificial barriers to participation in NIHR CRN Portfolio studies.
16. Promote NIHR CRN activity and the aims, objectives and successes of the NIHR throughout the network area and represent the CRN at local, regional and national meetings.

• Higher specialist training in a medical discipline or equivalent professional training
• Hold Clinical Professional Status e.g. General Medical Council Specialist Register, Registered Nurse, Midwives or Allied Health Professionals

• Experience of undertaking research in the NHS
• Experience of Committee work, including as a Chair

• Effective leadership, flexibility, and change management skills
• Excellent communication and presentation skills and experience of working with a variety of stakeholders at a senior level, using strong negotiation, communication and influencing skills to achieve results through other people

• Well-developed organisational skills with a proven ability to work under pressure and to deadlines

• Must be able to demonstrate behaviors consistent with the Trust's values and behaviors

Person Specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential

• Higher specialist training in a medical discipline or equivalent professional training
• Hold Clinical Professional Status e.g. General Medical Council Specialist Register, Registered Nurse, Midwives or Allied Health Professionals
• Experience as a clinical investigator

Experience

Essential

• Experience as a clinical investigator
• Experience of undertaking research in the NHS
• Experience of Committee work, including as a Chair

Communication and relationship skills

Essential

• Effective leadership, flexibility, and change management skills
• A motivational leader with well developed interpersonal skills and the ability to work with stakeholders at all levels
• Excellent communication and presentation skills and experience of working with a variety of stakeholders at a senior level, using strong negotiation, communication and influencing skills to achieve results through other people

Planning and organisation skills

Essential

• Well developed organisational skills with a proven ability to work under pressure and to deadlines

Other

Essential

• Strongly committed to bringing benefits to patients through the Delivery of excellent patient focussed clinical research within the NHS

Equality and Diversity

Essential

• Able to demonstrate a commitment and understanding of the importance of treating all individuals with dignity and respect appropriate to their individual needs

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.

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Address

Leicester Royal Infirmary

Leicester

LE1 5WW

Employer's website

https://www.jobsatleicestershospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)