Agile Research Team ( Clinical) Manager

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main Duties & Responsibilities

STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP

1. Support the strategic development of the Agile Research Delivery Team alongside senior leadership post holders in the Regional RDN (RRDN)

1. Lead and coordinate the delivery of the local ENRICH network, including long term development and implementation plans.

1. Reinforce new and innovative ways to increase research capacity and capability via the Agile Research Delivery Service

1. Motivate and inspire teams by being a visible leader and acting as a role model for others

BUSINESS PLANNING

1. Contribute to Agile Research Delivery Team aspects of RRDN business planning and management.

1. Support the planning and delivery of the Agile Research Delivery Team research portfolio for RRDN

1. Plan, coordinate and promote the NIHR RDN portfolio that will involve the development and delivery of both short- and long-term plans; identifying and managing resources, setting realistic time frames for completion, monitoring progress, report writing and identifying lessons learnt

OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT

1. The post holder will provide operational management and leadership for a team of regionally based, flexible, multi-disciplinary staff who can be deployed to support the delivery of NIHR RDN portfolio studies across a range of health and care specialties and settings.

1. Working closely with the RRDN team and specifically the Agile Research Delivery Team Senior (Clinical) Manager, provide management of local feasibility assessments and reviews for studies, including identifying potential sites/investigators that could conduct the study, assess the available research resources including skills, facilities and equipment and provide robust recruitment goals.

1. Working closely with the stakeholders and senior leaders across settings

1. Provide all line management duties and performance related activities for those posts listed as direct reports, with adherence to host policies and procedures.Lead on the contractual arrangements for research delivery staff deployed across NHS and wider health and care settings, establishing appropriate channels for maintaining professional accountability

1. Be responsible for the management of multiple diverse research project information systems and complex clinical research data ensuring this is of a high quality and provided in a timely manner

1. In collaboration with senior leadership, provide local RRDN consideration of geographical spread of the Agile Research Delivery Team

1. Ensure patient, carer and public impact on research delivery, including through the use of digital tools such as Be Part of Research and Join Dementia Research.

1. Regularly monitor and review the workload of the team to ensure it is manageable and that there is a reasonable delegation of work

1. Supporting the team to maintain clinical standards and the team members individual personal professional development

1. In line with the NMC code of conduct, being participant focussed by acting as an advocate for research participants, duty of care and ensuring participant safety and providing a positive research experience

SERVICE IMPROVEMENT & DEVELOPMENT

1. Active engagement in continuous improvement across the RRDN and promote feedback into the system in real time

1. Contribute to local and national policy development in relation to the Agile Research Delivery Service. They will provide regional leadership and responsibility for consistent interpretation and implementation of relevant policy

1. The Agile Research Delivery Team Manager will work with RRDN colleagues to support and embed a consistent approach to ensuring staff members have the opportunity to access and undertake relevant learning and development opportunities

PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

1. Support the provision of a consistent Agile Research Delivery Service

1. Ensure that all Agile Research delivery complies with relevant national and international regulations/policy and facilitate regulatory inspections as appropriate

1. Lead and contribute to audits and monitoring of the Agile Research Delivery Service performance and specific projects as required

1. Using NIHR RDN tools, functions, support the Agile Research Delivery Team Senior (Clinical) Manager in providing regular ARDT performance updates for the relevant senior leadership groups within the RRDN geography

LIFE SCIENCES INDUSTRY

1. Actively support the management and delivery of the Agile Research Delivery Team regional contribution to studies of national importance including those that are part of the Active National Delivery Service

1. Where required, ensure that RRDN Services provided to the Life Sciences Industry, are provided consistently, within the required timeframes and to a high quality standard and in line with identified national RDN requirements

1. Champion RDN Life Science Industry research and the importance and contribution of industry to NHS and social care

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Responsible for Agile Research Delivery Team budget within designated location/hub.

1. Support the Agile Research Delivery Senior Team Manager in overseeing the effective financial management of any budget allocated to the Service and associated functions

1. Take operational responsibility for the effective utilisation and allocation of all appropriate physical and human resources within the Agile Research Delivery team including day to day management of expenditure ensuring value for money and implementing cost containment strategies as appropriate

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

1. Foster a culture of continuous improvement and wellbeing, encouraging team members to seek out opportunities for innovation

1. Support education events to ensure staff receive appropriate training to support

research delivery

1. Develop and implement the use of innovative models of research delivery and digital tools to support associated work programmes

1. Promote the RDN as a learning organisation that uses the knowledge and skills of all members to improve performance and generate helpful and shared outputs and contribute to service improvement programmes

1. Support national training programmes, led by the NIHR RDN Coordinating Centre, as required.

COMMUNICATION & STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT (NHS AND NON-NHS)

1. Maintain working relationships with the relevant stakeholders and partners, communicating relevant information relating to the Agile Research Delivery Service

1. The postholder must demonstrate good communication and negotiation skills, be an effective people manager and have developed interpersonal skills to enable influencing and change management

1. Provide customer focused expertise and experience to enhance research delivery

1. Working with RRDN Stakeholder and Engagement colleagues, contribute to building visible relationships with research naive sites and settings enabling reach and facilitating equity of access

1. Undertake presentations to staff and stakeholder groups

ENSURING PATIENT, CARER AND PUBLIC INFORM AND INFLUENCE DELIVERY OF RDN STRATEGY

1. Act as a champion for patients, carers and the public, ensuring that their interests are meaningfully incorporated into the development and delivery of the RDN and RRDN

1. Supporting the embedding of patient, carer and public involvement within the RRDN at all appropriate levels of decision making

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

1. Working with the RRDN Study Support Service and staff responsible for Research Support for Wider Care Settings to ensure all necessary contracts or agreements are in place before the commencement of research delivery activities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to or working towards postgraduate degree level in a science or health related discipline or in another field with experience of research trials or equivalent experience/training
• Evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Qualification (or working towards) in leadership and management

Desirable

• Registered Nurse or AHP on relevant part of the professional register (NMC / HCPC) or for CRPs on, or working towards accredited registration with the AHCS

Experience

Essential

• Effective leadership skills with experience of line management of Research staff, including appraisals, in a health or care setting.
• Good leadership skills with experience of line management of staff, including appraisals, in a health or care setting
• Significant knowledge of the governance and legislative frameworks for conducting clinical research studies, including UK Policy Framework for Health and Care Research, UK Clinical Trials Regulations and Good Clinical Practice
• Significant knowledge and experience of the clinical trial and health and care research lifecycle including experience of the set up of clinical research studies in a health and care setting
• Extensive or significant experience of the care of patients/participants enrolled in research studies
• Knowledge and experience of data interpretation, verification and reporting to local and national centres.

Skills, Abilities and Knowledge

Essential

• Good IT skills, particularly in use of Web applications, Google Workspace applications and MS Office applications
• Excellent planning and organisational skills Excellent relationship management, interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to plan and coordinate multidisciplinary activities associated with the management of research study(ies) including, where relevant, work allocation, deployment, and supervision of staff to ensure smooth running of the research study(ies).
• Ability to travel for work and full driving licence

Personal Attributes / Behaviours

Essential

• A confident and experienced leader and manager in a research health care setting
• Adaptable/flexible approach to work
• Ability to work calmly, effectively and independently under pressure
• Desire to maintain competence level through continuous learning

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

West Pottergate Medical Practice

Earlham Road

Norwich

NR24BX

Employer's website

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