Head of Research Delivery and Support for Wider Care Settings

An exciting opportunity has arisen to be part of our East Midlands RRDN leadership team, as the The Head of Research Delivery and Support for Out of Hospital Settings. This is a job share to work alongside the current post holder. The opportunity to work up to 22.5 hours a week over 3 days across Monday to Friday with normal office working hours, we require cover on a Friday but have some flexibility over the other days

The Head of Research Delivery and Support for Out of Hospital Settings is a senior leadership role that has a focus on the strategic oversight, deployment and delivery capabilities of the RRDN’s Agile Research Delivery Team. The role leads a multi-professional team to deliver National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Research Delivery Network (RDN) Portfolio studies across various settings. This role leads a team of regionally based, flexible, multidisciplinary staff to support the delivery of NIHR RDN portfolio studies in diverse specialties and settings. The post has a dual function, managing and leading either research delivery and/or research support for wider care settings, dependent on regional need.

This role also involves working closely with key stakeholders within region, across other regions and at a national level. The role involves working closely with the ARDT Senior Manager and reporting to the Operations Director.

The Head of Research Delivery and Support for Out of Hospital Settings is a senior leadership role that has a focus on the strategic oversight, deployment and delivery capabilities of the RRDN’s 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 out of hospital settings .

East Midlands Regional Research Delivery Network

The NIHR RRDNs have three key roles.

First, to provide support to research sites to enable the effective and efficient initiation and delivery of funded research across the health and care system in England.

Second, to enable the strategic development of new and more effective research delivery capability and capacity. This includes bringing research to under-served regions and communities with major health and care needs.

Third, to work jointly with the Coordinating Centre in the strategic oversight of the NIHR RDN. This ensures that the Portfolio is maintained as a cohort of high-quality, fully-funded, viable and deliverable studies. It also ensures that the NIHR RDN as a whole serves the needs of researchers and R&​D teams and is responsive to the changing domestic and global environment for health and care, life sciences and health research.

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).

We Have Four Primary Goals

• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact, and
• research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

About The University Hospitals Of Leicester NHS Trust https://www.uhleicester.nhs.uk

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Daniel Kumar Job title: Operations Director Email address: daniel.kumar@nihr.ac.uk Telephone number: 07960779693

Welcome contact and a discussion in advance of application and interview for this post.