Job summary
- Main area
- Research and Development
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- 24 months (Fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 436-7516499
- Employer
- Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Barberry
- Town
- Birmingham
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/11/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 27/11/2025
Employer heading
Band 7 Research Delivery Team Manager
Band 7
Please note that this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Job overview
This post is a great opportunity for an experienced clinical research practitioner (or equivalent) and line manager to take a step into a leadership role and support the R&D Performance and Delivery Manager in delivering the NIHR clinical trials portfolio. The post holder will provide leadership to the Research Delivery Team, supporting all staff in delivering an allocated portfolio of studies to time and target; designing and supporting on strategies and systems for attracting research to the Trust, increasing participant recruitment; and ensuring that studies meet the requirements of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) objectives. They will lead by example in managing and delivering a mixed portfolio of NIHR portfolio and academic research studies to time and target; acting as study lead from set-up to close down. Acting as an expert resource in their area, they will work across the Trust to develop recruitment strategies to continuously improve and increase the delivery of portfolio research projects across Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.
Main duties of the job
· The post holder will lead on identifying and delivering portfolio research both as a team leader and for their own designated portfolio of studies. Supporting the Performance and Delivery Manager to find new suitable studies from the CRN portfolio and to assess the feasibility of studies when the Trust is approached to undertake.
· Working closely with the Performance and Delivery Manager, the post holder will contribute to the delivery of the Research & Development Teams objectives and strategy; and to operational plans to embed research as core business within the Trust.
· The post holder will act as line manager for non-clinical members of the delivery team and will ensure ‘smart’ allocation of resource to support portfolio and commercial study delivery ensuring studies meet or exceed their recruitment targets.
· Support staff in reaching targets for recruitment and in re-evaluating strategies for recruitment where projects are underperforming, increasing participant recruitment to research studies throughout the Trust.
Working for our organisation
Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.
Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people’s lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Relevant degree or equivalent experience in a related area
- Masters level qualification or equivalent experience in a relevant area
Desirable criteria
- ICH GCP Training
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience of undertaking research
- Experience of management in health settings or equivalent public sector settings or demonstrable experience leading a team
Desirable criteria
- • Experience of writing activity reports and/or progress reports to different stakeholders
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Proven project management skills
- Problem solving / decision making skills
Desirable criteria
- Project Management Qualification
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Linda Everard
- Job title
- Performance and Delivery Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01213014343
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