Job overview

Research & Innovation (R&I) is a key part of MFT's vision and strategy.  An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within the Research Office (a team within R&I) to improve the set up and oversight of research hosted and initiated by our organisation.  We are recruiting a 2 year fixed term, band 6 Research Support Manager.   The successful candidate will  provide expert advice during the setup of Trust hosted research and lead a team of Research Support Officers.

Main duties of the job

As the Research Support Manager, you will manage the research study registration, assessment, arrangement and confirmation of internal arrangements. This entails evaluating each research submission to ensure completeness. Ensuring all study reviews, approvals, amendments, study closure notices and annual progress reports are processed by the team.

You will manage the Research Support Team.

Due to the nature of the post, you will have a comprehensive knowledge of the standards and legislation that govern research in the NHS.  You will be able to multitask, be detail orientated and have stamina to achieve goals and see things through.  You will be able to manage relationships across the Trust with diplomacy to maintain positive working relationships and be able to use their judgement to make sponsorship decisions.

The vacancy is based at the Oxford Road Campus, but the post-holder may need to travel to other Hospitals within the Trust as required.

Working for our organisation

MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we’ve launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.