Job summary
- Main area
- Business & Projects
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- 2 years (Fixed Term /Secondment due to funding)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 070-AC033-0326
- Employer
- Powys Teaching Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- National (to be confirmed)
- Town
- Cardiff
- Salary
- £56,514 - £63,623 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Research Operations Manager
Band 8a
Be part of a 'Healthy Caring Powys' and help us transform the way we provide health and care, so our communities can Start Well, Live Well and Age Well.
The Agenda for Change Pay Award for 2026/27 is effective from 1st April 2026.
Please note successful applicants with a start date from 1st April onwards the salary will be as per the 2026/27 pay award. For further detail the pay circular is available via this link https://www.nhs.wales/files/pc-resources/afc-w-02-2026-pdf-pdf?ts=1773244958086
Job overview
THIS POST IS FIXED TERM/SECONDMENT FOR 2 YEARS DUE TO FUNDING
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR THE SECONDMENT POSITION, YOU MUST OBTAIN PERMISSION FROM YOUR CURRENT LINE MANAGER PRIOR TO APPLYING FOR THIS POST.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic individual to join our team to undertake the role of Primary Care and Community Programme Manager (Band 8a).
This is a senior, strategic leadership role with significant organisational accountability and external influence. The post holder leads a highprofile programme, establishing and overseeing governance, performance, quality, and risk for a new Wales Primary Care and Community Research Delivery Network, while delivering a national research portfolio across Wales.
The role focuses on developing inclusive, community based research delivery models, particularly for underserved populations. It provides system leadership across health and social care, building strong partnerships with NHS Wales, community organisations, and commercial partners to enable fair, efficient, and patient centred research delivery.
The postholder will have a nominated base within the NHS and will have the ability to work remotely/flexibly.
The post may close early if sufficient applications are received.
Main duties of the job
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Demonstrable experience of operating at a senior level, working within a high-profile programme team with freedom to act and at a strategic level with organisational accountability, and external influence.
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Lead on the development of innovative approaches to designing and implementing inclusive, community-based research delivery models, particularly in underserved or marginalised populations.
- Establish and be responsible for the implementation and oversight of governance and operations for a new Wales Primary Care and Community Research Delivery Network in Wales. Provide senior programme leadership for the Primary Care and Community Research Delivery Network, leading delivery of the centres research portfolio across Wales.
- Maintain senior oversight of performance, governance and quality, using intelligence and insight to manage risk, assure delivery and support fair, efficient and compliant research operations.
- Build and sustain effective partnerships with commercial partners, key stakeholders across health and social care (NHS Wales Health Boards, primary care, community organisations), providing system leadership that enables inclusive, patient-centred research delivery across Wales
Working for our organisation
This is a Health & Care Research Wales post, hosted by Powys Teaching Health Board.
Health and Care Research Wales is a networked organisation, supported by Welsh Government, which brings together a wide range of partners across the NHS in Wales, local authorities, universities, research institutions, third sector and others.
Health and Care Research Wales works in support of Welsh Government’s overarching goal which is to ensure that today’s research makes a difference to tomorrow’s care.
Its mission is to promote, support and provide collective oversight of health and social care research in Wales. Ensuring it is of the highest international scientific quality, is relevant to the needs and challenges of health and social care in Wales and makes a difference to policy and practice in ways that improve the lives of patients, people, and communities in Wales.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
We would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers; but even if you don’t speak any Welsh, or want to develop your skills, don’t worry: the health board will support you with training.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Master’s degree level qualification in relevant subject or equivalent demonstrable experience
- • Leadership and management qualification or equivalent experience
- • Significant experience of working at a senior management level and with clinicians and other health and social care professionals
- • Project Management Qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Senior leadership and management experience in the NHS, including research delivery leadership and successful programme management.
- • Proven experience in leading change, including research delivery models.
- • Line management experience, with strong knowledge of relevant policies and procedures.
- • Advanced expertise in commercial research delivery, including sponsor engagement, contract negotiation, income generation, and performance oversight.
- • Strong budgetary and financial management skills.
- • Experience of partnership working, contributing to the development, implementation, and evaluation of policies and strategies.
- • Effective performance management expertise, with experience applying performance methodologies.
- • Highly developed analytical and problem solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex information from multiple sources and develop evidence-based solutions.
- • Ability to design new solutions, applying a logical, analytical approach.
- • Proven ability to produce high quality written outputs, including reports, business cases, service plans, and strategies.
- • Strong understanding of NHS Wales priorities, targets, and the wider health and social care research environment.
- • Experience developing detailed service specifications and pathways, working with clinicians and health and care professionals.
- • Experience preparing robust case for change documentation, supported by strong evidence.
- • Experience assessing options, undertaking appraisals, and evaluating potential solutions.
- • Experience developing capital business cases
- • Good understanding of the health and social care research landscape in Wales, including organisational roles and responsibilities.
Skills and Attributes
Essential criteria
- • Ability to think and act strategically and to articulate a clear sense of direction and vision to a wide audience
- • Ability to build effective relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
- • Demonstrable leadership and ambassadorial skills with an ability to demonstrate a flexible leadership style.
- • High level of negotiating, interpersonal and Communication skills
- • Strong prioritisation skills with the ability to manage competing demands.
- • High degree of analytic skills.
- • High degree of report writing skills.
- • Team player with experience of managing teams.
- • Ability to demonstrates awareness of limits to knowledge base
Other
Essential criteria
- • Flexible approach to the needs of the service
- • Ability to travel across Wales.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Helen Hodgson
- Job title
- National Lead – Business Support & Development
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02920230457
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