Regional Research Specialty Lead for RRDN WM

1 month ago


Wolverhampton, United Kingdom The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Full time

The role of the Regional Research Specialty Leads is primarily to support research delivery within health and care settings, however on occasion the Leads will be asked to support wider NIHR and DHSC activities. The duties and responsibilities are grouped to reflect these two aspects. Regional Research Specialty Leads will be expected to attend regional and national meetings and events.

A comprehensive list of Specialties being appointed to can be found with the attached EOI application.

In-line with your current core salary (capped at £13,800)

Interviews to take place 30th September - 9th October

Main duties of the job

The Specialties and Settings function will play a key leadership role in the on-going development and performance of the RDN. As part of this function, Regional Research Specialty and Setting Leads, will provide leadership and advice, support research delivery, and participate in regional or national projects relating to Specialty or Setting capacity, capability and accessibility for research delivery. The Regional Research Specialty and Setting Leads provide the vital link between the regional, geographically-based networks (RRDNs) and national networks of expertise which is essential to the success of the RDN.

In addition to the Regional Research Specialty and Setting Leads we will also be appointing Specialty and Setting Leads at NHS E region level who will work with the Regional Research Specialty and Setting Leads to gather local intelligence and feed it into national strategies and projects, and National Specialty and Setting Leads who will lead the whole Specialty or Setting providing strategic input and oversight, and leading the development of national initiatives for research delivery.

Specialties and Settings provide key aspects of the intelligence gathering and responsive decision-making crucial to strategic development for research delivery.

Please see the enclosed job description for full duties and responsibilities.

About us

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as Good by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Primary Role

Strategic oversight of the regional RRDN Portfolio. Support regional portfolio oversight activities undertaken on the current portfolio as requested and in collaboration with the RDN Study Support Service. Identify and address impact on regional health and social inequalities at all stages of research delivery within your Specialty. Support the RDN Study Support Service in the planning, placement and performance monitoring of studies, including when requested: Assist in the identification of sites and Principal Investigators making the best use of data combined with an understanding of health and social inequalities to inform placement of studies. Undertake eligibility reviews. Providing health and/or care intelligence to the on request study performance service and the Active National Delivery service. Support funders and sponsors in study design to optimise deliverability, including providing early feedback on protocols. Advise on study deliverability and undertake deliverability assessments when requested, including giving consideration to equitable community-wide access/areas of high patient need. Building regional capacity and capability for study delivery in your Specialty. Ensure local needs for research delivery are identified and addressed as part of building the capacity and capability for research delivery. Under the RDN Operating Model for strategic development, and Research Delivery Models participate in projects to address any opportunities or challenges identified. Embedding research, engagement and delivery into the NHS and wider care environment. Engage and initiate relevant regional stakeholders as relevant for the purpose of building regional research delivery capacity and capability within your Specialty. Assist in the development and mentorship of future/new Principal Investigators across the health and care sector. Initiating, facilitating and promoting regional cross-specialty and cross-setting collaborations for improved research delivery. Contributing to national and regional RDN strategic development for research delivery through: Attending national specialty meetings Attending regional leadership group meetings Engaging with annual review development process Keeping up to date with innovative study design and delivery methods. Share best practice across specialties. Acting as regional NIHR RDN Ambassadors. Support the National and NHS E based Specialty Leads in activities to raise awareness of the Specialty. Engage in, and support, business development activities, including: Providing health and care research expertise and knowledge to support optimal research delivery in discussions with commercial organisations. Attending meetings and presenting at events, webinars etc. Identify and support the dissemination of RDN impact in your Specialty.

Supporting role undertaken on request by other areas of the NIHR and DHSC, via the National Specialty Lead

Support the NIHR Coordinating Centre to develop topics for commissioned research by providing expert advice on the current RDN study portfolio, innovative research delivery methods and the needs of all patient and care groups, including under-served communities. Support for new Chief Investigators, primarily with respect to good practice to support research feasibility and delivery, as part of a cross-NIHR programme. Provide peer reviews on studies for NIHR and regulatory authorities to contribute an expert opinion when needed.

Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential

Experience of leading regionally in the relevant Specialty area, developing that Specialty collaboratively with patients and the public, and other stakeholders and establishing and sustaining outstanding service and a high-performance management culture. Knowledge of national and regional systems, structures and processes for supporting health and care research delivery. The ability to work collaboratively, with evidence of successfully developing and maintaining effective working relationships with a range of internal and external partners and stakeholders. Strong team player with the ability to act as a good citizen within the network representing a diversity of views.

Experience
Essential

Be able to evidence clinical (includes all health professions), social care, or public health professional status, for example by being registered (if appropriate) on the GMC Specialist Register, GMC General Practice register, NMC register, HCPC UK register, Social Work England register or relevant professional register. Be an acknowledged local opinion leader within the relevant specialty, with a breadth of appropriate knowledge.

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