Research Operation Manager

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Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.

Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.

We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.

Job overview

We are looking for a highly motivated individual to work with our senior leadership team for research, the post will provide operational management support across MSEFT and play an integral role in the development and performance of the MSEFT clinical research service.

So, if you have a high level of interpersonal and communication skills, are able to establish excellent communication networks to promote and encourage the adoption of clinical research studies across MSEFT.

You will be experienced in leading teams, have an understanding of NHS research agenda and working across the national research system, will be adept at developing strategies to support the delivery of research in line with local and national priority areas and key performance targets.

If successful, you will provide complex specialist advice and support regarding conduct of clinical research, including administrative processes to the clinical research teams. The post holder will also play an integral role in supporting the implementation of a new 5 year research strategy.

For an informal discussion regarding the role, please contact Sam Hayton Head of R&D on 0300 443 4622.

Main duties of the job

• Develop strategies to support the delivery of research in line with local and national priority areas
• Lead a programme of work to align processes across the MSEFT for research delivery ensuring performance targets are met
• Ensure a consistent approach to maintaining the standards set out in the UK policy framework for health and social care, national guidelines and directives and local standard operating procedures
• The post holder will also be responsible for ensuring a Quality Management System (QMS) that will include adverse event reporting, audit and monitoring and support any external inspections e.g. Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
• Engage with the sites clinical management structure across the MSEFT to contribute to the embedding of research as part of routine practice, identifying and overcoming barriers
• Work autonomously on a broad range of matters and make decisions on the day to day management or the service and service departments
• Direct line management of Research Approval Managers, and Quality Facilitator

Working for our organisation

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For details of this varied and interesting role, please see attached job description. We look forward to receiving your application.

Please be advised that we are unable to offer VISA sponsorship for this role and we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Educated to Masters level or equivalent
• Comprehensive understanding of research related regulations and guidance
• Evidence of further Education/ professional development

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of developing and implementing polices/standard operating procedures/guidelines/working instructions
• Evidence of working in a managerial role
• Comprehensive understanding of research related regulations and guidance

Desirable criteria

• Experience of managing teams across more than one location or organisation

Personal & People Development

Essential criteria

• Experience of leading a team, daily management and supervising staff

Desirable criteria

• Leadership/management qualification

Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.

Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn't accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application.

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

• Research Operational Manager (PDF, 426.0KB)
• Privacy Policy (PDF, 441.0KB)
• AFC Pay Poster 25/26 (PDF, 32.3KB)
• Behaviours Framework (JPG, 298.0KB)
• Applicant MS Teams Checklist (PDF, 560.5KB)
• Trust marketing brochure (PDF, 2.1MB)
• General Statements - AFC - V5.1 (PDF, 424.6KB)