The Bristol, North Somerset & South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (BNSSG ICB) Research Team is committed to improving care for our patients through creating a culture of robust, well-evidenced healthcare commissioning and more impactful research.
We are looking for a motivated individual to support the effective delivery of research management activity across BNSSG ICB. The Research Team is a customer-focused, innovative support to academics working with health and care colleagues, and a support to health & care colleagues working with academics on applied research projects with mutual benefits.
This is a full-time, one-year fixed-term post. The funding for this post is allocated on an annual basis, so we are limited in contract length, but there is an expectation the post will be extended.
The Research Team supports the generation and development of research ideas, helps to create collaborative multi-disciplinary teams, contributes to securing project funding, and is involved in the planning and delivery of research. The Team also supports impact from research findings, facilitating their accelerated uptake in the local health & care system.
This role offers the chance to be involved in a small, supportive and innovative team at the forefront of research outside of hospitals. Everything the Research Team does is aimed to support knowledge mobilisation:
1. Evidence informing commissioning and practice,
2. Practice informing the creation of evidence through genuinely co-designed collaborative research projects.
3. Sharing best practice and solutions between the projects on our Portfolio (~40 NIHR grants and ~50 development projects).
We are committed to creating an inclusive organisation that promotes and values diversity. We know from experience that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger, more creative workplace that helps us to deliver the best services. We welcome applications which represent the rich diversity of our community; from people of all ages, disabled people, all genders, people from ethnic minority groups, LGBTQ+ people, people with diverse gender identity and expression, people from all religions and beliefs and other diverse characteristics, and we have processes in place to ensure that all applications are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Support the Research Manager in the delivery of the annual Research Team workplan, and contribute to the knowledge mobilisation work of the ICB/ICS.
2. Oversee a sub-section of the ICB/ICS research portfolio, supporting the full breadth of the research journey.
3. Identify and assess the risks associated with any course of action including financial and business risks, mitigate and manage those risks.
4. Represent the ICB/ICS on hosted grant project management group meetings, sharing best practice between research teams, and offering guidance to research teams.
5. Support other Clinical Effectiveness members as and when required, and deputise for the Research Portfolio Manager on an ad-hoc basis.
6. Directly manage the Research Communication Officer, responsible for day-to-day work assigned to the Research Communication Officer.
7. Support the use of research as part of the core business of BNSSG ICB/ICB.
8. Contribute to the image of the Research Team as a dynamic, customer-focused, collaborative centre of research, evaluation excellence, and improvement science.
9. Facilitate Knowledge Mobilisation in order to support the ICB/ICB effort to ensure that evidence informs health & care practice.
10. Support the development of high-quality health & care relevant research and actively support the development of funding opportunities.
11. Promote patient involvement in research and all ICB research activities.
12. Work collaboratively with staff of the West of England AHSN and ARC West.
13. Deliver the established systems to facilitate smooth procedures for ensuring research grants are costed appropriately.
14. Influence and inspire NHS staff (clinical and managerial) at all levels to become involved in relevant research.
15. Manage a portfolio of projects, involving a broad range of complex activities and projects.
16. Maintain a project management methodology that will provide transparency and support a clear audit trail and quality management.
17. Review and contribute to the Research Team’s Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and policies.
18. Support the preparation for any inspections by regulatory authorities.
19. Support the provision of appropriate research advice, guidance and training to ICB staff.
20. Contribute to engagement activities that ensure that the research community is informed of research and development opportunities.
The job description and person specification are an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. The job holder will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager. The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the Department and the Organisation.
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