Main area: Research
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 8a - pending job evaluation
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 274-6655507COP
Employer: Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Trust Head Quarters, St George's Hospital
Town: Lincoln
Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 13/10/2024 23:59
Interview date: 24/10/2024
Clinical Research Manager
NHS AfC: Band 8a - pending job evaluation
Job overview
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LPFT) is rated as an outstandingly well-led Trust by the CQC and is committed to innovation and transformation. To bolster our efforts and continue to provide high quality, patient focussed services, we are seeking a Clinical Research Manager, who is passionate and committed to developing and implementing a high-quality research supporting the Trusts research strategy. Working alongside key stakeholder groups across the Trust, Integrated Care Systems, CRN EM and sponsor sites.
The Clinical Research Manager is responsible for leading the three key functions of the department:
1. Research Governance: Research Governance Lead for the Trust, including managing the Trust’s Evaluation Registration process.
2. Research Delivery: National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) delivery of studies and initiatives within the Trust and wider county.
3. Research Development: Management of Research Development Forum (RDF) and support/signposting for professional development and Lincolnshire based grant applications.
In addition, the post holder will be involved in developing and delivering a new Trust Research Strategy following the launch of New Trust Strategy and the ICB Research Strategy.
Main duties of the job
To manage a portfolio of NIHR research studies and initiatives across the Trust, and other health and social care organisations where applicable, ensuring quality in the delivery of research.
To be Research Governance Lead and manage the research governance function, ensuring robust adherence to national policy and guidelines, and opening of studies to time and target requirements.
To ensure the set-up, opening and management of NIHR studies to time and target requirements and to UK Policy Framework for Health and Social Care Research guidelines. This includes the signing off on contracts and finance.
To support the CRN Divisional and Specialty Clinical Leads, and Divisional Research Delivery Manager in delivering the divisional research agenda and specific projects within the Trust and other key partner organisations as required.
To manage the portfolio of work of the Trust to ensure that local and regional targets are met, including recruitment of patients into trials and other objectives set by the Trust and NIHR.
To work with the Medical Director and Deputy Medical Director to develop and host research opportunities for clinicians, academics, researchers, service users and carers, including leading planning for the Annual Research Conference.
To be a member of the Integrated Care System (ICS) Research Leads Group, supporting system research work and development.
Working for our organisation
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the principal provider of NHS mental health services, as well as providing some learning disability, autism, and social care services across the county. We were one of the first foundation trusts to be established in the country. The Trust has an annual income of approximately £120m with around 2,800 staff spread across the 40+ locations. The Trust cares for around 53,000 patients a year and has around 200 inpatient beds across the Trust.
The research department is NIHR funded to support successful facilitation of NIHR funded research studies and initiatives. We manage a wide and varied portfolio of studies in Lincolnshire, both within our own Trust clinical services and the wider health and social care environment including primary care and care homes. We collaborate with colleagues from a range of other organisations to drive research activity including academic institutions, NHS Trusts and research network staff. We cover a wide and largely rural geographic area.
The Trust funded Clinical Research Manager post leads Research Governance ensuring compliance to nationally recognised standards and management of each study throughout its life cycle.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information for this role, please see the attached job description and person specification for this role.
What we offer
* A generous relocation package in line with our Relocation procedure.
* Part of a service that is supported by a multi-disciplinary team of experienced professionals.
* Vibrant research culture with a wealth of opportunities.
* Lease car scheme/cycle to work scheme.
* Electric car charging points and free on-site car parking.
Person specification
Qualifications
* MSc Research or other relevant health/social care subject.
* Strong evidence of post-graduate study and professional development.
* Expert experience of successfully leading and managing research in a health and social care setting – including Research Governance.
* Professional qualification in health or social care discipline.
Experience
* Highly developed specialist knowledge in health and social care research.
* Clear understanding of NHS R&D policy and strategy and responsibility for implementation.
* Knowledge of the national R&D agenda and the ability to interpret national strategy to local needs and communicate to broad audience.
* Ability to think and plan strategically, tactfully and creatively, and to prioritise work programs in the face of competing demands.
* Independent thinker with good judgement, problem solving and analytical skills.
* Well-developed NHS leadership and influencing skills with the ability to enthuse, motivate and involve individuals and teams, and have them understand performance expectations.
* Ability to communicate highly complex information that may be difficult to understand or in an antagonistic atmosphere, to internal and external stakeholders.
* Experience of communicating complex data verbally and in writing.
* Knowledge of academic research methods and statistical analysis.
* Experience in managing and planning resource, including own time.
* Experience of successfully and effectively collaborating with a wide range of staff, patients, carers, external agencies.
* Report writing skills and ability to present information to a high quality.
* Specialist knowledge and understanding of Trust and CRN EM objectives and track record of delivering these.
We believe the key to high quality patient care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in the Care Quality Commission rating us as ‘outstanding’ for well led and ‘good’ overall, and 75% of our staff recommending us as a place to work.
We offer options for flexible working and provide development pathways and opportunities. We have a proud partnership with the University of Lincoln and the Lincoln Medical School, which has expanded our academic offerings to nurture talent across the Trust.
We are committed to ensuring our workforce is diverse at all levels. We are currently under-represented particularly at senior leadership level, so we welcome applications from women, people with disabilities, people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds, and those from the LGBT communities.
We support and celebrate diversity. We have active staff network groups for Black Asian Minority Ethnic (BAME) staff, Lesbian Gay Bi Trans (LGBT+) staff, staff with Mental and Physical Lived Experience (MAPLE) and our dedicated staff groups for men and women.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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