The role is based at the Cambridge Clinical Research Centre (CCRC), which houses The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and Medical Research Council (MRC)/Wellcome funded Clinical Research Facilities, located on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, the largest biomedical research campus in Europe, home to two NHS flagship Trusts, multiple world-class research Institutes, the University School of Clinical Medicine and a thriving biopharma ecosystem.
Reporting to the Director of Operations, you will work in collaboration with members of our Senior Leadership Team (Clinical Directors, CRF Manager, Matrons, Workforce and Quality Assurance (QA) leads) to deliver our program of work.
You will directly lead on the development and implementation of the CCRC workforce and quality assurance strategies, you will deputise for the Director of Operations and you will lead on new CRF clinical research infrastructure developments.
You will be a compassionate and inclusive leader with early phase clinical research delivery, clinical research workforce development and QA experience in large and complex organisations. You will inspire confidence built on your knowledge and expertise and support our work functions to enable the CCRC to deliver our strategic objectives; delivering world leading complex early phase experimental medicine research to improve patient care, supporting our staff, and building for the future. You will have well-developed communication, leadership and problem-solving capabilities, and an understanding of the UK Health Research and Life Sciences agendas.
You will build excellent working relationships with campus based clinical research infrastructure leads, investigators, host Trust R&D and workforce leads, and with relevant regional and national research networks.
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:
- applied for a Graduate visa
- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment
This vacancy will close at midnight on 19th February 2025
Interviews are due to be held on 27th February 2025
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
This advert closes on Wednesday 19 Feb 2025