A Vacancy at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust.
The post holder will be accountable for the clinical leadership in relation to research and innovation in the Trust.
Up to 6 substantive clinical PAs could also be available to enable the post to be full-time. Appropriate funding approval will be sought and confirmed once specialties of applicants known. The R&D role is renewable on a 3 yearly basis.
Please give an indication in your application of whether you wish to work any clinical PAs in the Trust in addition to the 4 sessions for the Deputy Director of R&D role and which specialty.
The post holder will lead the Management Team to provide Trust-wide clinical leadership for research; in particular liaising with internal and external stakeholders to raise awareness, participation and multi-professional engagement with high-quality clinical research across the organisation.
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts:
• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4thbusiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
Development and Coordination of the Trusts Research Strategy, ensuring that the Trust's approach enables it to be positioned advantageously in relation to NHS priorities, securing sufficient funding to enable the Trust
To support research at all levels required to deliver its ambition
Research governance and ensuring protection of patients and promotion of research and are consistent with national governance expectations
Delivery of the 'bench to bedside' concept, enabling rapid translation of leading edge research into quality patients outcomes.
This advert closes on Thursday 5 Dec 2024