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The purpose of this post is to support the Head of Service in the management of Research at Great Western Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The Research Manager will be responsible for ensuring appropriate and proportionate procedures are implemented for the safe and efficient set-up and management of studies at the Trust. This includes performance and quality oversight. The post holder supported by the R&I Management team, will also be responsible for supporting and directing the day to day management and oversight of research grants throughout their lives, from first idea, through development, recruitment, follow-up, close-down and archiving.
Job Responsibility:
Be the accountable person for developing sponsored research, establishing strong working relationships across multi-disciplinary specialties in order to support this development
Define and develop the infrastructure required to develop, manage and oversee the Trusts sponsored portfolio of studies
Ensure all requirements for a Trust approved sponsored study have been met, in particular ethical, regulatory and local R&I approval, ensuring resources are in place to assist with this, where appropriate
Ensure that any financial impacts and other risks that a sponsored study may involve have been identified and accounted for in the planning and set up of the study
Ensure appropriate and proportionate procedures and resources are in place for local set-up of sponsored and hosted studies, working with internal and external colleagues to do so
Requirements:
Educated to Masters Level or proven equivalent experience
Management Qualification
Professional operational leadership management experience within the NHS experience of business planning and robust financial management at appropriate scale
Knowledge of national systems, structures and processes for supporting clinical research (industry and academic sponsored)
Understanding of governance and legislative frameworks for clinical research
Good understanding of quality assurance and performance management techniques
Knowledge of utilising Business Intelligence solutions to work within a performance management framework
Evidence of managing effective collaborations and partnerships
Experience in R&I Management or Team leadership at a senior level
Nice to have:
Professional strategic leadership
Experience in working with external bodies to develop and grow Trust Research Portfolio
Knowledge of national systems, structures and processes for supporting clinical research (industry and academic sponsored), in the NHS