Clinical R&D Director - England, United Kingdom - University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust

Description

Site Research Office, Level 2 MSCP, Bircham Park Town Derriford, Plymouth Salary £83,571 - £96,376 Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 08/05/2024 08:00

Job overview

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) are looking for a Clinical Research and Development Director, this an exciting and transformational opportunity and will lead a multidisciplinary team advancing research across the Trust.

The successful candidate will have excellent communication, interpersonal, leadership and negotiating skills. This new role will be a key member of senior clinical leadership team. The role will include significant external focus at local, regional and national level.

For further information, please contact:

Gary Minto

Consultant Anaesthetist

OR

R&D Operations Director

Main duties of the job

The Clinical Director for Research & Development will:

• Set a clear and ambitious strategy for growth for Research and Development at University Hospitals Plymouth ( UHP) in partnership with our key stakeholders, including an appropriate balance between commercial and non-commercial studies.
• Through the development of the strategy grow an underpinning workforce recruitment and retention strategy with the care groups
• Alongside the Operations Director for R&D and the Lead Research Nurse, the post holder will provide operational management leadership for all clinical research conducted within UHP in order to consolidate us as an internationally recognised centre of excellence for clinical research and a leading recruitment site for patients into research studies.
• Broaden the range of clinicians undertaking research & leading trials at UHP
• Will lead Clinical Academic Development, in collaboration with local higher education partners , particularly Faculty of Health of the University of Plymouth
• Set an ambitious strategy for UHPs specialist and tertiary services as well as the key role we have in community and early intervention to address inequities across our catchment area
• Lead the research team to be progressive, innovative, effective and inclusive with a progressive approach to career and personal development .

***Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as 'Priority' and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.***

Working for our organisation

We are a people business – where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY. If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment team on We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Operational Leadership

• To act as a visible and credible R&D Director across all components of the Trust's NHS R&D functions including NIHR infrastructure programmes and networks. This will include internal leadership and playing a leading role with external partners, including the University of Plymouth (UoP) and other HEI partners.
• To oversee robust financial, performance and governance arrangements across the Trust's R&D functions with appropriate mechanisms.
• To take operational accountability for all aspects of the Trust's R&D functions, adopting a flexible yet ambitious approach to deliver the operational strategy and year-on-year business plans.
• To encourage and facilitate an inclusive operational approach to research,
• To lead with the Clinical Academic Groups within UoP in developing robust research operational plans, working collaboratively with partner organisations as required.
• To operationally represent the Trust's R&D functions locally, nationally, and internationally as appropriate, fostering external relationships and collaborations with other NHS Trusts, research institutions and commercial partners as appropriate.
• Develop appropriate Trust wide policies, procedures, and processes relevant to the R&D function.

Human Resources

• Direct responsibility for overseeing the administrative and management functions within the Trust's R&D department to provide credible, visible, and authoritative leadership.
• Establish, develop, and maintain the appropriate infrastructure for the Trust's R&D functions, having an oversight of the recruitment and retention of appropriate staff and identifying areas of efficiency across the Trust's R&D functions.
• Be the professional managerial lead for staff within the Trust's R&D functions, providing mentorship, development and creating a learning culture, built on effective communication, and is recognised as a positive role model.
• Promote and support an appropriate skill mix within the staff structure of R&D, development of new roles and multi- and cross-disciplinary working with UHP R&D functions as appropriate to support the research strategies.
• Fully line manage Senior R&D colleagues within the R&D Department including individual performance management, appraisal, and development of staff to optimise individual and organisational performance.
• Responsible for developing plans to ensure effective team building across the R&D management teams and functions within the department is established to create a productive and facilitative working environment.
• Ensure all staff have access to continuing professional education and development, to optimise individual and team performance in delivering on the strategic objectives within the Trust's R&D functions.
• Communicating effectively and appropriately with a range of individuals and staff groups, at times in highly contentious or sensitive, hostile, or antagonistic environments.
• Responsibility for managing staff conflict resolution and complaints.
• Ensure all R&D Staff comply with the Trust's standing financial instructions, agreed R&D standing financial instructions and other Trust policies and procedures.

Equality and Diversity

The jobholder must comply with all policies and procedures designed to ensure equality of employment and that services are delivered in ways that meet the individual needs of patients and their families. No person whether they are staff, patient or visitor should receive less favourable treatment because of their gender, ethnic origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion etc.

Training and Personal Development – Continuous Professional Development

The jobholder must take responsibility in agreement with his/her line manager for his/her own personal development by ensuring that Continuous Professional Development remains a priority. The jobholder will undertake all mandatory training required for the role.

COMMUNICATIONS & WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

• As this is a senior role, the candidate must be able to effectively communicate in all settings, even if the issue is highly contentious or sensitive or is met with hostile or antagonistic behaviours.
• Develop key relationships with senior operational leads within UHP, UoP and all other external partners to undertake high level negotiations and influencing at a very senior level.
• Act as an ambassador for the operational aspects of the UHP R&D functions in a variety of settings.
• Be responsible for delivering a robust marketing strategy for UHP R&D, both to internal and external audiences, directing the work of associated staff to ensure effective and timely delivery of marketing messages and communications.

Relationships

Internal

• Chief Medical Officer
• Chief Nursing Officer
• Senior R&D Colleagues
• Lead Research Nurse
• Executive Board Members
• Research Delivery Teams
• Researchers
• Support Services: Pharmacy, Pathology, Radiology etc

External

• NIHR Peninsula Regional Research Delivery Network
• Executive Dean of Faculty of Health, UoP
• Research Director for Faci;tu pf Jea;tj. UoP
• Associate Dean for Research , Faculty of Health, UoP
• Heads of School, Faculty of Health UoP
• Head, Joint Clinical Research Office ( UHP and UoP)
• Deputy Vice Chancellor ( Science ) of the University of Plymouth
• Department for Health & Social Care
• Other key National Institute for Health Research platforms, including PenARC
• Commercial partners & clinical research organisations
• Primary Care Partners and Community Partners
• Public Health
• Community partners

Person specification Qualifications

• • Professional and current registration as a Nurse, Midwife or Allied Health Professional
• Master's level qualification or equivalent

Knowledge

• Comprehensive understanding of research, the NHS and the wider health and care system including associated responsibilities to the public and patients
• Experience of working in the health and care research sector, the health and social care service sector or academic environment at a senior level
• Comprehensive understanding of the UK research pathway and funding
• Experience of co-creating and implementing strategies to build capacity and capability for the delivery of health and care research
• Experience in the design and leadership of health or care research in the UK
• Experience of developing and implementing remedial actions to support study deliverability
• Professional research leadership, both strategic and operational at a senior level
• Experience of being a Chief or Principal Investigator for a health or care research study in the UK

Medical/Doctor recruitment: Unsolicited CVs and Candidate Profiles/Details

University Hospitals Plymouth has a commitment to sourcing candidates directly and as such we do not accept speculative CVs from agencies.

We do, however, work with a defined list of preferred HTE Framework suppliers who may be invited to support us in sourcing candidates for particular roles.

In line with our preferred supplier list, we only pay agency fees where we have a signed agreement in place and an agency has been instructed by a member of the Trust's Medical Workforce team.

We do not pay agency fees where speculative and unsolicited CVs are submitted to the Trust or Trust employees by any other means than the official route above. Where this is not observed the Trust reserves the right to contact these candidates directly and initiate discussions without payment of any agency fee.

Any candidate details (whether written or spoken) or CVs that are referred directly will not constitute an introduction. The Trust will under no circumstances be responsible for any recruitment fees in relation to these contacts.

Submission of any unsolicited CVs, candidate's details and/or proposals to the Trust will not be considered further and will be deemed evidence of full and unlimited acceptance of this Agency Protocol.

In order to establish and maintain good working relationships with the Trust's agency suppliers, we ask that this Protocol is adhered to and thank you for your co-operation.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.