Clinician Researcher Programme Coordinator

The University of Leeds has been chosen by the UK government to lead the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Research Delivery Network Coordinating Centre (RDNCC) and will be joined by 12 new Regional Research Delivery Networks (RRDNs), hosted by NHS organisations across the country to form the NIHR Research Delivery Network (RDN). The new NIHR RDN will operate as one unified organisation across England, balancing regional context, expertise and leadership with national coordination and strategy involving government policymakers. The RDNCC will work across England’s health and care system, with staff in all settings, to support the effective and efficient initiation and delivery of research.

You will be responsible for the operational delivery of the NIHR Associate Principal Investigator (API) scheme. Working closely with the Associate Principal Investigator (API) Manager, you will proactively develop and promote the API scheme with key stakeholders in the clinical research community. You will also work closely with the Clinician Researcher Programme Lead to support the operational management of the Clinician Researcher Credentials Framework and other learning interventions that build enhanced research capability and capability.

You will work collaboratively with colleagues within the RDNCC and, as required, across the RDN and the University of Leeds, and with external stakeholders in a host of settings. You will support the operational delivery of the organisation-wide shift in ways of working and culture that is required to ensure the network functions as a single organisation with a shared purpose and vision across England, as well as mutually supporting colleagues through the period of transformation and beyond. 

This role will require some national travel.

Salary Requirements of the Skilled Worker Visa Route

Please note that due to Home Office visa requirements, this role may only be suitable for first-time Skilled Worker visa applicants if they are eligible for salary concessions. For more information please visit: www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa 

For research and academic posts, we will consider eligibility under the Global Talent visa. For more information please visit: https://www.gov.uk/global-talent.

Contact Information

To explore this post further or for any queries, please contact:

Holly Speight, Associate Principal Investigator (PI) Scheme Manager

Email: holly.speight@nihr.ac.uk 

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