Participant in Research Experience Survey Improvement Manager

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 delivering a series of improvement projects related to improving the efficiency and automation of the NIHR Participant in Research Experience Survey (PRES). Working alongside the National RDN PRES Advisory Group, RDNCC Public Partnerships team and RRDN experts, you will be responsible for ensuring that the improvement plan is delivered to time and target and that the new processes meets the needs of health and social care researchers, study sponsors, delivery teams and patients taking part in research. Your role will also incorporate project oversight for a new RDN-wide digital approach to PRES, ensuring a seamless transition between current and future systems across the RDN.    

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.

May require occasional regional travel to RRDNs.

Salary Requirements of the Skilled Worker Visa Route

Please note that this post may be suitable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route but first-time applicants might need to qualify 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: www.gov.uk/global-talent

Contact Information

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

Gwynneth Cracknell, Head of Public Partners

Email: gwynneth.cracknell@nihr.ac.uk

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