Study Planning and Placement 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 managing the study planning and placement support services for customers. This will include coordinating the processes at a national level, across the NIHR and with partner organisations UK wide. You will enable customers to utilise study planning services that showcase effective recruitment and follow-up strategies for studies by incorporating national best practice and digital approaches and sourcing specialist advice from clinical and setting experts. You will also enable customers to utilise study placement services to identify sites from across the system, providing access to insights from national datasets and intelligence, to help customers find suitable research infrastructure in line with study populations. You will be responsible for the line management of staff coordinating the planning and placement services and for evolving the services in line with the changing research data landscape.         

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 and managing your own team through the period of transformation and beyond.

This role may require some national travel.

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: https://www.gov.uk/global-talent 

Contact Information

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

Laura Bousfield,  National Research Delivery Director (Interim)

Email: laura.bousfield@nihr.ac.uk

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