Job overview

The focus for this role is to lead the delivery of National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Research Delivery Network (RDN) Portfolio studies across varied health and care settings.  This will require flexible working across disciplines and the Regional RDN (RRDN) 
region and will involve the correct identification, recruitment, delivery and follow up for research participants according to the appropriate research protocols.

You  will be a NMC Registered Nurse, Midwife or a HCPC Registered Allied Health Professional. 

Needing  interpersonal and leadership skills to facilitate collaborative working relationships across a breadth of stakeholders.

This post may contribute to line management for and leadership of a team of research delivery staff working autonomously in a variety of specialties and settings. 

You will work alongside different professions from multiple organisations involved in health and care research and will be an integral part of the Agile Research Delivery Team which sits within the RRDN core team.

Working in this role you will be accountable to the Agile Research Delivery Team Manager.

Main duties of the job

From October 2024, the NIHR Clinical Research Network became the NIHR Research Delivery Network (RDN). The RDN continues to support the effective and efficient initiation and delivery of funded research across the health and care system in England for the benefit of patients, the health and care system and the economy, with a name that better reflects the scope and purpose of the network to support:

Clinical trials and other well-designed health and social care research studies (including studies that are delivered outside of an NHS setting);

Public health studies that require the recruitment of individuals within an NHS setting (that is, acute, ambulance, mental health, community or primary care) or an episode of care which involves contact with the NHS.

The whole of England is supported through 12 NIHR Regional Research Delivery Networks (RRDNs). These work with the national Coordinating Centre to provide a joint RDN leadership function so that the NIHR RDN as a whole functions as a single organisation with a shared vision and purpose across England. Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the Host Organisation for the East of England RRDN region.

Working for our organisation

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust