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• Job title: Group Head of Research and Development

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• Employer: Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

• Location: Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, Birmingham, B66 2QT, Birmingham & The Black Country, UK.

• Salary: Advertised at around £79,504 – £91,609 per annum (NHS AfC Band 8c, subject to banding).

• Employment type: Not specified in the supplied listing.

• Work arrangement: In person, with potential multi-site working across the four partner NHS Trusts.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for the Group’s Research and Development portfolio.

• Develop and implement group-wide R&D strategies and business plans.

• Ensure research activities meet agreed performance targets and organisational objectives.

• Oversee the effective management and administration of research activities.

• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, quality standards and clinical research governance frameworks.

• Use research data and governance processes to provide assurance on research performance at board level.

• Manage R&D budgets, including income, staffing and non-staff expenditure.

• Ensure research projects are properly costed and appropriate contracts are established with partner organisations.

• Monitor compliance with funding agreements, contractual obligations and research requirements.

• Build relationships with key stakeholders and represent the Trust at external forums.

• Promote research participation and increase recruitment into clinical trials.

• Support collaboration across the four Black Country partner NHS Trusts.

Requirements

• A degree-level qualification or higher in leadership and management training.

• A Master’s-level qualification or equivalent research-related experience.

• Demonstrable experience developing and implementing successful research strategies.

• Proven ability to achieve targets across commercial and non-commercial research activities.

• Experience negotiating and managing research contracts.

• Specialist knowledge of clinical research governance, legislation and regulatory frameworks.

• Detailed understanding of the national NHS Research and Development Strategy and funding streams.

• Knowledge of local, regional and national NHS clinical research policies.

• Previous experience in a senior NHS management position.

• Senior-level research management experience.

• Proven ability to lead, manage, train and develop staff.

• Experience managing budgets.

• Ability to interpret national policies and translate them into local procedures.

• Strong presentation and report-writing skills, including preparing reports for board-level consideration.

• Excellent communication, negotiation and influencing skills.

• Experience building professional networks at local and national levels.

Benefits

• Competitive annual salary of £79,504 – £91,609.

• Permanent employment opportunity.

• Full-time working arrangement of 37.5 hours per week.

• Access to staff health and wellbeing support.

• Opportunities for professional training and career development.

• Flexible working requests considered in line with service requirements and individual circumstances.

• Opportunity to work with experienced healthcare professionals and research partners.

• Opportunity to contribute to clinical research development and improved patient outcomes.

• Supportive working environment built around the Trust’s values of Ambition, Respect and Compassion.

• Opportunity to contribute to research innovation and healthcare improvement across Birmingham and the Black Country.

How to Apply;

Interested and qualified candidates should:
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