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Head of Research Services

Devon Partnership NHS Trust
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Location
Salary
£55,690 to £62,682 a year
Grade
Band 8
Deadline
05 Jan 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
02 Dec 2025

Job summary

Main duties of the job

In collaboration with the Associate Director of Research & Development, and the Head of Clinical Research Delivery, the postholder will develop our capacity as an organisation to sponsor and host research programmes, manage research approvals and contracts, while also monitoring performance metrics.

Through these activities, they will support the Trust's strategic aims of enhancing mental health outcomes by advancing innovation, embedding evidence-based practice, and promoting a culture of continuous learning

Job responsibilities

About Devon Partnership Trust

We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.