Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Research Delivery Team at Great Western Hospital as a Research Delivery Lead. The role will work alongside other Research Delivery Leads, who together are responsible for the day to day management of the research delivery staff within the Research & Innovation Department. The post holder will work on research trials across all specialties, ensuring they maintain a reasonable balance between research delivery and line management responsibilities for the wider workforce. The post holder will play a key role in ensuring robust feasibility is conducted in order to support NIHR targets for trial delivery and will support robust performance management of the research portfolio in order to maximize opportunities for patients to take part in research across our clinical specialties. This will involve working closely with a range of stakeholders including Principal Investigators, Research Governance staff, and support services to promote collaborative research delivery.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will be responsible for the day to day line management of members of the clinical delivery team, and will coordinate and contribute to recruitment to clinical trials. This will involve ensuring full feasibility assessment is conducted for all trials, and working with staff across the Trust to develop strategies to overcome barriers to recruitment. The post holder will provide support, encouragement and motivation to research professionals as well as plan and organize daily study tasks. The post holder will work with the Research Manager and Head of Service to support performance against National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) and Trust targets for patient recruitment into clinical trials, promoting quality research and developing and implementing operational policy. This includes ensuring that research is conducted within ICH-GCP and the UK Policy Framework for Health and Social Care Research.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To work clinically as a research resource ensuring a reasonable balance between line management responsibilities and own research. Responsible for the day to day management of the clinical function of the Research & Innovation Department. Ensure robust feasibility is conducted in order to support the RM&G requirements in meeting NIHR targets for trial delivery to time and target together with all other high level objectives set.
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This advert is for Lead Research Practitioner with Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Swindon, South West, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Nurse practitioner role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata. The contract type is 12 months (12 month fixed-term contract). The application deadline is 11 Jun 2026.
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