Research & Development Officer

Job overview

Join the Research & Development Department and play a key role in supporting and strengthening research activity across Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board. Working closely with the Assistant Director and R&D Manager, you will help deliver the Health Board’s Research & Development Strategy, ensuring high-quality research is embedded across services and contributes to improved patient care and outcomes.

You will provide specialist support and guidance to clinicians, healthcare professionals and external partners undertaking both commercial and non-commercial research. Working across primary care, secondary care, social care and population health, you will help facilitate the development, set-up and delivery of a diverse portfolio of research studies.

The role involves building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including Health and Care Research Wales, Welsh Government, academic institutions, industry partners and NHS organisations. You will work with a wide range of professional groups, including medical, nursing, pharmacy, radiology, pathology, therapy and managerial teams, to promote research opportunities and support successful study delivery.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly organised individual with excellent communication, relationship-building and project coordination skills. Experience of research governance, research management or healthcare research is desirable.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be integral to increasing the University Health Board’s commercial and non-commercial research activity through the provision of specialist support and assistance to internal and external research active professionals undertaking research across the University Health Board in both primary, secondary care and social care and population health, as directed by the Assistant Director for R&D.

The post holder will liaise and work closely with colleagues both internally and externally to the Health Board to include Welsh Government, the Health and Care Research Wales, academic and industry partners and other NHS organisations and all staff groups within the University Health Board (e.g. radiology, pathology, pharmacy, medical, surgical, nursing, therapists and managerial professionals), to facilitate the development and undertaking of research studies across community, primary, secondary and social care and population health.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.

This is an opportunity to contribute to research that improves services, enhances patient outcomes and supports innovation across the Health Board.

Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn’t mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isn’t ‘fluency’, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health. For more information, see ‘Welsh Language Guidance’ in the documents right at the bottom.

Applicant requirements

Welsh language skills are desirable