# Research delivery team leader > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/research-delivery-team-leader/7e0cd340-7b80-461b-b61c-3855b474e5e0 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/research-delivery-team-leader/7e0cd340-7b80-461b-b61c-3855b474e5e0.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Trust Headquarters, Littlemore Mental Health Centre - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Team leader - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-15T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-01T08:11:00.255Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Oxfordshire/Headington/Oxford_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Research_Development/Research_Development-v8297459 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8297459?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you passionate about bridging the gap between clinical excellence and academic innovation? We are seeking a proactive and highly organised individual to join our team as a Research delivery team leader. In this pivotal role, you will act as the vital link between Oxford Health and the University Department of Psychiatry, and the wider research community. You won't just be managing a list of studies; you will be the engine driving our research growth and ensuring that the voices of patients and the public are at the heart of everything we do. ### Main duties of the job - Staff Management - Policy/Strategy Responsibility - Budget/Resource/Finance Management - Records/Data Management - To adhere to Good Clinical Practice (GCP) E6(R3) Research Governance Framework, national and local practices and policies. - Case/Patient Management - Audit/Inspections - Support the development and delivery of a comprehensive range of training and education opportunities for staff, service users, and students where required. - To provide cross-cover, and work collaboratively, with other RDT Leads to deliver research and assist with clinical trials, as required by the needs of the organisation. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application. The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview. We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values. ### Applicant requirements This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of managing staff and budgets - Experience in developing, implementing and following Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) - Experience of clinical research in a healthcare setting preferably, but not necessarily, mental health ### Qualifications **Essential** - Post graduate qualification (Masters) or equivalent professional qualification or experience - Project Management qualifications or relevant experience **Desirable** - Higher degree with some health, or health research, component ### Knowledge requirements **Essential** - Knowledge and experience of a wide range of research methodologies. - Knowledge of policy developments in NHS R&D - Ability to plan, manage and deliver complex projects, involving multiple agencies and individuals and a range of tasks **Desirable** - Knowledge of policy developments in NHS R&D with particular reference to mental and community health care. ### Contractual Requirements **Essential** - - Ability to meet the mobility requirements of the post, including travel across the whole of the OHFT and SC RRDN. ## Documents - [jd&ps (pdf, 480.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10634664) - [guidance notes for candidates applying for a job at ohft (pdf, 424.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2228) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.