Research Programme Manager (FTC 30 Months)

Job overview

Closing Date: 27.03.26

Shortlisting to take place: Commencing 30.03.26

Interview expected to take place: 23.04.26

Due to current Home Office Guidelines, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is unable to provide sponsorship for this role.

Are you looking for an exciting new challenge and support to develop your skills in research programme management? Are you interested in making care safer for people. Do you want to manage an exciting and high-profile research programme?

We are delighted to offer this opportunity to work on a 30 month programme of research funded by NIHR and entitled ‘ The SAfe-Home-Meds Study (SAHMS): Co-designing and implementing a medicines management safety system for use in homecare.’

The overall aim of this programme is to improve medicines safety in homecare through co-designing and feasibility testing a medicines safety system. The research will provide actionable insight for care users and carers, social and healthcare organisations, policy makers, regulators, managers and staff. The work comprises three stages: qualitative research to understand how medicines safety is currently achieved in homecare; co-design of new tools and processes to manage medicines, and a feasibility study to understand if we are able to implement changes into homecare systems.

This post is key in achieving the programme aim by organising and planning delivery of the work-packages that make up this programme of work.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will take a lead role in delivering this 30-month programme of work for the in collaboration with research groups across our partner Universities and NHS Trusts, including:

• Planning, developing and delivering this research programme and supporting the translation of findings into outputs and practice.
• Communicating complex information and achieving agreements across the academic and clinical institutions in the region.
• Working with the co-Investigators in each work package to co-ordinate the research team to deliver the programme to time and within budget.
• Ensuring effective governance of the research.

There will also be opportunities for writing for publication, working with lay members of the team and developing your own career as a leader in research.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The programme of work involves using a three-stage mixed-methods design conducted in three regions in England (West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, North Cumbria) to ensure diversity of care users, homecare workers, and workforce configurations.

For further details on the role description and responsibilities, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.