Job summary
- Main area
- All relevant professional groups (across health and care) within each specialty.
- Contract
- 3 years (Three Year Renewable Fixed Term Contract)
- Hours
- Part time - 1 session per week (Minimum of 0.1 FTE, equivalent 1 PA per annum - the time commitment is expected to be included within the job plan for the post-holder.)
- Job ref
- 188-THQ1090924
- Employer
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Southampton General Hospital
- Town
- Southampton
- Salary
- £13,800 for 1 PA per annum
- Closing
- 30/09/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 21/10/2024
Employer heading
South Central RRDN - Regional Setting Leads
Job overview
South Central RRDN is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
We welcome applications from all relevant professional groups (across health and care) within each setting area.
Please see below for a detailed job description of the role.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for four Setting Leads to lead on Community, Hospitals, Primary Care and Residential respectively and support the regional research delivery within health and care settings for the new South Central Regional Research Delivery Network (RRDN) region. Working collaboratively, you will support regional research portfolio activities and identify and address the impact on regional health and social inequalities across all stages of research.
You will play a vital role in leading and supporting the successful delivery of high-quality research, as an active partner in the research system, to increase capacity and capability of the research infrastructure for the future. As a result, research will reach more people, address changing population needs, support the health and care system and the economy, and become a routine part of care - for the benefit of patients, the health and care system and the economy.
Working for our organisation
As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to. UHS is rated ‘Good’ by the CQC and in the latest national NHS Staff Survey, we were in the top 10 acute trusts for staff engagement and for staff recommending the hospital as a place to work or receive care.
UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.
Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This is an exciting time for UK research and we want to make the UK the best place in the world for commercial companies to bring new treatments and technologies, so these roles are critical to success in the South Central RRDN region - and nationally.
You will:
- Bring experience of leading regionally in the relevant Setting area, developing that Setting collaboratively with patients and/or the public and other stakeholders and establishing and sustaining outstanding service and a high-performance management culture.
- Have experience of delivering research in the relevant Setting area and excellent general research delivery expertise.
- Bring knowledge of national and regional systems, structures and processes for supporting health and care research delivery.
- Bring a commitment to - and a passion for - working collaboratively, with evidence of successfully developing and maintaining effective working relationships with a range of internal and external partners and stakeholders.
- Demonstrate highly developed communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate priorities, and effectively engage and influence others at all levels internally and externally, including through presentations and public speaking.
We are committed to providing a culture of inclusion, respect and equality of opportunity that attracts, supports, and retains the best students and staff from all backgrounds and from across the world. Whatever role we recruit for we are always striving to increase the diversity of our community, which each individual helps enrich and cultivate.
Additional Information
Please see the attached Candidate Information document for further information.
For the National Setting Leads please visit: https://sites.google.com/nihr.ac.uk/rdn/about-the-rdn/national-specialty-and-settings-leads
If you would like an informal conversation on the recruitment process, please contact [email protected] in the UHS Senior Appointments Team.
Alternatively, if you’re ready to apply, please follow the link below to apply with a short CV setting out your skills and experience for the setting area/s you wish to apply for.
Closing date is 30 September 2024
Interviews are planned for October and November 2024.
Person specification
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Essential criteria
- Be able to demonstrate senior professional status as a health or care leader within the relevant setting.
- Be an acknowledged local opinion leader on research delivery within the relevant setting, with a breadth of appropriate knowledge.
- Experience of leading regionally in the relevant Setting area, developing that Setting collaboratively with patients and/or the public and other stakeholders and establishing and sustaining outstanding service and a high-performance management culture.
- Experience of delivering research in the relevant Setting area and excellent general research delivery expertise.
- Knowledge of national and regional systems, structures and processes for supporting health and care research delivery
- Evidence of motivating, supporting and coaching colleagues.
- The ability to work collaboratively, with evidence of successfully developing and maintaining effective working relationships with a range of internal and external partners and stakeholders.
- Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate priorities, and effectively engage and influence others at all levels internally and externally, including through presentations and public speaking.
- Highly developed emotional intelligence and resilience and the ability to operate effectively in an ambiguous and uncertain environment.
- Strong team player with the ability to act as a good citizen within the network representing a diversity of views.
- Politically astute and sensitive to the priorities and dynamics of a complex organisation.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jane McCartney
- Job title
- Executive Search and Specialist Recruitment
- Email address
- [email protected]
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