Job overview

Position Type: Permanent - Full time - 37.5 hours
Salary: Band 7 - £46,148 - £52,809 per annum

The Research Office supports and oversees a diverse portfolio of impactful research across almost all clinical specialities at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust. Without the Research Office, studies would not open in an efficient and compliant way- meaning less opportunity for patients to access new treatments or for patients and staff to contribute to building knowledge and enhancing evidence-based care for the conditions that matter to them.

Main duties of the job

The office team supports the design, conduct, analysis and ongoing safety/quality management of investigator led clinical trials and studies, working in collaboration with other NHS Trusts as well as commercial and academic partners. Consistently in the top few Large Acute Trusts in terms of research participation, PHU has both scale and quality in research with a desire to develop more to achieve the greatest possible impact.

Ensuring the Research Office works as effectively and efficiently as possible is vital in supporting the wider research work at PHU, the Research Manager position is key in enabling this. This post will oversee the Portsmouth Research Office function, supporting the Research & Development Manager closely. The Research Manager provides operation oversight and leadership of the Research Office, leading on quality reporting both in terms of study progression and key performance indicators. The Research Manager will provide leadership in terms of values and culture of Office team staff, enabling team members to grow and problem solve independently- whilst ensuring compliance and efficiency. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced clinical research management professional to take on a position with the ability to make a real impact and embed change.

Informal approaches, and visits, are strongly welcomed and encouraged. Such approached should be address to Joe Shoebridge, R&D Manager ([email protected]).

Working for our organisation

Our vision for Single Corporate Services  
Isle of Wight NHS Trust (IWT) and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (PHU) have a shared vision of a single corporate service across our two organisations, supported by a single set of identical systems and processes, under joint leadership, to drive significant efficiencies, improve employee experience, and return time to patient care. 

This vacancy is part of the Single Corporate Services Division.

Why are we changing the way we deliver Corporate Services? 
Working as a partnership, both IWT and PHU have a shared vision for excellence in care for our patients and communities; with a set of strategic aims underpinning how we will achieve this. The creation of a single corporate service is essential for us to support our clinical and operational services, and our wider transformation programme. 

For further information, please read the attached document outlining the vision for our single corporate services.

The single corporate service is delivered across both organisation.  You may be based at either IWT or PHU and individuals may be required to undertake business travel between sites. For leaders managing staff across multi-site locations, you will need to be visible and provide in person leadership. The arrangements and frequency will be agreed locally.

For further information please refer to Single Corporate Service Summary.