Overview
Princess Alexandra Hospital is a small organisation with big ambitions to be vertically integrated leading the delivery of healthcare to the population of West Essex and East Hertfordshire.
We already have a stronger research profile than many hospitals of a similar size. We are looking for someone to build on these successes, delivering a healthcare research portfolio that meets the needs of our local population. Participation in research improves health outcomes, and our people deserve the best.
The Trust values patient care, everyday excellence, and creative collaboration. Based on our values, the top three priorities for the role of Head of Research, Development & Innovation at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust are:
1. Promoting Research Governance:
* Compliance with Regulations: Ensuring that all clinical trials and research activities comply with the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2004 and other relevant regulations.
* Policy Implementation: Developing, disseminating, and ensuring compliance with key policies across the Trust.
* Monitoring and Auditing: Overseeing the monitoring and audit of research activities to meet national requirements.
2. User and Carer Involvement:
* Engagement: Developing and expanding the Trust\'s role in supporting user and carer involvement in research at all levels.
* Awareness and Training: Raising awareness and providing training for Trust staff to increase their ability to undertake research and innovation activities.
* Resource Allocation: Ensuring that the necessary infrastructure and trained personnel are available to lead or contribute to NIHR portfolio studies.
3. Financial Management and Income Generation:
* Budget Management: Managing the budgets for the R&D department and ensuring the full costing of research projects while maximising cost recovery from external funders.
* Income Generation: Generating new income through funding sources including commercial clinical trials, NIHR portfolio studies and studies sponsored by charities and universities.
* Sustainability: Ensuring the sustainability of research activities by adopting a balanced programme of observational/genetic studies and clinical interventional studies, that benefit the local population.
About us
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop\'s Stortford, and St Margaret\'s Hospital in Epping.
We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop\'s Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
Our Values
The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:
Patient at heart - Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts
Everyday excellence - Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both
Creative collaboration - Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care
The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.
Details
Date posted: 04 September 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8a
Salary: £53,755 to £60,504 a year Per Annum plus 5% high cost area supplement
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 292-5888069-CORP-B
Job location: Princess Alexandra Hospital, Hamstel Road, Harlow, CM20 1QX
Job description: Please see the attached Job description and person specification. This is available to download at anytime.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications Essential
* Extensive knowledge of specialist areas acquired masters degree level qualification or equivalent experience
* Evidence of continued professional development
* Proven and significant leadership Experience
Experience Essential
* Demonstrable experience of working within the Governance field and implementing processes to monitor compliance
* Experience of delivering quality improvement programmes and meeting targets
* Experience of developing and implementing Trust wide policies and processes
* Computer literate and proficient with the use of Microsoft packages
Desirable Essential
* Proven track record of applying for and winning funds and bids for the Trust
Disclosure and Sponsorship
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information see the UK Visas and Immigration guidance.
UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
UK Registration notes: NHS Careers website information is referenced in guidance.
Employer details
Employer name: The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
Address: Princess Alexandra Hospital, Hamstel Road, Harlow, CM20 1QX
Employer website: pah.nhs.uk
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