The post is funded until April 2031 and is based in the Department of Psychiatry at the Warneford Hospital. You will provide effective, strategic management across two to three themes of the TV ARC programme. Working closely with the Senior Programme Manager and the Theme Leads, the post holder will manage communication and reporting across the theme, whilst interfacing with central research support functions located in the ARC core team in areas such as patient and public involvement, engagement and participation (PPIEP), research inclusion, knowledge mobilisation and implementation support, and evidencing Impact through adoption.
Theme Manager for the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) Thames Valley Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Warneford Hospital, Oxford OX3 7JX
You will be educated to degree level (or equivalent experience) with proven project management experience through the full lifecycle. You will have demonstrable experience of budget monitoring and financial management. Experience of working on NIHR infrastructure funding (ie. BRC, CRF) and understanding of NHS and University financial infrastructures is desirable.
The University of Oxford is a stimulating work environment, which enjoys an international reputation as a world-class centre of excellence. Our research plays a key role in tackling many global challenges, from reducing our carbon emissions to developing vaccines during a pandemic. The Department of Psychiatry is based on the Warneford Hospital site in Oxford - a friendly, welcoming place of work with an international reputation for excellence. The Department has a substantial research programme, with major funding from Medical Research Council (MRC), Wellcome Trust and National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and provides highly rated medical training in psychiatry. The Head of Department is Professor Belinda Lennox. The TV ARC is based within the Department of Psychiatry at Oxford and the Thames Valley research ecosystem spans several boundaries between different care settings, commissioners and providers, and across the translational continuum. Our work is organised across three thematic areas- Start Well, Live Well, Age Well- along with five cross cutting themes: digital; health tech and data; community, social, and home care; knowledge mobilisation, implementation, and partnerships; research inclusion and health inequalities; planning and delivering social care. What We Offer As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees' wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:
* An excellent contributory pension scheme
* 38 days annual leave
* A comprehensive range of childcare services
* Family leave schemes
* Cycle loan scheme
* Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans
* Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs
The post is available on a flexible hybrid basis. The minimum on-site time is 3 days/week for a full-time post.
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