Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
About
The Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust provides acute treatment and care for a catchment population of around 500,000 people in Bath, and the surrounding towns and villages in North East Somerset and Western Wiltshire.
The Trust occupies a 52-acre site about 1 miles from Bath city centre and became a National Health Service Trust in 1992.
The Trust provides 627 beds which includes 522 adult and general beds. We have a comprehensive range of acute services including medicine and surgery, services for women and children, accident and emergency services, and diagnostic and clinical support services.
The Trust employs over 4,800 staff, some of who also provide outpatient, diagnostic and same-day case surgery services at local community hospitals in Bath & North East Somerset, Somerset and Wiltshire. This fulfils part of the Trust's aim to provide high quality care to people in their local communities.
The hospital provides healthcare to the population served by four Clinical Commissioning Groups:
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Key details
Location
SiteRoyal United Hospitals BathAddressCombe DownTownBathPostcodeBA1 3NGMajor / Minor RegionSomerset
Contract type & working pattern
ContractPermanentHoursFull time hours per week (Mon-Fri with core office hours)
Salary
Salary£53,755 - £60,504 per annumSalary periodYearlyGrade(Band 8a)
Specialty
Main areaResearch
Job Overview
Royal United Hospitals Bath are seeking a dynamic and compassionate leader, with experience of leading research delivery within healthcare to join the Research and Development Senior Leadership Team.
We are looking for a research practitioner (Clinical Research Matron if NMC registered) who has extensive experience in research delivery to expand and manage our portfolio.
The successful candidate will have a background in clinical research delivery and a strong track record of managing teams. The post holder will be responsible for overseeing the staffing requirements for the current and future portfolio and ensuring that the research workforce are competent and have capacity to deliver our large portfolio of both commercial and non-commercial research .
We are looking for an individual with advanced knowledge of research delivery to ensure that appropriate quality, financial and clinical governance is embedded and to play a key role in the development, management, and implementation of our Research Delivery strategic objectives.
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The purpose of this role is to provide leadership and management for clinical research delivery teams across the Trust.
The post holder will have a key role in maximising the effectiveness of the use of resources to deliver research within the Trust.
They will ensure the safe and ethical implementation of clinical research studies in accordance with Trust policies and national legislation.
The post holder will ensure a quality, customer focused service to all research participants based on expert practice working within clinical research.
The role will provide a senior focus for professional support and an expert role model for clinical research delivery staff.
This is a senior post within the Trusts research leadership structure, with a high level of autonomy and freedom to act.
Working for our organisation
At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyones contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.
We are proud to be in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country.
We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.
A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.
We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. Weve even got a pool
We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how were providing healthcare fit for the future wit the landmark Dyson Cancer Centreh and ou passion for researchr .
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of duties and responsibilities
Applicant requirements
warning You must have appropriate UK professional registration. info The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
Relevant professional registration
Experience
Essential criteria
Significant experience of clinical research at Band 7 or above
Documents
Job Description (, 680.3)PDFKB
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Further details / informal visits contact
NameKelly Spencer / Jane CarterJob titleHead of ResearchEmail address [email protected]Telephone number Additional information
Informal enquires and/or visits are encouraged.
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