An exciting opportunity has arisen to be part of our East Midlands RRDN flexible workforce, the Agile Research Delivery Team.

We are looking to recruit a Senior Agile Research Delivery Team Nurse/Midwife/Allied Health Professional (AHP) to join the team.

Are you an individual with current research experience who is keen to conduct research across differing specialities and settings supporting commercial and non-commercial research?

The post holder will be based at our office in Paget House, Leicester, however extensive travelling across the region will be expected, and some travel across the East Midlands will be required.

Our flexible Agile Research Delivery Team workforce has built a reputation of excellence, providing researchers with a service to achieve high quality outcomes.

We have ambitious plans to expand the team and provide development opportunities to provide the team with the skills required to support the delivery of research in public health, community and social care settings.

The focus for this role is to provide support to the delivery and/or set up of National Institute for Health and Care Research Research Delivery Network (NIHR RDN) Portfolio studies across varied health and care settings.

This will require flexible autonomous working across disciplines and the Regional RDN (RRDN) region.
Responsibilities
• Research delivery will involve the correct identification, recruitment, delivery and follow up for research participants according to the appropriate research protocols.
• Post holder will need excellent interpersonal and leadership skills to facilitate collaborative working relationships across a breadth of stakeholders to maximise engagement opportunities.
• May contribute to line management for a team of research delivery staff working autonomously in a variety of specialties and settings.
• Will work alongside different professions from multiple organisations involved in health and care research and will be an integral part of the Agile Research Delivery Team which sits within the RRDN core team.
• Work closely with the Study Support Service and the Stakeholder and Engagement team.
• Oversee multiple concurrent research studies, taking responsibility for study delivery from screening and informed consent to intervention delivery, follow‑up, data management and sample processing.
• Support monitoring visits, inspections and adherence to organisational and national research policies.
• Drive service improvement and continuous development, identifying recruitment barriers, proposing changes to working practices, contributing to clinical governance and supporting quality improvement initiatives.
• Performance management responsibilities, supporting target‑driven workloads particularly participant recruitment and ensuring compliance with Standard Operating Procedures.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, engaging diverse communities, supporting equitable access to research, delivering complex information clearly, maintaining confidentiality and presenting study information to internal and external groups.
• Foster patient, participant and public involvement in research design and delivery.
• Ensure adherence to Good Clinical Practice, research governance legislation, data protection requirements and organisational frameworks, escalating risks where necessary.
About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

, The role provides strategic, operational and clinical leadership within an Agile Research Delivery Team, ensuring high‑quality delivery of clinical research across multiple specialties and settings.

It requires working within professional codes of practice while contributing to the advancement of research practice through evidence‑based approaches, service improvement and continuous professional development.

The post holder acts as a role model, supports staff development and maintains strong links with wider research networks.

The post holder manages information and administration relating to research activities, performing protocol‑specific assessments, ensuring accurate and verifiable data collection, reporting adverse events, maintaining regulatory compliance and supporting the smooth operation of Local Project Management Systems.

They interpret complex data and present findings to stakeholders, while liaising with IT teams to resolve data system issues.

In operational management, the role oversees multiple concurrent research studies, taking responsibility for study delivery from screening and informed consent to intervention delivery, follow‑up, data management and sample processing.

Additional responsibilities cover performance management, supporting target‑driven workloads particularly participant recruitment and ensuring compliance with Standard Operating Procedures.

The role demands strong communication and stakeholder management skills, engaging diverse communities, supporting equitable access to research, delivering complex information clearly, maintaining confidentiality and presenting study information.

Within corporate governance, the post holder ensures adherence to Good Clinical Practice, research governance legislation, data protection and organisational frameworks, escalating risks where necessary.

We are proud to be at the forefront of health and social care research delivery in the East Midlands, working with partner organisations across Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Rutland, Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire.

Hosted by the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, our model incorporates a number of different roles to enable us to drive clinical research delivery performance and to ensure that research is championed across every level of health and care.
Working for our organisation

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023‑2030).

We have four primary goals:
• high‑quality care for all.

• being a great place to work.

• partnerships for impact.

• research and education excellence.

And we will embed health equality in all we do – taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
• we are compassionate.

• we are proud.

• we are inclusive.

• we are one team.

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.
Application Process

Please submit your application form without delay to avoid disappointment; we will close vacancies prior to the publishing closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.

Please check the email account (including your junk mail) that you supplied as part of your application on a regular basis following the closing date and throughout the recruitment process, as this is how we will communicate with you.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

UHL is an equal opportunities employer.

We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve.

We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds who match our job criteria.

Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be interviewed if you indicate you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.

If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.

UHL is committed to helping colleagues balance the demands of both their work and personal needs through flexible working arrangements wherever reasonably practicable and subject to service needs.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Please note if you are successful in obtaining this position and the post involves regulated activity you will be required to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service check.

The Trust will pay for the check initially and the money will then be deducted from your salary over a three‑month period commencing on your first month's payment.

The current price of a check is £38 for an enhanced and £18 for a standard check.
COVID‑19 Risk Assessment

Due to the current Covid pandemic we have introduced a staff risk assessment into our pre‑employment process.

This now forms part of the mandatory pre‑employment checks that will be carried out if you receive a conditional offer.

The risk assessment is intended to ensure you are able to safely perform your duties in any of our work areas, and if you have been identified as being particularly vulnerable to coronavirus, our main aim is to reduce risk and to ensure the safety of all new starters to the Trust as well as current staff, patients and visitors.

If it is identified that you are within a vulnerable category, we will endeavour to make reasonable adjustments to accommodate this through discussions with both Occupational Health and your recruiting manager.
COVID‑19 Vaccination Status

Covid‑19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, family, colleagues and our patients/service users from the Covid‑19 virus.

We therefore continue to encourage our current and potential colleagues to get vaccinated.
Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust holds the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of everything it does and all that it stands for.

We are committed to developing a workforce that is representative of the community we serve.

We welcome applications from the diverse community of Leicester, Leicester and Rutland, to help deliver healthcare services that meets the needs of our diverse communities.

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