Agile Research Delivery Team Clinical Manager (XR07)

NHS; Leeds; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Leeds is seeking an experienced Nurse/MAHP to lead the Agile Research Delivery Team. The role involves operational management and delivering clinical research across various settings. Candidates should possess leadership skills, knowledge of clinical trials, and hold relevant qualifications. This full-time, permanent position offers a salary range of £47,810 to £54,710.

Qualifications

• Experience of line management in a health or care setting.
• Knowledge of clinical research governance and legislative frameworks.
• Experience of the clinical research lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Lead the operational management of the West Yorkshire ARDT.
• Ensure professional accountability for ARDT staff.
• Manage multiple complex projects with tight deadlines.

Skills

Good IT skills

Planning and organisational skills

Excellent relationship management

Ability to travel

Education

Postgraduate degree in a science or health related discipline

Qualification in leadership and management

Tools

Google Workspace

MS Office applications

Job description

Job summary

Are you ready for a new challenge? Do you want to work in a variety of settings across different organisations? Are you looking to lead a diverse team across West Yorkshire? The Agile Research Delivery Team (ARDT) is looking for an experienced Nurse/MAHP to join a dynamic mobile team.

The ARDT works across Secondary Care, Primary Care and Wider Care settings, delivering a variety of Commercial and Non-Commercial research studies and trials. The Clinical Manager post would ideally suit someone who has experience of leading a team in a dynamic environment and/or experience of delivering clinical research at a senior level.

This post is employed through Leeds Teaching Hospitals but covers the West Yorkshire region, which is one of three sub-regions within the Yorkshire and Humber RRDN region. The operational base will be Leeds City Centre.

The following areas of expertise are advantageous however not essential: Commercial Research Delivery with IMP administration, Mental Health, Community or District Nursing, Supporting those living with Dementia and Prisons.

Expected Shortlisting Date

03/12/2025

Planned Interview Date

17/12/2025

Main duties of the job

• The operational management and leadership of the West Yorkshire ARDT.
• Lead on the contractual arrangements for ARDT staff deployed across NHS and wider health and care settings, establishing appropriate channels for maintaining professional accountability.
• Overall line management for the West Yorkshire based ARDT.
• Cover for other Clinical Managers in the South Yorkshire and Humber & North Yorkshire sub-regions as required.
• Plan, manage, adjust and deliver a broad range of complex projects, involving multiple agencies and individuals and a broad range of activities, to tight deadlines.
• Communicate confidently in public speaking, influencing, relationship management, project management and will have good presentation skills.
• Regularly monitor and review the workload of the team to ensure it is manageable and that there is a reasonable delegation of work.
• Support the team to maintain clinical standards and the team members individual personal professional development.
• In line with the NMC code of conduct, be participant‑focused by acting as an advocate for research participants, duty of care and ensuring participant safety and providing a positive research experience.
• Actively support the delivery of research across a variety of settings including Commercial and Non-Commercial research.

About us

From October 2024, the NIHR Clinical Research Network became the NIHR Research Delivery Network (RDN). The RDN continues to support the effective and efficient initiation and delivery of funded research across the health and care system in England for the benefit of patients, the health and care system and the economy.

Clinical trials and other well‑designed health and social care research studies (including studies that are delivered outside of an NHS setting);

Public health studies that require the recruitment of individuals within an NHS setting (that is, acute, ambulance, mental health, community or primary care) or an episode of care which involves contact with the NHS.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying "at risk" members of our existing workforce to new roles. All job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed.

Details

Date posted: 03 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9298-MDI-0161

Job locations

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF

Job description

The role involves leading a team of multi professionals to deliver National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Research Delivery Network (RDN) Portfolio studies across varied health and care settings. As team manager you will be responsible for a regionally based, flexible, multi‑disciplinary staff who are deployed to support the delivery of NIHR RDN portfolio studies across a range of health and care specialties and settings. This post has a dual function and the post holder will either manage and lead research delivery and/or research support for wider care settings dependent upon regional need. This will include delegation, supervision, provision of education and support, appraisals.

The role 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. The Team Manager will be responsible for delivering the NIHR ENRICH Network and providing an enhanced study support offering for social and wider care settings. The post holder will work closely with the Agile Research Delivery Team Manager(s) and be accountable to the Agile Research Delivery Team Senior (Clinical) Manager.

Person Specification

Skills & behaviours (Essential)

• Good IT skills, particularly in use of Web applications, Google Workspace applications and MS Office applications.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills.
• Excellent relationship management, interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work autonomously and to motivate self and others.
• Ability to travel for work.

Experience (Essential)

• Effective leadership skills with experience of line management of staff, including appraisals, in a health or care setting.
• Significant knowledge of the governance and legislative frameworks for conducting clinical research studies, including UK Policy Framework for Health and Care Research, UK Clinical Trials Regulations.
• Significant knowledge and experience of the clinical trial and health and care research lifecycle including experience of the set up of clinical research studies in a health and care setting.
• Extensive or significant experience of the care of patients/participants enrolled in research studies.

Qualifications (Essential)

• NMC or HCPC.
• Educated to or working towards postgraduate degree level in a science or health related discipline or in another field with experience of research trials or equivalent experience/training.
• Qualification (or working towards) in leadership and management.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF

Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/