Agile Research Delivery Team Senior Nurse (XR06)

Leeds Teaching Hospitals; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Senior Nurse to join the Agile Research Delivery Team in Sheffield. The role involves managing concurrent research projects, supervising staff, and conducting clinical research in various settings. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills, relevant healthcare qualifications, and experience in clinical research. This position offers the opportunity to work across the Yorkshire and Humber regions. The expected shortlisting is on 28/01/2026, followed by interviews on 10/02/2026.

Qualifications

• Experience in leadership management in a healthcare setting is essential.
• Knowledge of governance and legislative framework for clinical research.
• Experience with patients in research studies is crucial.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple concurrent projects and research sites.
• Oversee recruitment and ensure informed consent.
• Lead a dedicated research delivery support team.
• Participate in staff selection and induction processes.
• Facilitate communication and collaboration among research teams.

Skills

Planning and organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Leadership skills

Motivation skills

Ability to work autonomously

Education

Degree in science or health related discipline

NMC or HCPC Registration

Completed or undertaking management/leadership course

Job description

Agile Research Delivery Team Senior Nurse (XR06)

Areyou ready for a new challenge? Do you want to work in a variety of settingsacross different organisations? The Agile Research Delivery Team (ARDT) islooking for experienced Nurses/MAHPs to join a dynamic mobile team, with anumber of posts available in all of the 3 subregions of Yorkshire and Humber.This advert is for the posts available in the South Yorkshire Region.

TheARDT works across Secondary Care, Primary Care and Wider Care settings,delivering a variety of Commercial and Non-Commercial research studies andtrials. The Senior Nurse post would ideally suit someone who has experience ofdelivering research in a dynamic environment and/or experience of communitybased practice.

Theseposts will be employed through Leeds Teaching Hospitals with the Theoperational base will be the Wizu Workspace, 32 Eyre Street, Sheffield, S1 4QZfor the South Yorkshire Region

TheARDT Senior Nurse will be required to travel throughout the West Yorkshireregion delivering all aspects of clinical and non-clinical research.

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

Expected Shortlisting Date

28/01/2026

Planned Interview Date

10/02/2026

Main duties of the job

Therole will mainly be responsible for

Managingmultiple concurrent projects and research sites, requiring flexibility andadjustment according to demand.

Managesall aspects of study delivery including; screening, recruitment (includingobtaining informed consent), delivering interventions, follow ups, datamanagement, sample collection and processing as required, across allspecialties and settings.

Actin accordance with current legislation, including Good Clinical Practice,research governance legislation, and the Data Protection Act.

Contributeto the leadership and management of a dedicated research delivery and supportteam, with adherence to Host policies and procedures. This may include

undertakingsupervision, mentorship and staff reviews to identify training anddevelopment needs, and establishing how those needs will be met, and managingperformance against agreed objectives.

Whenrequired, participate in the selection and interviewing of staff for theAgile Research Delivery Team.

Participatein the induction of new staff joining the Agile Research Delivery Team.

Managesown workload seeking guidance from peers when necessary.

Maysupervise the work of others as directed by the Team Manager.

Actsas a role model for others.

Awarenessof professional codes of conduct/standards, and co-ordinate professionalupdating and continuous development of staff within the Agile ResearchDelivery Team.

About us

TheNIHR RRDNs have three key roles.

First, to provide support to research sites to enable the effective andefficient initiation

anddelivery of funded research across the health and care system in England.

Second, to enable the strategic development of new and more effectiveresearch

deliverycapability and capacity. This includes bringing research to under-servedregions

andcommunities with major health and care needs.

Third, to work jointly with the Coordinating Centre in the strategicoversight of the NIHR

R.This ensures that the Portfolio is maintained as a cohort of high-quality,fully-

funded,viable and deliverable studies. It also ensures that the NIHR RDN as a wholeserves the needs of researchers and R&D teams and is responsive to thechanging domestic and global environment for health and care, life sciencesand health research.

LeedsTeaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job advertsare subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or removeadverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in theshortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while thisprocess is completed, and contact the named contact if you have anyquestions.

Job responsibilities

MAINDUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

STRATEGICLEADERSHIP

Works within the scope and code ofprofessional practice.

Contributes to the development ofprofessional practice within their area of work through the application ofresearch.

Proposes changes to workingpractices and policies within the clinical research environment and ensuresthat they are implemented.

Acts as a role model for others.

Maintains links with other researchstaff and specialists across the research teams to share knowledge and toprovide mutual support.

Attends national meetings inrelation to research as appropriate.

Awareness of professional codes ofconduct/standards, and co-ordinate professional updating and continuousdevelopment of staff within the Agile Research Delivery Team.

BUSINESSPLANNING

Support the coordination of theAgile Research Delivery Team to ensure the day to day management of theworkforce to ensure that appropriate staffing and skill mix is maintained atall times across all stages of all the work the Agile Research Delivery Teamsupports.

Contribute to the recruitment andretention of quality staff to ensure the correct skill mix within the AgileResearch Delivery Team.

Facilitate the development of otherstaff to ensure that the current and future portfolio of studies can besafely delivered.

OPERATIONALMANAGEMENT

Manage multiple concurrent projectsand research sites, requiring flexibility and adjustment according to demand.

Manages all aspects of studydelivery including; screening. Recruitment (including taking informedconsent), delivering interventions, follow ups, data management, samplecollection and processing as required, across all specialties and settings.

Contribute to the leadership andmanagement of a dedicated research delivery and support team, with adherenceto Host policies and procedures. This may include undertaking supervision, mentorship and staff reviews to identifytraining and development needs, and establishing how those needs will be met,and managing performance against agreed objectives.

When required, participate in theselection and interviewing of staff for the Agile Research Delivery Team.

Participate in the induction of newstaff joining the Agile Research Delivery Team.

Manages own workload seekingguidance from peers when necessary.

May supervise the work of others asdirected by the Team Manager.

Assist with research relatedmonitoring visits and inspections.

LIFESCIENCES INDUSTRY

Champion the RDNs capacity andcapability to support Life Sciences Industry research and the contribution ofthe Life Sciences Industry to the NHS and wider care settings.

Provide the Agile Research DeliveryTeam Services consistently, within the required time frames and to standardRDN requirements.

COMMUNICATION& STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT (NHS AND NON-NHS)

Engage with, recruit and supportparticipants from a broad spectrum of diverse communities, facilitatingequity of access to research, including through the use of Be Part ofResearch and Join Dementia Research.

Build relationships with researchsites and settings, including those which may be research naive, enablingreach and facilitating equity of access to research.

Facilitate effective communicationof complex research study information with all relevant research personneland research participants.

Communicates in a way whichrecognises difference and ensures that research participants/people feelincluded and their individual communication needs are met.

Maintains confidentiality ofinformation at all times.

Attends, participates andcontributes to Agile Research Delivery Team meetings.

Liaises with others to discuss andnegotiate issues relating to the delivery of research studies.

Undertake presentations to staff andstakeholder groups.

ENSURINGPATIENT, CARER AND PUBLIC INFORM AND INFLUENCE DELIVERY OF RDN STRATEGY

Demonstrate understanding of theregional participant, carer and public impact on the research landscape.

Ensure through professionalconversations, the positive impact of patient and public involvement andengagement on the design, delivery and dissemination of research.

Ensure all opportunities forpatient, participant, carer and public feedback are optimised.

Person Specification

Experience

• Leadership management experience in a health care setting.
• Knowledge of the governance and legislative framework for conducting clinical research studies, including UK Policy Framework for Health and Care Research, UK Clinical Trials Regulations.
• Knowledge 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.
• Experience of the care of patients/participants enrolled in research studies.

Skills & behaviours

• Excellent planning and organisational skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and leadership skills.
• Ability to work autonomously and to motivate self and others.
• Ability to plan and coordinate multidisciplinary activities associated with the management of research study(ies) including, where relevant, work allocation, deployment and supervision of staff
• Ability to facilitate collaborative working relationships including with the public, research participants, carers and members of multidisciplinary teams.
• Understanding of personal accountability.
• Ability to travel for work
• Current Driving Licence

Qualifications

• NMC or HCPC Registration
• Educated to degree level in science or health related discipline or in another field with experience of research trials or equivalent relevant experience
• Has completed or is undertaking a course in management / leadership.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.