Regional Research Imaging Lead

University-Hospitals-of-North-Midlands-Nhs-Trust; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 67,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust in Stoke-on-Trent is recruiting a Regional Research Imaging Lead to drive regional imaging strategy and standardise workflows across the North Midlands, delivering faster access and transparent costing for research participants.

The role provides senior leadership within the Research and Innovation Directorate, building regional capacity, developing business cases and funding bids, and ensuring governance frameworks align with NIHR delivery models.

Qualifications

• Educated to master’s level or equivalent experience in a relevant subject area (e.g. clinical research, healthcare management, public health, biomedical science, or equivalent professional field)
• Evidence of continuous professional development (CPD) in research governance, regulatory compliance
• Formal management or leadership training (or equivalent demonstrable experience operating at senior strategic level within complex healthcare systems)
• Coaching or mentoring qualification
• Active involvement or leadership in regional/national research or innovation initiatives

Responsibilities

• Provide regional leadership, coordination and standardisation of research imaging processes across the North Midlands
• Develop business cases and funding bids to increase regional capacity and infrastructure
• Establish a regional imaging service with clear scheduling, costing, and governance embedded within NHS frameworks

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Strategic planning

Influencing

Project coordination

Education

Master's degree or equivalent in relevant field

Job description

Employer University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Stoke Town Stoke on Trent Salary £66,582 - £77,368 pa Salary period Yearly Closing 21/10/2026 23:59

Regional Research Imaging Lead

Band 8b

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Research Imaging professional, with experience of working at a regional level, to join the Research and Innovation Directorate (R&I) at University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM).

This senior role will provide regional leadership, co-ordination, and standardisation of research imaging processes across the North Midlands, directly addressing well-recognised critical bottlenecks in imaging research capacity and support. Furthermore, they will develop business cases and future funding bids to increase regional capacity, capability and infrastructure.

The RRIL will mitigate these delays by establishing the North Midlands Research Imaging Service (NMRIS): a dedicated, co-ordinated imaging pathway for research participants. The service will provide rapid access, clear scheduling, transparent costing, and a single point of co-ordination, while remaining fully embedded within NHS governance, IR(ME)R compliance, and NIHR research delivery frameworks). This service will standardise imaging workflows across the North and ensure imaging dependencies do not impede the North Midlands ability to meet national performance targets.

Main duties of the job

The role will be instrumental in transforming future healthcare and improving outcomes through research evidence - both for our community and across the region. With NIHR infrastructure funding and the opening of our Commercial Research Delivery Centre in April 2025, this is an exciting time to join the UHNM R&I Directorate as we push the boundaries of clinical research to benefit patients.

This is your opportunity to take on a strategic leadership role within the UHNM Research and Innovation Directorate, playing a pivotal part in the delivery of a research imaging service, regionally, that leads to tangible improvements in patient-centred research.

This role is ideal for a visionary leader who is committed to improving healthcare and patient experience. If you are passionate about leading research that makes a lasting impact on patient care, this is your opportunity to make a significant difference in a growing and dynamic directorate.

This is a 3 year fixed term position

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information please see the attached job description and person specification. For further details please contact Sarah Jones-Faulkner

Person specification

Qualifications

• Educated to master’s level or equivalent experience in a relevant subject area (e.g. clinical research, healthcare management, public health, biomedical science, or equivalent professional field)
• Evidence of continuous professional development (CPD) in research governance, regulatory compliance
• Formal management or leadership training (or equivalent demonstrable experience operating at senior strategic level within complex healthcare systems).
• Coaching or mentoring qualification

Experience

• Working clinically in a Specialist or Senior Level
• Evidence of active participation in Research and / or Innovation in the last 5 years
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, senior clinical staff, and other health professionals
• Improves communication amongst colleagues using a range of skills including influencing, advocacy, championing, and facilitation
• Active or previous role in local and regional/or national organisation research or innovation
• Promotes and models good practice consistent with legislation relating to: Governance Research Data protection

If you obtained your qualifications overseas, you will be required to provide an official government translation through ECCTIS (formerly known as NARIC). Please note, this is in addition to any professional registration requirements and not a replacement for your qualifications.

If you are currently in the UK on a visa, you must have at least six months remaining on your visa at the time of your start date to ensure sufficient time for the operational and training process associated with the role. The requirement of at least six months remaining on your visa does not apply to a Skilled Worker Visa, as a new Skilled Worker Visa would be required for a new role.

In line with the change of Immigration rules on 8th January 2026 if you require Sponsorship through the Skilled Worker Visa you must be able to provide B2 English evidence before a Certificate of Sponsorship can be issued.

Visa eligibility notice:
The UK Home Office has imposed an emergency brake on specific visa routes.

• Skilled Worker visas cannot currently be issued to Afghan nationals.
• Study visas cannot currently be issued to nationals of Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar or Sudan. As a result, we are unable to progress applications requiring sponsorship under these routes.

UHNM supports the responsible use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to assist in preparing your supporting statement. However, we reserve the right to reject applications where AI has been used in a misleading manner, for example, by implying experience or understanding that the applicant does not possess or where its use is excessive or unfair. If AI has been used to support your application, you must declare this within your submission.

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