Research Governance Coordinator

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust; Bradford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in the UK is seeking a Research Governance Coordinator to improve quality assurance and safety reporting for research projects. The ideal candidate will coordinate research activities across the Trust, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations. Strong interpersonal and coordination skills are essential, as well as a commitment to high-quality research practices. This position offers a variety of flexible working arrangements and a range of employee benefits.

Benefits

Increase mileage rates for > 3500

Health and wellbeing support packages

Internal and external development opportunities

Qualifications

• Versatile and dynamic individual with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Experience in coordinating research activity is essential.
• Ability to promote high-quality research in compliance with regulations.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate approval of research activity across the Trust.
• Assist in the delivery of a safe, efficient Research Governance.
• Liaise with research management and partners for effective governance oversight.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Coordination

Understanding of research compliance

Job description

Overview

This position at the Trust will support the Research Governance Manager as we look to improve and expand our quality assurance around the approval and delivery of research projects as well as our audit delivery and safety reporting for research projects.

The role will be essential for implementing the Trust’s research strategy. This expansion is crucial to ensuring we have good quality assurance and allowing us to expand our audit delivery and safety reporting for research projects.

Closing - 29 October 2025

Shortlisting - 5 November 2025

Interview - 12 November 2025

This role will include coordinating approval of research activity across the Trust, liaising with research management, other organisations and supporting staff, public, service users and carers engaged in research.

In addition, a function post is to assist in the delivery of a safe, efficient and timely Research Governance for the Trust by promoting and facilitating the setup and delivery of high-quality research activity within the Trust, and ensure that all such research is conducted in full compliance with the UK Policy Framework for Health and Social Care Research, and other relevant regulation.

The governance oversight of the Trust NIHR portfolio studies and its non-portfolio studies will be a major function of this post and the post-holder will assist in the, co-ordination, auditing and monitoring of all aspects of research. This will include assisting in recording and reporting the Trust’s performance in meeting local, regional and national performance targets.

The post holder will be a versatile and dynamic individual with excellent interpersonal skills who will be required to work with a range of services across BDCFT (both clinical and non-clinical), alongside partner academic and NHS Trust organisations.

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values:

• We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
• We Listen - We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs
• We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

Benefits

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including :

• Increase mileage rates for > 3500
• A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
• A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
• Plus many more.

We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.

The Trust reserves the right to close this position early if a significant number of applications are received.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: John Vertannes Job title: Research Governance Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07957468025