Research Officer

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension

Generous holiday allowance

Employee health and wellbeing services

Extensive benefits

Job summary

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust is recruiting a Research Officer to join the Research Management and Support team. The role supports the Research Governance Manager to deliver a safe, efficient RM&S service for researchers and partner organisations, ensuring high-quality, approved research for patients.

The post holder will handle capacity and capability assessments, advise researchers on applications, and assist with audits, contracts, and governance.

Qualifications

• Experience with RM&S processes and governance
• Ability to advise researchers on applications and approvals
• Knowledge of capacity and capability assessments

Responsibilities

• Assess capacity and capability of research projects.
• Advise researchers on research applications and approvals.
• Audit compliance with good research practice.
• Negotiate contracts and costings for research projects.
• Support communication with stakeholders within the RM&S processes.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Customer-focused

Stakeholder liaison

Job description

We have an exciting vacancy for a dynamic, proactive Research Officer in our Research Management and Support team. The successful applicant will need to have a customer-focused approach, a high degree of interpersonal skills and excellent attention to detail. We are looking for a candidate who embodies our Trust's values in all aspects of their work demonstrating Caring, Improving, Respect, and High Standards through their actions and interactions with colleagues and service users. The Trust's research team is going through a period of growth which offers exciting opportunities to get involved in a variety of challenges and new projects. These include the opening of our clinical research building, our successful bid to be a commercial research delivery centre, our expansion into new therapeutic areas and collaborations with other organisations such as Conexus. The purpose of the role is to assist the Research Governance Manager to deliver a safe, efficient and timely research management and support (RM&S) service for researchers, the Trust and our partner organisations, ensuring that we facilitate the conduct of high quality, approved research for the benefit of patients.

• To provide a comprehensive assessment for the confirmation of capacity and capability of research projects, ensuring that all applicable legislation and/or framework and/or guidance are followed
• The post holder will be required to advise researchers about the research application and approval process, carry out RM&S activities relating to the confirmation of capacity and capability of new research projects and amendments, and audit compliance with standards of good research practice
• Negotiate contracts and costings for research projects
• To provide guidance and advise researchers in the design, set up and conduct of new research studies for sponsorship by the Trust, signposting to appropriate support
• The post holder will support the Research Governance Manager in building and maintaining communication with all stakeholders in the RM&S processes within the Trust and externally and will deputise at meetings as required
• Key relationships within the Trust consist of staff at all levels and across all staff groups, including directors, senior NHS staff, clinical leaders and researchers of all specialties
• Externally, key relationships are local NHS organisations, academia, Research Delivery Network and other research networks

To maintain a comprehensive set of documents (policies, standard operating procedures, checklists etc) to govern research

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work. We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust. As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more. If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.