Research Services Manager (Senior Trial Manager)

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS teaching trust in Oxford is seeking an experienced Research Services Manager to oversee research projects, manage a multi-disciplinary team, and ensure collaboration across departments. The ideal candidate will have strong project management skills, familiarity with research methodologies, and excellent organizational abilities. This role offers a unique chance to impact clinical research and development positively.

Qualifications

• Familiarity with research methodologies and data-collection techniques.
• Proven project management experience in a research setting.
• Excellent communication, organisational, and time-management skills.
• Knowledge of ethical considerations and regulations related to research.
• Strong IT skills to support new initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Manage a multi-disciplinary team at Churchill Hospital.
• Provide high quality support for research projects.
• Collaborate across departments to ensure timely project delivery.
• Oversee budgeting for research projects, including cost estimation.
• Develop and support new initiatives that align with the Trust's strategy.

Skills

Research methodologies familiarity

Project management

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Knowledge of ethical regulations

IT skills

Job description

An excellent opportunity has arisen to work with the Oxford Radiology Research Unit (ORRU) within Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust as a Research Services Manager. We are looking for an enthusiastic Research Services Manager / Senior Trial Manager to deliver research studies and development in Radiology as well as coordinate research activities within our organisation that have a radiology component. This includes facilitating collaboration between departments and ensuring a quality service is provided to support all studies that use Radiology's services. Working for a service department in conjunction with research delivery is a unique opportunity to hone your operational skills across the research spectrum and the wider Trust.

ORRU has a vital role in leading and facilitating clinical and scientific research and development in all aspects of cross‑sectional imaging. We ensure quality and provision of clinical trial services is in accordance with all relevant legislation, regulations and guidelines.

ORRU aims to create a future‑orientated imaging department to realise the full potential of imaging data for early diagnosis, precision medicine and improved patient outcomes through development of novel biomarkers, minimally invasive techniques and informatics solutions. The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales), Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Responsibilities

• Line‑manage a friendly multi‑disciplinary team of nurses, radiographers, administrators and data managers at Churchill Hospital.
• Deliver high quality support for research projects across OUHFT which are supported by the Radiology Research Unit.
• Collaborate across departments, ensuring projects are set up efficiently, to a high quality, and delivered on time.
• Oversee the budgeting process for research projects, including cost estimation, resource allocation and expenditure tracking.
• Develop and support new initiatives that align with the Trust's research strategy.

Qualifications & Skills

• Familiarity with research methodologies and data‑collection techniques.
• Strong project‑management skills.
• Excellent communication, organisational and time‑management skills.
• Knowledge of ethical considerations and regulations related to research and data collection.
• IT skills and the ability to support new initiatives.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals – the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and it focuses on the values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.