Senior Agile Research Delivery Team Nurse

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust; Norwich; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust is seeking a NMC Registered Nurse or Midwife to lead the delivery of NIHR Research Delivery Network (RDN) Portfolio studies across the RRDN region. The post involves flexible working with multiple stakeholders, recruitment, delivery and follow-up of participants according to research protocols.

You will work within the Agile Research Delivery Team, reporting to the Team Manager, and may contribute to line management of delivery staff while

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of NIHR Research Delivery Network (RDN) Portfolio studies across the RRDN region.
• Identify, recruit, deliver and follow up for research participants in line with protocols.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across different settings and professions involved in health and care research.
• Provide leadership and possibly line management to delivery staff within an Agile Research Delivery Team.

Job description

The focus for this role is to lead the delivery of National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Research Delivery Network (RDN) Portfolio studies across varied health and care settings. This will require flexible working across disciplines and the Regional RDN (RRDN) region and will involve the correct identification, recruitment, delivery and follow up for research participants according to the appropriate research protocols. The post holder will be a NMC Registered Nurse or Midwife.

They will need interpersonal and leadership skills to facilitate collaborative working relationships across a breadth of stakeholders. This post may contribute to line management for and leadership of a team of research delivery staff working autonomously in a variety of specialties and settings., The role will work alongside different professions from multiple organisations involved in health and care research and will be an integral part of the Agile Research Delivery Team which sits within the RRDN core team. The post holder will be accountable to the Agile Research Delivery Team Manager.

From October 2024, the NIHR Clinical Research Network became the NIHR Research Delivery Network (RDN). The RDN continues to support the effective and efficient initiation and delivery of funded research across the health and care system in England for the benefit of patients, the health and care system and the economy, with a name that better reflects the scope and purpose of the network to support:

• Clinical trials and other well-designed health and social care research studies (including studies that are delivered outside of an NHS setting);
• Public health studies that require the recruitment of individuals within an NHS setting (that is, acute, ambulance, mental health, community or primary care) or an episode of care which involves contact with the NHS. The whole of England is supported through 12 NIHR Regional Research Delivery Networks (RRDNs).

Please note, the selection processes at East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right values and skills, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain watchful of candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn't accurately reflect their skills.