Senior Agile Research Delivery Team Nurse & Midwife & AHP

University Hospitals of Leicester; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in England seeks a Senior Agile Research Delivery Team Nurse/Midwife/AHP to support diverse research studies. This role involves recruiting participants, managing research activities, and ensuring compliance with health standards. The candidate should have research experience and be capable of autonomous work across different disciplines. Join a team dedicated to delivering high-quality healthcare in the East Midlands. Apply before 9 Jan 2026.

Qualifications

• Ability to identify, recruit, and manage research participants.
• Capable of overseeing multiple studies and ensuring compliance with protocols.
• Experience in facilitating collaborative working relationships.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery and set-up of NIHR RDN Portfolio studies.
• Manage information and administration regarding research activities.
• Report adverse events and maintain regulatory compliance.

Skills

Current research experience

Autonomous work across disciplines

Collaboration with stakeholders

Effective communication

Data management

Job description

A Vacancy at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to be part of our East Midlands RRDN flexible workforce, the Agile Research Delivery Team.

We are recruiting a Senior Agile Research Delivery Team Nurse/Midwife/Allied Health Professional (AHP) to join our Agile Research Delivery Team.

Are you an individual with current research experience, keen to conduct research across differing specialities and settings supporting both commercial and non-commercial research?

The post holder will be based at our office in Beech House, Lincoln. The role is primarily based in Lincolnshire, with coverage across Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire as required, and an expectation to support the RDN in wider East Midlands areas.

Our flexible Agile Research Delivery Team workforce has built a reputation of excellence, providing researchers with a service to achieve high‑quality outcomes. We have ambitious plans to expand the team and provide development opportunities to support the delivery of research in public health, community and social care settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to the delivery and/or set up of National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Research Delivery Network (RDN) Portfolio studies across varied health and care settings.
• Work autonomously across disciplines and the Regional RDN (RRDN) region.
• Identify, recruit, deliver and follow up for research participants according to appropriate research protocols.
• Facilitate collaborative working relationships across a breadth of stakeholders to maximise engagement opportunities.
• Contribute to line management for a team of research delivery staff working autonomously in a variety of specialties and settings.
• Work alongside different professions from multiple organisations involved in health and care research and be an integral part of the Agile Research Delivery Team which sits within the RRDN core team.
• Collaborate closely with the Study Support Service and the Stakeholder and Engagement team.
• Manage information and administration relating to research activities, perform protocol-specific assessments and ensure accurate data collection.
• Report adverse events, maintain regulatory compliance and support the smooth operation of Local Project Management Systems.
• Oversee multiple concurrent research studies, taking responsibility for study delivery from screening and consent to intervention, follow‑up, data management and sample processing.
• Support monitoring visits, inspections and adherence to organisational and national research policies.
• Drive service improvement and continuous development, identify recruitment barriers, propose changes to working practices and contribute to clinical governance.
• Support performance management, manage target‑driven workloads—particularly participant recruitment—and ensure compliance with Standard Operating Procedures.
• Ensure effective communication and stakeholder management, engaging diverse communities, supporting equitable access to research and presenting study information clearly.
• Ensure adherence to Good Clinical Practice, research governance legislation, data protection requirements and organisational frameworks, escalating risks where necessary.
• Participate in patient, participant and public involvement in research design and delivery.

Strategic Context

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023‑2030). We have four primary goals:

• High‑quality care for all
• Being a great place to work
• Partnerships for impact
• Research and education excellence

We embed health equality in all we do, taking active steps to reduce avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our values guide our everyday reality:

• We are compassionate
• We are proud
• We are inclusive
• We are one team

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust: https://www.uhleicester.nhs.uk

This advert closes on Friday 9 Jan 2026.