Senior Research Facilitator – Allied Health Professionals | Barts Health NHS Trust

Barts Health NHS Trust; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in London is seeking a Senior Research Facilitator for Allied Health Professionals. The role involves leadership in research initiatives, supporting clinical teams to enhance research culture, and holding a small clinical caseload. The position offers flexibility in work arrangements across various hospitals. Candidates should be able to support and promote research opportunities within the NHS and commercial landscape.

Qualifications

• Proactive support in developing and implementing research initiatives.
• Experience working closely with clinical teams.
• Ability to embed research culture within therapies.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of a strategy for embedding research.
• Support building research opportunities including internships.
• Promote NIHR Clinical Academic Pathways and support staff applications.

Job description

Overview

The Senior Research Facilitator for Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) will provide proactive support and leadership in the development, implementation, and evaluation of research and innovation initiatives across AHPs teams. The post-holder will work closely with clinical teams to embed a culture of research, innovation and evidence-based practice, ensuring that AHPs are empowered and encouraged to carry out research, which is either led from within therapy areas, or contributes to research led both within and external to Barts Health. They will also hold a small clinical caseload in relevant area of expertise. This role is critical in enhancing the research capability and capacity of therapy professionals within Barts Health and ensures that therapeutic interventions are guided by the best available evidence. The post holder will support the Clinical Academic Program Lead and the Associate Director for Therapies Research to deliver the wider Allied Health Professionals (AHP) research strategy across the group, and deputise when appropriate and required.

Your primary base will be The Royal London Hospital However, you will be expected to visit all Barts Health hospitals. There is also flexibility for you to work from home where appropriate.

If you would like to speak about the role please contact Hortensia Gimeno – Associate Director of Therapies - Research [e-mail] or Joe McQuillan – Group Director of AHPs on [e-mail] .

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of a strategy for embedding research, developing the culture and building research capacity within therapies.
• Play an active role in the support of building research opportunities, including the delivery of research internships, build clinical academic careers working closely with the Therapies Clinical Academic Program Lead, and Associate Director for Therapies Research.
• Support others within therapies to develop research within both NHS and commercial landscape.
• Promote NIHR Clinical Academic Pathways and support staff applications.

About Barts Health and Environment

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

Application and Contacts

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

This advert closes on Tuesday 14 Oct 2025