Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services. Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital. Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions. Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients. In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research. We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit. Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’. The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients. We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS. Job overview Are you passionate about embedding clinical research in our services at GSTT and empowering our teams to deliver high quality research for the benefit of our patients and communities? Are you an experienced and enthusiastic strategically minded research manager looking to develop your leadership skills and make an impact delivering on R&D and Clinical Group research priorities? If so, then this opportunity may be perfect for you! An opportunity has arisen for an experienced and dynamic research manager to provide research management support for established and growing directorates in the Trust.acute medicine, integrated local services and therapies directorates in ISM and surgical and surgical oncology directorates in Cancer and Surgery clinical group. It is a great opportunity to continue to develop research culture and performance in these directorates and oversee ambitious research service in conjunction with directorate colleagues The position is full-time (37.5 hours per week) and is one year fixed-term contract to cover career break. This post is only open to internal applicants. Tentative interview date 20th June 2023 Main duties of the job Duties include: Leading and managing the research performance and business planning within 5 connected Trust Clinical Directorates. Oversight of research studies and clinical trial activity – including delivery to time and target for both commercial and non commercial studies - the Day to day management and support of the directorate research delivery teams, education and development of junior research staff and ensuring adequate support is provided to investigators and their teams. The post holder will work closely with the Head of Research Workforce, R&D and directorate colleagues to develop a well-balanced clinical trial and research study portfolio, plan an efficient and managed workforce, ensure achievement of all key performance indicators related to the Trust/NIHR research objectives. The successful applicant will have experience in clinical research, change management and service delivery. Previous line management and budgetary management experience is essential. Working for our organisation The R&D Department at Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust (GSTFT) is one of the focal points for innovative research in London through its nationally recognised research portfolio and research infrastructure. We are systems leaders in NHS research with strong strategic partnerships across the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), Department of Health & Social Care (DHSC) and the Health Research Authority (HRA) and are active members of the organisations such as the Shelford Group, University Hospitals Association (previously AUKUH) and UKRD. Research is a top priority for the Trust which in 2021/22 was the top NHS organisation nationally for the number of NIHR portfolio studies open (417) and was the top recruiting organisation in South London (third nationally) recruiting over 19,000 participants into NIHR portfolio studies. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached job description. The post holder will provide research management support in Acute Medicine, ILS and therapies as well as Surgery and surgical oncology directorates Person specification Knowledge/Qualifications Essential criteria Educated to masters degree or equivalent experience Desirable criteria Project management qualification Skills Essential criteria Able to take the lead and facilitate new initiatives/change A good understanding of the research arena and its changing environment Ability to think and plan strategically and to prioritise work programmes in the face of competing demands Ability to command the respect of, and operate effectively with senior individuals from professional bodies, government, academia, the NHS and Industry Highly motivated with ability to influence and inspire others Experience Essential criteria Significant experience of clinical research management, to include experience in the planning, coordination and conducting of clinical research studies or the management of clinical research. Significant experience of leading and managing staff Experience of managing budgets and resource allocation Experience in managing complex data, feedback mechanisms and electronic media Evidence of working to key performance targets and delivering benefits Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership. Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy. As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends. Flexible working We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual’s personal circumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process. Your e-mail address is important to us - We communicate to all job applicants via the e-mail address which has been provided on the application form. Please ensure that you check your e-mail on a regular basis. Please apply for this post by clicking "Apply Online Now." Applicant requirements 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. Further details / informal visits contact Name Clair Harris Job title Head of Research Workforce Email address [email protected] Telephone number 07342092540