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RRDN Health and Care Research Director (Medic)

Job details
Posting date: 17 April 2024
Salary: Not specified
Additional salary information: £83,571 - £96,376 pa pro rata
Hours: Part time
Closing date: 17 May 2024
Location: Bristol, BS12NT
Company: University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 6227654/387-TS-6762-JC

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Summary

A Vacancy at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust.


Working together the two RRDN Health & Care Research Directors (one Medical and one NMAHP) will be the senior officers responsible for working with health and care professional leaders to support the development of research delivery leadership and associated staff. They will also coordinate the work of the RRDN Specialty and Settings Leads. The Medical Health & Care Research Director will coordinate the Specialty Leads and the NMAHP Health & Care Research Directors will coordinate the Settings Leads.

The purpose of the RDN is 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. The RRDN Health & Care Research Directors will support this purpose by developing and maintaining positive and constructive relationships with health and care leaders in the RRDN region to ensure capacity and capability of the professional research workforce, and facilitate cross-specialty and cross-setting collaborations and research.

In collaboration with the RRDN Strategic Development Director the RRDN Health & Care Research Directors will assist the development of the RRDN 3 year Strategic Plan. This plan will be in line with the national RDN strategic priorities and initiatives but translated into deliverable priorities for the RRDN region.

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1. Appointing, coordinating and supporting the work of RRDN Specialty and Settings Leads. The Medical Health & Care Research Director to support the Specialty Leads and the NMAHP Health & Care Research Director to support the Settings Leads
2. Facilitating and promoting cross-specialty and cross-setting collaborations
3. Developing and maintaining positive and constructive relationships with health and care leaders to ensure capacity and capability of the professional research workforce
4. Ensuring expert advice is provided to RDN leaders and their teams, along with RDN stakeholders regarding study design and delivery to optimise deliverability and assist in the identification of sites and Principal Investigators
5. Providing expert advice to the research delivery workforce regarding study delivery
6. Responsible for working with health and care professional leaders to support the workforce development of research delivery leadership and associated staff including clinical and non-clinical staff
7. Working closely with the Regional Research Leadership Office to develop complementary activities regarding strategic workforce development
8. Being a visible leader and actively promoting a culture of staff development, collaboration, positive staff experience, wellbeing and inclusion, and embedding patient, carer and public involvement within the RRDN at all appropriate levels of decision making

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for a more detailed overview of the role.


This advert closes on Tuesday 14 May 2024

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