Study Support Service Facilitator | Barts Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 10 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £44,806 - £53,134 per annum inc |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 July 2025 |
| Location: | London, E14 5HJ |
| Company: | Barts Health NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7269075/259-7269075GSS |
Summary
We are excited to offer an opportunity to join the North London Regional Research Delivery Network (RRDN), as a Study Support Service (SSS) Facilitator. In this role, you will play a key part in facilitating the delivery of health and care research across the region.
The SSS Facilitator role is instrumental in underpinning the success of the Study Support Service, providing essential support and enabling the smooth operation of services. This encompasses pre-approval such as Planning and Placement Services, national cost and attribution tools, as well as post-approval including portfolio oversight and on-request services.
The SSS team is integral to NIHR North London RRDN - a newly formed organisation building on the achievements of the NIHR Clinical Research Network. This role offers a dynamic and collaborative environment where you will contribute to shaping the future of health and care research in North London.
The Study Support Service Facilitator is responsible for supporting the delivery of services within the NIHR Regional Research Delivery Network (RRDN) Study Support Service, which will be seamlessly integrated within the collective national Study Support Service, which
serves as the cornerstone of the NIHR Research Delivery Network (RDN), facilitating the effective delivery of studies throughout the system while enhancing strategic capacity and capability.
The role will be responsible for engaging with multiple partners across the region, fostering collaboration and coordination through the facilitation of communities and events. Additionally, the role will maintain proficiency in cost and attribution tools, ensuring adept support for regional organisations with their data requirements. The role’s efforts will be instrumental in underpinning the success of the Study Support Service, providing essential support and enabling the smooth operation of services. Through their coordination and expertise, the post-holder will contribute significantly to the overarching goals of the RDN.
The role will line manage a Study Support Service Officer. Line management of staff members will include undertaking staff reviews to identify training and development needs, and establishing how those needs will be met, and managing performance against agreed
objectives.
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.
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 24 Jun 2025