Research Governance Manager | London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 26 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £61,631 - £68,623 Per Annum Including High Cost Area Supplement |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 February 2026 |
| Location: | Harrow, HA1 3UJ |
| Company: | London North West Healthcare NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7666333/337-NP-9354LD |
Summary
The primary purpose of this post is to promote and facilitate the delivery of high quality research activity within London Northwest University Healthcare NHS Trust (“the Trust”) and to ensure that all such research is conducted in full compliance with Research Governance standards and other statutory obligations.
The Research Operations & Governance Manager will be responsible for providing operational leadership to ensure that LNWH delivers high quality research for improved patient care and achieves performance objectives for initiating and delivering clinical research. This position will focus on ensuring systems, processes, and workflows of LNWH are consistent with the Trust’s strategic initiatives and on improving clinical research management organizational practices includingresearch governance systems, to ensure that the Trust complies fully with the requirements of the Department ofHealth & Social Care’s UK PolicyFramework for Health & Social CareResearch, Clinical Trial Regulationsand the EU clinical trials directives. The ResearchOperations & Governance Manager will promote and develop a research culture that supports high quality research through help and support to clinical researchers by building collaborative relationships with partner organizations, identifying synergies and acting as a point of contact for clinical research operations and governance.
• Responsible for Initiating and driving an innovative programme of clinical research management improvement projects, whilst maintaining documentary evidence of governance compliance and ensuring organisational compliance with all aspects Trust research including the management and resolution of non-compliance issues in line with Trust policy.
· Ensure and develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and other related documents associated with Sponsorship and delivery are in place and reflect national and local policies and regulatory requirements.
• Manage the development of system which enable the recording and tracking of research approval and delivery timelines in accordance with institutional and national requirements
· Maintain knowledge of the UK Policy Framework for Health and Social Care Research and other R&I processes and updating local and public information regularly for example reviewing websites, bulletins, e-mails etc
· Responsible for Initiating and driving an innovative programme of clinical research management improvement projects, whilst maintaining documentary evidence of governance compliance and ensuring organisational compliance with all aspects Trust research including the management and resolution of non-compliance issues in line with Trust policy.
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
This advert closes on Sunday 8 Feb 2026