Head of NMAHP Clinical Research Delivery | Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 24 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £76,965 - £88,682 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 March 2026 |
| Location: | Oxford, OX3 9DU |
| Company: | Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7782667/321-CORP-7782667-B8c |
Summary
The Head of Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals (NMAHPs) Clinical Research Delivery has responsibility for the leadership and management of research delivered by nurses, midwives and allied health professionals across the Trust and Oxford University partnership, particularly within the Medical Sciences Division. This includes the transformation of the research delivery workforce and research delivery practice.
Please note that interviews for this role are scheduled to take place on 1 May 2026. The advertisement period has been extended to run throughout March, with shortlisting anticipated shortly after 17 April. Applicants will be notified once the shortlisting process is complete, although feedback should not be expected until after 17 April.
She/he will provide professional and clinical advice and leadership of all NMAHP research delivery teams who work in clinical research. These include but is not limited to NIHR, RDN, commercially funded and Trust-wide teams assuring the provision of safe, effective evidence-based care and adherence to research protocols within agreed quality and financial framework. She/he will be responsible for decision making where practice or service delivery issues arise within R&D and will act as a point-of-contact for advice and expertise on all professional matters relating to clinical research delivery practice including honorary contracts
Use specialist expertise and knowledge in the professional development of all clinical research NMAHPs and practitioners across the Trust to enable a sustained and flexible workforce to have the necessary capacity, capability and skill to underpin the delivery of safe, high quality research outcomes.
She/he will ensure that appropriate frameworks for guidance, clinical governance, competency assessment and continuing education are in place for all NMAHP research delivery staff.
She/he will work alongside the Trust senior leadership team to guide and support research leadership teams in the transformation of the workforce, developing an NMAHP workforce to meet the Trust and NMAHP strategic plan.
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please viewOUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.
We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.
She/he will support and champion the integration of clinical research across all areas of the Trust, supporting delivery teams, R&D, RDN and academic researchers to ensure all patients have access to research within the clinical area they are visiting.
She/he will promote connections and joint working between NMAHP research delivery teams, direct care teams and health professionals across the Trust with academic researchers, R&D, the Joint Research Office (JRO), the RDN and the wider NIHR community both locally and nationally.
She/he will work alongside Divisional nurses and Divisional Leads for NMAHP research and innovation, to support the continuous improvement of services and facilities for NMAHP staff and patients partaking in clinical research. This will support evidence for theCQC well-led framework which measures how clinical research is used as an opportunity for good patient care.
This advert closes on Tuesday 10 Mar 2026
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