Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Research Management Team at Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA). NCA operates a Research and Innovation (R&I) Department covering four hospitals with the Research Management Team based at Salford Royal.

The post holder, in conjunction with the Deputy Head of R&I, R&I Managers and R&I Coordinators will be responsible for ensuring that the Research Management Team is properly administered and organise the R&I Office, ensuring that a supportive service is provided to internal and external investigators. The post holder will also facilitate the delivery of the Trust's Research Governance standards and provide training and advice on best practice. In addition, the post holder will assist the R&I Department in the development and refinement of the R&I administrative procedures throughout the Trust, to support research initiation and delivery, including R&I governance.

The post is key to ensuring that the Trust complies with the standards set out in the UK Policy Framework for Health and Social Care Research and the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) regulations.

Main duties of the job

• To participate in developing, maintaining, reviewing, and managing R&I systems, including the Local Portfolio Management System
• Develop a rolling programme of research project reviews and conduct assessments of research practice based on standards developed
• Provide reports to R&I Management on the results of the reviews
• Liaise with the Research Ethics Committee on research projects
• Keep abreast of new policies relating to research initiation and delivery, and other related issues developed by the NHS, HRA, Department of Health and other bodies
• Attend, and contribute to R&I meetings at local, regional and national level
• To support research study management and delivery
• In conjunction with the R&I Managers, ensure that all studies are processed in accordance with regulatory and legislative regulations and national and local guidelines
• To ensure that all amendments are processed in a timely manner and in accordance with regulatory and legislative regulations and national and local guidelines
• To ensure that all research applications are processed in a timely manner in accordance with regulatory and legislative regulations and national and local guidelines
• Work collaboratively with research networks to support the implementation of new local initiatives
• Support the delivery of the R&I Strategy
• Provide ad hoc reports to support senior research management

About us

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.