Research Support Manager | University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
The centre has attracted a range of prestigious NIHR funded infrastructure and other funding notably from the British Heart Foundation, European Union, Medical Research Council and Diabetes UK. The centre also hosts a local NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC), and NIHR Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) theme in Diet, Lifestyle and Physical Activity, andNIHR funded Patient Recruitment Centre (PRC) for commercial research.
Skilled and experienced in research support? Come and join a large, experienced, and dynamic research management team. Here at the Leicester Diabetes Centre, we are looking for an ambitious Research Support Manager to offer skilled support to research investigators and their teams from conception to completion of research studies andwork on the set up, management and delivery of research studies in the areas of diabetes and other long term health conditions.
This full-time position will be offered at 37.5 hours over Monday to Friday. For this role you must be able to attend the office in person.
You will join a specialised team of research administrators and trial managers working on single or multi-site research studies. You will be responsible for providing advice and support to researchers and trial managers navigating their way through the complex research governance and approval processes for research studies being conducted within the LDCandto ensure allocated studies receive timely and appropriate management to reach time and target, managing any challenges and issues along the way with diplomacy and highly developed communication skills.This may involve travel across the East Midlands to support research sites.
Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).
We have four primary goals:- high-quality care for all,
- being a great place to work,
- partnerships for impact, and
- research and education excellence
And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.
Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:- we are compassionate,
- we are proud,
- we are inclusive, and
- we are one team
This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.
About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:
http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/aboutus/work-for-us/current-vacancies/
This is an exciting opportunity for someone with research governance or trial management experience, who relishes a challenge, is keen to use their own initiative, and is flexible to the changing demands of research. You need to be self-motivated, a strong communicator, and be able to work independently within a team environment.
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This advert closes on Friday 18 Oct 2024