Overview

The Head of Research Delivery & Support for Wider Care Settings is a senior leadership role focused on the strategic oversight, deployment and delivery capabilities of the South East RRDN's Agile Research Delivery Team. You will join a collaborative regional and national team developing, leading and delivering research across the South East.

Responsibilities

• Foster and nurture productive relationships with regional partners including commercial and non-commercial study teams/sponsors, research site delivery personnel, and senior research leadership within Delivery Organisations.
• Lead dedicated teams in the provision of research delivery and support for wider care settings, ensuring seamless coordination with other services/functions within the regional and national network.
• Operate within the South East RRDN hosted by the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust with regional travel from an agreed base and some national travel.
• Work in a job-share arrangement (0.6 WTE) with designated work days Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
• Collaborate with NIHR Research Delivery Network (RDN) research Delivery Organisations across all settings to ensure effective support by the Agile Research Delivery Team.
• Co-lead the work of the Study Support Service Team with a focus on wider care settings, alongside the Head of Partner Liaison and Planning.
• Oversee the RRDN Study Support Service for wider care settings, integrating with the national Study Support Service and interfacing Agile Research Delivery team.
• Provide system-level responsibility for strategic oversight, deployment and delivery capabilities of the RRDN's Agile Research Delivery Team, informing continuous improvement of research delivery services.
• Establish trust, work collaboratively and inclusively, and translate a complex environment and relationships into clear plans and actions. Contribute to organisational learning through stakeholder liaison and feedback.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Experience in senior leadership roles overseeing research delivery teams and complex stakeholder relationships.
• Ability to travel regionally and nationally as needed.

About Royal Surrey

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust with ~5000 colleagues. We offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program and are committed to developing and advancing careers. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites in Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) rating is Outstanding. We are investing in our colleagues and in the physical environment and equipment for the coming years.