Band 7 Research Governance Manager

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Research Governance Manager to join the Research & Innovation team at University Hospitals Birmingham. This is a key operational leadership role with responsibility for the effective management of research study set-up and Capacity and Capability activity across the Trust. You will oversee workload and prioritisation, provide operational leadership to the team, monitor performance against local and national targets, and provide assurance and escalation to senior R&I colleagues. The role requires confident decision-making on complex governance and set-up issues, leading service improvement where processes, standards or timelines need strengthening, and translating regulatory and policy changes into practice. We are looking for an experienced research professional with strong leadership, judgement and stakeholder-management skills who can take ownership of a busy service and help shape the next phase of UHB's study set-up improvement programme.

Main duties of the job

You will lead the operational management of research study set-up and Capacity and Capability activity across UHB, with responsibility for ensuring studies progress efficiently, consistently and in line with national and local requirements. You will directly manage staff within the Research Governance Team, oversee workload and prioritisation, monitor performance and provide assurance and reporting to senior R&I colleagues. The role will require you to make and support complex governance decisions, resolve escalated set-up issues, challenge poor practice and lead service improvement where standards or timelines are not being met. You will also contribute to the development of policies, systems and processes, oversee key aspects of cost recovery and work closely with sponsors, investigators and internal teams to remove barriers to delivery. We are looking for an experienced research professional with strong leadership, judgement, negotiation and change-management skills who is confident taking accountability for a busy operational service.

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Knowledge of own area of expertiseacquired through degree or equivalentexperience and training plus furthermanagement knowledge to post-graduatediploma level
• Understanding of range of work practices,majority non-routine with intermediatelevel of theoretical knowledge -- i.e. goodunderstanding of the R&D processes
• Evidence of continuous professionaldevelopment
• Current, valid Good Clinical Practice (GCP)Training
• Knowledge of Health Research Authority(HRA), Medicines and Healthcare productsRegulatory Agency (MHRA) and(Integrated Research Application System)IRAS
• In-depth understanding of clinical researchand trial management methodologyincluding applicable regulatoryrequirements and regulatory approvalprocess
• Significant Demonstrable experience in clinical trials and research governance.

Desirable

• Experience of further academic/personal development

Experience

Essential

• Sound understanding of Good ClinicalPractice (GCP) and the UK clinicaltrials directive
• Experience of NHS researchmanagement and/or researchadministration, to include experiencein the approval and set up of clinicalresearch studies
• HR -- day to daysupervision/management of staff anddelivers training on a range ofsubjects
• Evidence of developing team / others
• Evidence of managing staff groups
• Evidence of project work, workingwith the NHS
• Evidence of good written and oralpresentation skills
• Understanding of clinical trialmethodologies & logistics
• Knowledge and understanding of the NCVR process

Desirable

• Significant Operational management experienceworking within a NHS environment workingwith clinicians and other health careprofessionals at all levels of the organisation
• Evidence of managing service/organisationalchange
• Evidence of experience in risk management andservice improvement
• Evidence of innovation in managerial and service terms