Job summary
Are you a passionate leader with a proven track record in clinical research?
This is your chance to join our team and lead the way in advancing critical research. We seek a highly motivated individual with a professional registration to provide effective leadership and management for our established research delivery staff. You'll become a key member of the R&D team, overseeing research operations and delivery within the CRF.
This role is ideal for a clinically trained nurse or AHP with hands-on experience in clinical trials and research. We value the ability to work independently and confidently. The main CRF base is at Warneford Hospital, with satellite space at Aylesbury, and other community settings within OHFT.
For more information please see our website: NIHR Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility
Make a Difference in Mental Health Research
Main duties of the job
This leadership role oversees the CRF's clinical research delivery team. You'll manage staff, ensure their training and development, and collaborate with various departments across the hospital and university.
A key responsibility is ensuring clinical research projects run smoothly, following regulations and collecting high-quality data.
This includes budgeting, feasibility assessment, and protocol review. You'll also provide direct patient care and support during research studies. Finally, the role involves promoting public engagement with research and fostering a culture of safety within the team.
About us
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible
Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive:"Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"
Our values are:"Caring, safe and excellent"
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
- Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Job description
Job responsibilities
Funded by NIHR, our CRF is part of Oxford Health NHS Trust's Corporate Directorate. We value collaboration, support your growth, and offer training to advance your clinical research expertise.
The NIHR Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust's Clinical Research Facility (CRF) is dedicated to research in mental health and neuroscience. Since 2011, we've supported a wide range of studies, from University and NIHR-funded experimental medicine projects to cutting-edge clinical trials by commercial partners. Our ongoing research spans observational studies to interventional trials, investigating conditions like schizophrenia, depression, dementia, and involving both healthy volunteers and patients.
See attached JD/PS for full duties.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree-level or equivalent in relevant field
- Good Clinical Practice (GCP) trained.
- Professional Registration (NMAHP)
Desirable
- Postgraduate training - PhD, MSc, MA in health sciences field
- Postgraduate teaching or mentorship qualification
- Leadership/Management qualification
Experience
Essential
- Recent, relevant clinical experience of working with people with physical or mental health problems
- Experience of clinical research delivery in a healthcare setting.
- Experience of managing or leading people, with evidence of leadership skills.
- Experience of audit and quality initiatives
- Evidence of teaching and mentoring
Desirable
- Previous experience of mental health services or mental health research
- Experience of clinical supervision
Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness of obligatory regulations and legal requirements of Clinical Research in NHS settings.
- Evidence of managing the clinical research environment
- Knowledge of Research Governance
- Awareness of application of evidence-based practice
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants .
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Oxford Health NHS Trust
Address
NIHR Oxford Health Cliniacl Research Facility
Warneford Hospital Warneford Lane, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire
Oxford
OX3 7JX