R&D Officer (Primary and Community Care) in Ely

We are Central East ICB, the new organisation entrusted with serving more than 3.5 million people across Bedfordshire, Luton, Milton Keynes, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough and Hertfordshire. We are responsible for making sure that the NHS can continue to support our community – now, and in the future. Everything we do will be guided by our core purpose: to do what best serves the population of this area. We promise to focus on what makes the biggest difference to people’s lives – acting earlier to help prevent illness and detect disease and making it easier for our community to get the health care they need, closer to home, whenever that’s possible.

Job overview: This is an important role in supporting the effective and efficient operation of the R&D Office through the timely provision of complex research governance advice and services for primary care, community care and wider health and care settings, and in service of NIHR East of England Research Delivery Network and related contractual obligations. The role-holder will be expected to have significant specialist research governance expertise in at least one of primary care, community or residential settings, and to be able to operate effectively across all three domains. They will support robust feasibility, timely set-up and delivery of research studies within the nationally agreed benchmarks, ensuring that the portfolio of studies are prioritised in accordance with feasibility, capacity and capability and are set up accordingly, proactively supporting performance management of studies through regular reporting. As a specialist in one or more of the relevant delivery settings, they will provide specialised and complex study oversight and management, also signposting researchers and delivery sites to relevant guidance and support at the appropriate time for both commercial and non-commercial research.

Specific responsibilities:

• Research project set-up and conduct, including assessment of capacity and capability for research studies and amendments.
• Generating research governance reports to provide assurance for social care/non-NHS providers in community and/or residential settings.
• Advising organisations on suitability of researcher pre-engagement HR checks and where applicable supporting researchers in obtaining honorary research contracts, letters of access and research passports.
• Advising on regulatory and legal requirements for research across settings.
• Supporting project costing and securing excess treatment costs.
• Collaborating with system colleagues and researchers to support a strong portfolio of research across relevant Integrated Care Systems.
• Line and/or project management of junior R&D staff or secondees as required.

We are committed to promoting equal opportunities to achieve equity of access, experience and outcomes and to recognising and valuing people’s differences. We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity; we see this as a strength and part of our founding mission, values and behaviours. We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers patient outcomes. We are committed to creating the best place to work, where your contribution is valued, your wellbeing is supported and all our colleagues can reach their full potential. We welcome and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of their protected characteristic. We work to ensure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible to everyone, including making adjustments for people who have a disability or long-term condition and support with the recruitment process for people with lived experience. We are happy to discuss flexible working options for all roles. We operate a Carer friendly working environment that is supportive and inclusive. We actively encourage Carers to self-identify themselves. We are a Disability Confident Employer and commit to shortlisting suitable applicants who meet the essential criteria for an interview. Please inform us of any adjustments you may require.