At a Glance
- Tasks: Shape health and social care research by designing and delivering education and training.
- Company: Join a leading organisation focused on enhancing research delivery across Yorkshire and Humber.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, professional development opportunities, and a chance to make a real impact.
- Other info: Be a role model for high-quality research delivery and patient-centred care.
- Why this job: Lead innovative training initiatives and build regional research capability in a collaborative environment.
- Qualifications: Experience in education design, mentoring, and understanding of clinical research standards.
The predicted salary is between 38140 - 46616 £ per year.
In this role you will help shape health and social care research delivery across Yorkshire and Humber by designing and delivering education and training for the NIHR RRDN Agile Research Delivery Team. You will develop clinical and research skills, address workforce gaps, and ensure staff competencies meet regulatory standards. You will collaborate with regional and national partners to drive workforce development and share best practice. This is a leadership role focused on building regional research capability.
Responsibilities
- Lead the development and delivery of research practice education and clinical skills training for the Agile Research Delivery Team.
- Design, deliver and evaluate innovative learning and development programmes that enhance workforce capability and research delivery excellence.
- Provide expert guidance, mentorship and competency assessment to research delivery staff across a range of clinical and non-clinical research settings.
- Support the professional development of multidisciplinary staff, including mentoring new team members and facilitating formal learning interventions.
- Identify workforce skills gaps and collaborate with partners to develop effective training solutions and workforce development initiatives.
- Ensure clinical research staff maintain the knowledge, skills and competencies required to meet regulatory, sponsor and organisational standards.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with regional and national stakeholders, education providers, healthcare organisations and research partners.
- Contribute to regional and national workforce development projects, service improvement initiatives and the implementation of the NIHR Research Delivery Network Workforce Strategy.
- Promote a culture of continuous improvement, innovation and inclusive learning across the research delivery workforce.
- Act as a professional role model and ambassador for the NIHR and Research Delivery Network, championing high-quality research delivery and patient-centred care.
Key requirements
- Experience designing and delivering education and training in research delivery.
- Ability to mentor and assess competencies across clinical and non-clinical settings.
- Stakeholder engagement and partnership building.
- Understanding of regulatory, sponsor and organisational standards in clinical research.
- Strong communication and leadership abilities.
- Collaborative mindset.
- Mentoring and coaching.
- Advocacy for inclusion.
- Education program design.
- Competency assessment.
- Learning and development programme evaluation.
Research Delivery Practice Educator employer: National Health Service
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive and collaborative work environment for healthcare professionals in North Wales. With a commitment to employee development and a focus on compassionate care, staff have access to continuous professional development opportunities and the chance to make a meaningful impact in both acute and community paediatrics. The Health Board's integrated approach ensures that employees are part of a dynamic team dedicated to improving health outcomes for the local population.
