Research Development and Delivery Manager- Epsom and St Helier Sites

A Vacancy at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

This role is employed at St Georges Hospital but will provide R&D operational management and oversight for Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust (ESTH)

The Research Development and Delivery Manager is an exciting position who will have accountability for the delivery and operational management of a busy team within the R&D directorate

We are keen to hear from applicants with management experience who have experience of working within the healthcare research setting in the NHS/HEI/Commercial sector. The post holder will be expected to manage a portfolio of work, often autonomously, interacting both internally and externally to enhance research at ESTH

The post holder will lead a team responsible for the development and delivery clinical research across ESTH , providing comprehensive support across the organisation. The post holder will be expected to:

• provide leadership and accountability for the safe, effective and efficient operational delivery of services within research.


• develop and oversee systems to ensure research compliance of Trust wide research activity including research conducted where the Trust acts as sponsor.


• manage and support the delivery performance standards for the Trust, including administration of performance management and monitoring, ensuring the development of systems and processes to ensure the achievement of key national and financial targets.


• Manage and lead the administrative / operational team responsible for study set up


• develop robust and sustainable business cases working with finance and performance partners.


• increase and enhance research at ESTH


• represent the dept at relevant meetings


Please see attached the job description for more details on the main responsibilities for this role.

After years of collaboration and creating closer working ties, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust and St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust formed a hospital group. Jacqueline Totterdell was appointed Group Chief Executive in August 2021.

Working as a hospital group allows for more joined-up decision making for the benefit of local people, a larger and more resilient clinical workforce, reduced variation in levels of care, and more access to a wider range of services for our patients.

Epsom and St Helier and St Georges remain two separate trusts but with one executive team enabling us to work closer together and build on our strong foundations

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