Agile Research Delivery Team Clinical Manager

Agile Research Delivery Team Clinical Manager Band 7

Main area Research Grade Band 7 Contract 16 months (Fixed term/secondment until end date March 2028) Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Flexible working

Employer Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site West Wing Victoria House Town Fulbourn Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 19/08/2026 23:59 Interview date 27/08/2027

Would you like to take the next step in your career and help lead the delivery of world-class health and care research to improve people’s lives? An exciting opportunity has arisen within the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) East of England Research Delivery Network (RDN). We are searching for a highly motivated and experienced individual to lead the Agile Research Delivery Team in the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough region based at Victoria House, Fulbourn.

The role involves leading a regionally based, flexibly deployed team of multi professionals to deliver NIHR RDN Portfolio studies in varied health and care settings across all therapeutic areas. It will involve working alongside different professions from multiple organisations and will be an integral part of the Agile Research Delivery Team. If you have relevant research experience, have strong interpersonal and leadership skills, like a challenge and have a desire to make a difference, this could be the role for you!

Motivate and inspire teams by being a visible leader and acting as a role model

Provide management of local feasibility assessments for studies, including identifying potential sites/investigators that could conduct the study

Working closely with the stakeholders and senior leaders across settings to ensure effective and efficient deployment of Agile Research Delivery Team

Provide all line management duties and performance related activities for direct reports

Lead on the contractual arrangements for research delivery staff deployed across NHS and wider health and care settings

Be responsible for the management of multiple diverse research project information systems and complex clinical research data ensuring this is of a high quality and provided in a timely manner

You will be able to communicate confidently in tasks such as public speaking, influencing, relationship management, project management and will have good presentation skills

Come Nurse with us…

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country. It comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital. We provide accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge and regional and national specialist services. It’s a great place to nurse, work and live.

You will work on a vibrant hospital campus with a friendly community feel; we have excellent facilities to practise your skills and abilities to support your career pathway and development. Our values of Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent support the delivery of outstanding care. We have a fully electronic patient record system that is improving health-care quality; this is transforming services, improving patient safety and clinical outcomes.

Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?

• Our values and reputation for outstanding care
• Opportunities to experience a range of specialities
• Career and development opportunities
• Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
• Research experience and opportunities
• Lovely location and quality of life
• Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Internal applicants on permanent contracts can apply for this post as a secondment. For secondments you must have the approval of your line manager before applying. If you are an internal applicant currently on a fixed term contract you are able to apply for this as a…