Senior Research Portfolio Manager, Band 6

Job Overview

The post of Senior Research Portfolio Manager (SRPM) is part of the Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GHFT) Research, Innovation and Genomics (RIG) Department which provides advice and support to researchers across the Trust to help them design and set-up studies, navigate various approvals processes and deliver high quality research to local and national performance management targets. The SRPM is responsible for the end-to-end set-up, costing, governance, and on-going management of a portfolio of commercial and non-commercial research studies and service evaluations across a wide range of disciplines.

The postholder will coordinate between researchers, sponsors, supporting departments, research delivery team, and external bodies to ensure studies are initiated efficiently, compliantly, and within agreed timelines, meeting the National Institute for Health and social care Research (NIHR) key performance metrics, and the Trust's strategy and performance targets.

The postholder will also lead the monitoring of performance of open studies not supported by the research delivery team to ensure key performance indicators are met whilst being compliant with the UK research regulations, and support the Research Matron, and Team Leads with this work for studies being managed within the research delivery team. To ensure all research, innovation projects, and service evaluation hosted and/or sponsored by Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust complies with all relevant national legislation and guidance and meets performance management targets set by the NIHR in terms of set-up and recruitment.

• Degree in science, research, or management related field, or equivalent.
• Equivalent being a combination of professional qualifications and substantial, relevant experience at graduate level complexity.
• Research and/or research management skills in a healthcare setting.
• Proven track record of study set-up within the NHS.
• Detailed knowledge and understanding of clinical trials regulations and research governance policies.
• Knowledge and understanding of the current Health Research Authority (HRA) approval processes, including Research Ethics Committees (REC) and Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
• Experience of NIHR systems and processes, such as model agreements, National Contract Value Review (NCVR) and the research passport system.
• Knowledge and experience of capacity and capability processes for research and service evaluations.
• Working knowledge of research design and methodology.
• Excellent IT skills.
• Ability to manage a continually changing portfolio of studies with different, often competing requirements.

GHFT Research, Innovation, & Genomics is a friendly and supportive department committed to providing an excellent service to researchers, Trust staff, and patients, providing resources, knowledge, and opportunities to drive forward research within Gloucestershire and beyond.