Head of Research Delivery and Support Wider Care Settings

An exciting opportunity has arisen to be part of the East Midlands RRDN leadership team, as the Head of Research Delivery and Support for Out of Hospital Settings. This is a job share to work alongside the current post holder. The role offers up to 22.5 hours per week across three days, from Monday to Friday, with normal office working hours.

We require cover on a Friday but have some flexibility over the other days.

The Head of Research Delivery and Support for Out of Hospital Settings is a senior leadership role that focuses on the strategic oversight, deployment, and delivery capabilities of the RRDN’s Agile Research Delivery Team. The role leads a multi‑professional team to deliver National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Research Delivery Network (RDN) portfolio studies across various settings. It manages and leads either research delivery and/or research support for wider care settings, depending on regional need.

This role also involves working closely with key stakeholders within the region, across other regions and at a national level. It involves collaboration with the ARDT Senior Manager and reporting to the Operations Director.

East Midlands Regional Research Delivery Network

The NIHR RRDNs have three key roles:

• First, to provide support to research sites to enable the effective and efficient initiation and delivery of funded research across the health and care system in England.
• Second, to enable the strategic development of new and more effective research delivery capability and capacity. This includes bringing research to under‑served regions and communities with major health and care needs.
• Third, to work jointly with the Coordinating Centre in the strategic oversight of the NIHR RDN. This ensures that the portfolio is maintained as a cohort of high‑quality, fully‑funded, viable and deliverable studies, and that the NIHR RDN serves the needs of researchers and R&D teams while remaining responsive to the evolving domestic and global health research environment.

For further details or informal visits, contact Daniel Kumar, Operations Director, at  or by telephone at