Research and Innovation Manager

Job overview

Research & Innovation Manager (R&IM) Band AfC 8A

Full time,  12 month fixed term

We are looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual to join our team of Research and Innovation Managers (R&IMs) who work across Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) supporting and developing areas of strategic importance in the current climate.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the research activity within a number of key specialities.

The vision of the Trust is to become the leading integrated health, teaching, research and innovation campus in the NHS. Within this context our aim is to ensure that MFT is one of the top 5 NHS Trusts for research and innovation in the U.K. Our capacity for translation of research and innovation into improved patient care will be internationally recognised. The Trust is highly committed to embedding research and innovation into its core business and to be able to offer patients the potential to be recruited to appropriate research studies (as per the NHS Constitution).

For further details please contact:

Monika Cien

[email protected] 

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R&IMs are responsible for the research delivery within the Specialty areas across MFT, and their duties include, but are not limited to managing the non-clinical research support staff such as clinical trial managers and coordinators, managing budgets within specialities, supporting grant applications, overseeing project approvals, negotiating budgets of commercially sponsored studies, ensuring recruitment to time and target, and other troubleshooting needs in their areas of responsibility.

As a part of the role you will also be expected to interact with other internal stakeholders such as the Clinical Research Delivery Staff, Research Office, the NIHR Manchester Clinical Research Facility, the NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, the hosted Greater Manchester NIHR Clinical Research Network, clinical services across the Trust, hospital and managed clinical services senior leadership teams and external bodies such as the University of Manchester, Manchester Metropolitan University, contract research organisations and commercial companies.

The successful candidate will be required to have exceptional communication skills, demonstrate effective leadership skills and be confident in managing a demanding and varied workload.

We are looking for an individual who can focus on detail as well as understand the wider context to ensure that our high standards in health research are maintained and we continue to progress in the range of services we provide. 

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

 At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.