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We are one of London's largest and busiest teaching Trusts, with a strong profile of local services primarily serving the boroughs of Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham.

Our specialist services are available to patients across a wider catchment area, providing nationally and internationally recognised work in liver disease and transplantation, neurosciences, haemato-oncology and foetal medicine.

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Address: King's College Hospital; Denmark Hill; London; SE5 9RS
Contact Number: 0203 299 9000

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Vacancy status: Open

Ref: 213-CORP-7653949 Vacancy ID: 7653949

Research & Development (R&D) Operational Manager

Accepting applications until: 22-Dec-2025 23:59

Vacancy status: Open

Accepting applications until: 22-Dec-2025 23:59

Key details

Location

Site: R&D Office - Coldharbour Works
Address: 245A Coldharbour Lane
Town: Brixton
Postcode: SW9 8RR
Major / Minor Region: London

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Salary

Salary: £64,156 - £71,148 Inclusive of HCAS per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (NHS AfC: Band 8a)

Specialty

Main area: Research & Development

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.8 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King’s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.

We encourage all our staff to have a healthy work/life balance. In doing so, you can apply for flexible working from the beginning of your employment. We offer a range of options which are designed to suit different circumstances and priorities in line with service requirements.

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Job overview

The Research & Development office at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and independent individual to join our team as a R&D Operational Manager.

The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of R&D governance review and approval within the Trust. They will act as the Kings College Hospital Research Governance Lead, ensuring the organisation meets their legal and regulatory obligations in order to create and maintain a high quality compliant research base. A key role is to ensure that research is facilitated and approved efficiently and rapidly in line with NIHR objectives for study set-up.

As the Trust looks to increase research activity and offer more opportunities for our patients, this role will play a key role in ensuring robust governance processes are maintained while engaging and assisting researchers to set-up and deliver studies.

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The post holder will lead on research governance and provision of NHS permission for studies to be undertaken within King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. They will be responsible for developing and implementing local systems to enable the assurances of capacity and capability of the Trust undertaking research projects.

Applicants will be expected to have the following:

Extensive experience of research governance management in the NHS, academia or pharmaceutical industry
An excellent understanding and extensive experience of research governance and other relevant regulations relating to clinical research
Experience of line management and leading a team

The post is offered on a full time basis with a permanent substantive contract.

Working for our organisation

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London.

The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Provide expert advice to the Trust regarding research governance, relevant local and national research approvals and research requirements.
Liaison with key staff at KCH to provide expert advice and guidance and training around all aspects of research governance and management of research.
Develop policies and standard operating procedures around the governance approval systems and national legislation.
Liaise with the South London Clinical Research Network Team in order to facilitate new CRN initiatives and deliver on high level network objectives.
Responsible for the accurate submission of Trust research data for the Department of Health benchmarks related to Performance in Initiating and Delivering Clinical Research.
Manage the day to day running of the R&D Department.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details of the main responsibilities of the role.

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Please note that the closing date is given as a guide. On occasion, we might close a vacancy early due to a high number of applications being received. You are advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

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Person specification

Education & Qualification

Essential criteria

Relevant degree/ professional qualification or equivalent experience.
Masters level qualification or equivalent experience

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

An excellent understanding and extensive experience of research governance and other relevant regulations relating to clinical research.
In depth knowledge of non-commercial funding and application processes for clinical research
In depth knowledge of the workings of external organisations and authorities relating to clinical research and clinical trials in the NHS and academia
Strong and demonstrable interpersonal skills with an ability to communicate with a diverse range of contacts, both internal and external to the organisation.
Highly effective change management skills

Desirable criteria

Knowledge of different funding streams that exist to support NHS based research.
An understanding of commercial research in the NHS and academia.
Database skills.

Skills & Competencies

Essential criteria

Experience of line management and leading a team.
Ability to prioritise & organise own workload and that of a team
Ability to motivate members of staff at all levels and demonstrate strong leadership skills.
Ability to work efficiently alone & as a member of a multi-professional team.