ARDT Research Officer

The NIHR Research Delivery Network East Midlands (RDN:EM), hosted by University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, supports high-quality research in the NHS and social care across Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, and Northamptonshire.

We provide the infrastructure that enables research to benefit patients, carers, and the public through improved care and treatments.

We are seeking a motivated and organised individual to join the Agile Research Delivery Team. This role supports the set-up and delivery of NIHR Portfolio studies across wider care settings, including GP and Dental practices. The post holder will contribute to both research delivery and support engaging stakeholders, assisting with site identification, study set-up, and governance aligned with regional priorities.

Working across multiple organisations and disciplines, you will build collaborative relationships to promote engagement, maximise research opportunities, and ensure high-quality study delivery. As part of the Agile Research Delivery Team, you will work closely with the Study Support Service, Stakeholder and Engagement Team, and colleagues across the RDN, reporting to the Research Facilitator.

The post-holder will specifically support the Northamptonshire locality. This is a fixed-term post for 24 months.

We require a face to face interview to appoint to this role.

This role supports the Agile Research Delivery Team within the Research Delivery Network (RDN) by ensuring smooth, efficient, compliant delivery of research studies across wider care settings.

The Post Holder

• Acts as a liaison between stakeholders (sponsors, funders, investigators, care organisations) to ensure clear communication, alignment of objectives, and customer-focused service delivery.
• Manages and safeguards data: ensuring integrity, quality, compliance with governance standards, and accurate portfolio reporting (including cost attribution, study tracking, and recruitment data).
• Supports digital innovation, using tools such as dashboards and recruitment platforms to aid study planning, decision-making, and performance monitoring.
• Ensures compliance with policies, standards, and NIHR requirements, helping stakeholders understand and meet their roles and responsibilities.
• Provides operational and administrative support.
• Enables effective study delivery: facilitating study set-up, feasibility/capability assessments, monitoring progress, supporting sponsors with recruitment and data submission.

Contributes to service improvement and training, identifying opportunities to optimise processes, sharing knowledge and best practices across the network.

Collaborates internally and externally to address challenges, align initiatives, and ensure consistent, high-quality service delivery that contributes to national research goals.

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).

We Have Four Primary Goals

• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact, and
• research and education excellence
  
  

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team
  
  

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

About The University Hospitals Of Leicester NHS Trust

https://www.uhleicester.nhs.uk

Under current UK immigration rules Band 5 roles do not meet the salary or skills requirements for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship by the Trust. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK at the time of application.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Bradley Mee-Evans Job title: ARDT Manager Email address: bradley.mee-evans@nihr.ac.uk Telephone number: 07966402020