Research Team Leader

Job description

Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary's, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

Do you have proven leadership skills in overseeing the delivery of a clinical research portfolio as a Clinical Research Nurse or Practitioner and a strong background in surgical or cancer research?

We have a new post opportunity for a highly-skilled, and enthusiastic research professional to come and lead our Volatile Organic Complex research portfolio of high-volume, fast paced observational studies. The successful candidate will be leading a team of Clinical Research Practitioners and Research Nurses to deliver a portfolio of observational clinical research studies, spread over all 3 hospital sites. As well as an active role in recruitment and team leadership the post holder will also take on light trial management duties for the study sponsor - Imperial College London, including assistance with NHS costings and PPIE activities.

Main duties of the job

• You will possess excellent management, leadership and interpersonal skills in order to meet the targets of the studies, support the delivery team and work effectively with colleagues while also raising the profile of research within the Trust.
• You will be required to collaborate closely with leading investigators, study support personnel from within the Trust, Imperial College and the wider multidisciplinary team, to ensure that patients the Trust serve have maximum opportunity to participate in clinical research, that the quality of service we provide to our patients, clinicians and sponsors is exemplary and that as a team we raise the profile of clinical research within the Trust.
• You will be required to manage your own workload, oversee that of the teams along with the day to day management and the future planning of resources. You should possess a passion for training and education and a desire to create and maintain highly skilled and responsive delivery team.
• A proactive, flexible and solution orientated approach is essential.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Environmental sustainability
Climate change and poor air quality is a health emergency that harms people's health and wellbeing and widens health inequalities. The Trust is also committed to reducing its impact on the environment by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2045. All our employees have a role to play, and we have an active green network that supports staff to act in ways that ensures that our services are efficient, sustainable and reduce our impact on the environme