An excellent opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, highly motivated individual to join the Research and Development Department. The post holder will support the Assistant Director for R&D and R&D Manager in promoting, facilitating and fulfilling the organisation's Research and Development (R&D) strategy and delivery plan, ensuring the delivery of high quality R&D activity across Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB., The post holder will support the Assistant Director for R&D and R&D Manager in promoting, facilitating and fulfilling the organisation's Research and Development strategy and delivery plan, to ensure the delivery and growth of high-quality Research and Development activity across the University Health Board to include community, primary, secondary and social care and population health. The post holder will support the Research and Development Manager and Deputy R&D Manager in the management and monitoring of research activity throughout the University Health Board ensuring compliance with the UK Policy Framework for Health and Social Care Research and other relevant guidance and legislation to provide specialist advice, guidance and support to staff. The post holder will be integral to increasing the University Health Board's commercial and non-commercial research activity through the provision of support and assistance to internal and external research active professionals undertaking research across the University Health Board in both primary, secondary care and social care and population health.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf. We live by our core values:

• We listen, learn and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only the lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.