South Central RRDN - Regional Specialty Leads

We are looking for collaborative, ambitious and partnership focused senior leaders to join us as Specialty Leads for our new South Central Regional Research Delivery Network. You will provide the vital link between the regional and national networks of expertise, which is essential to the success of the RDN.
You will play a vital role in leading and supporting the successful delivery of high-quality research in your speciality area, as an active partner in the research system, to increase capacity and capability of the research infrastructure for the future. As a result, research will reach more people, address changing population needs, support the health and care system and the economy, and become a routine part of care. Together we will source, support and deliver funded research across the health and care system in England for the benefit of patients, the health and care system and the economy.
Specialty Leads must be facilitative, be able to work flexibly and effectively in a developing organisation and to motivate and support others to deliver measurable results that make the NIHR RDN vision a reality. As a senior leader within the RRDN, you will be able to act as an advocate and champion - showing credibility amongst peers by actively being involved in the recruitment of participants.
We welcome applications from all relevant professional groups (across health and care) within each specialty., This is an exciting time for UK research and we want to make the UK the best place in the world for commercial companies to bring new treatments and technologies, so these roles are critical to our success in the South Central RRDN region - and nationally.
You will:
+ Be able to evidence clinical (includes all health professions), social care, or public health professional status and be an acknowledged local opinion leader within the relevant specialty, with a breadth of appropriate knowledge.
+ Have experience of leading regionally in the relevant Specialty area, developing that Specialty collaboratively with patients and the public, and other stakeholders and establishing and sustaining outstanding service and a high-performance management culture.
+ Bring knowledge of national and regional systems, structures and processes for supporting health and care research delivery.
+ Demonstrate highly developed communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate priorities, and effectively engage and influence others at all levels internally and externally, including through presentations and public speaking.
We are committed to providing a culture of inclusion, respect and equality of opportunity that attracts, supports, and retains the best students and staff from all backgrounds and from across the world. Whatever role we recruit for we are always striving to increase the diversity of our community, which each individual helps enrich and cultivate.
Additional Information
For a full list of specialities - and their national leads, please visit: https://sites.google.com/nihr.ac.uk/rdn/about-the-rdn/national-specialty-and-settings-leads
Please see the attached Candidate Brief for further information.
If you would like an informal conversation on the recruitment process, please contact [email protected] in the UHS Senior Appointments Team.
Alternatively, if you're ready to apply, please follow the link below, with a short CV setting out your skills and experience for the speciality area/s you wish to apply for.
Closing date is 30 September 2024
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