Agile Research Delivery Team Clinical ManagerNHS
Job summary
Would you like to take the next step in your career and help lead the delivery of world-class health and care research to improve people's lives? An exciting opportunity has arisen within the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) East of England Research Delivery Network (RDN). We are searching for a highly motivated and experienced individual to lead the Agile Research Delivery Team in the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough region based at Victoria House, Fulbourn.
The role involves leading a regionally based, flexibly deployed team of multi professionals to deliver NIHR RDN Portfolio studies in varied health and care settings across all therapeutic areas. It will involve working alongside different professions from multiple organisations and will be an integral part of the Agile Research Delivery Team. If you have relevant research experience, have strong interpersonal and leadership skills, like a challenge and have a desire to make a difference, this could be the role for you!
Main duties of the job
Motivate and inspire teams by being a visible leader and acting as a role model
Provide management of local feasibility assessments for studies, including identifying potential sites/investigators that could conduct the study
Working closely with the stakeholders and senior leaders across settings to ensure effective and efficient deployment of Agile Research Delivery Team
Provide all line management duties and performance related activities for direct reports
Lead on the contractual arrangements for research delivery staff deployed across NHS and wider health and care settings
Be responsible for the management of multiple diverse research project information systems and complex clinical research data ensuring this is of a high quality and provided in a timely manner
You will be able to communicate confidently in tasks such as public speaking, influencing, relationship management, project management and will have good presentation skills
Job description
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Internal applicants on permanent contracts can apply for this post as a secondment. For secondments you must have the approval of your line manager before applying. If you are an internal applicant currently on a fixed term contract you are able to apply for this as a fixed term position.
This vacancy will close at midnight on 19th August 2026.
Interviews are due to be held on 27th August 2026.
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
About us
Come Nurse with us...
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country. It comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital. We provide accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge and regional and national specialist services. It's a great place to nurse, work and live.
You will work on a vibrant hospital campus with a friendly community feel; we have excellent facilities to practise your skills and abilities to support your career pathway and development. Our values of Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent support the delivery of outstanding care. We have a fully electronic patient record system that is improving health-care quality; this is transforming services, improving patient safety and clinical outcomes.
Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?
o Our values and reputation for outstanding careo Opportunities to experience a range of specialitieso Career and development opportunitieso Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support teamo Research experience and opportunitieso Lovely location and quality of lifeo Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)