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Introduction from our Health and Care Research Directors
Introduction from our Health and Care Research Directors
Helen Lewis-White, Dr Helen Winter and Dr Patrick Moore
Helen Lewis-White, Dr Helen Winter and Dr Patrick Moore
We’re really excited to be establishing these key roles within the South West Central Regional Research Delivery Network (RRDN). The Research Delivery Network (RDN) structure includes 4 Regional Research Setting Leads and 29 Regional Research Specialty Leads, one for each setting and specialty.
The Regional Research Specialty and Setting Leads will provide leadership and advice, support research delivery, and participate in regional or national projects relating to capacity, capability and accessibility for research delivery. These are great opportunities for leaders who are active in the delivery of NIHR RDN portfolio research to support research delivery within health and care settings.
Before Christmas we appointed to all four of the settings and 24 of the 29 specialty leads and are now seeking leaders for the remaining 5 specialties:
Cardiovascular
Critical Care
Mental Health
Palliative Care
Public Health
Role summary
Role summary
The Specialties and Settings function will play a key leadership role in the on-going development and performance of the RDN. As part of this function, Regional Research Specialty and Setting Leads will provide leadership and advice, support research delivery, and participate in regional or national projects relating to Specialty or Setting capacity, capability and accessibility for research delivery. The Regional Research Specialty and Setting Leads provide the vital link between the regional, geographically-based networks (RRDNs) and national networks of expertise which is essential to the success of the RDN.
Specialties and Settings provide key aspects of the intelligence gathering and responsive decision making crucial to strategic development for research delivery.
Key details
Key details
Number of roles available: 5 x specialty leads.
Time commitment: 0.05FTE (0.5PAs per week) for specialty leads.
Salary and reimbursement: Existing salary with your current employer. Your current employer will be reimbursed for your time and travel expenses.
Duration of appointment: Fixed term for 3 years, with potential for renewal dependent on successful review.
Eligibility: Any relevant health and care team member from within the South West Central region and should include leaders active in delivery of NIHR RDN portfolio research.
Deadline: Applications close on 28 February 2025.
List of settings
List of settings
There are four roles, one for each of the following settings:
Community: including, for example, NHS Community Trusts, local authority settings, preventative activities, home-based care, community care teams, schools, social care delivered outside of care homes and hospital settings, and social work services. This includes community-based mental health care (including community-based mental health hospital trusts).
Hospitals: meaning NHS acute, mental health and pre-hospital care - including all NHS Trusts (except for NHS Community Trusts).
Primary Care: including settings outside of general practice (for example, ophthalmology, audiology, dental).
Residential: including, for example, care homes, hospices, and prisons.
List of specialities
List of specialities
There are 29 roles, one for each of the following specialities:
Ageing
Anaesthesia, Perioperative Medicine and Pain Management
Cancer
Cardiovascular
Children
Critical Care
Dementias & Neurodegeneration
Dermatology
Diabetes, Metabolic & Endocrine
Ear, Nose & Throat
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
General Practice
Haematology
Imaging
Infection
Mental Health
Musculoskeletal & Orthopaedics
Neurological Disorders
Ophthalmology
Oral & Dental
Palliative Care
Public Health
Renal
Reproductive Health & Childbirth
Respiratory
Social Care
Stroke
Surgery
Trauma & Emergency Care
How to apply
How to apply
Applications for the below specialties are now invited:
Cardiovascular
Critical Care
Mental Health
Palliative Care
Public Health
You will need to email the following documents to RRDNrecruitment@uhbw.nhs.uk by Friday 28 February 2025:
A completed application form
Confirmation that you have completed the online equality monitoring form
A short 2-page CV
Should you have questions about the roles, please contact one of our Health & Care Research Directors:
For Specialty Leads: Dr Helen Winter and Dr Patrick Moore
For Setting Leads: Helen Lewis-White
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