Group Research and Development Director (Basé à London)

Royal Free London NHS Foundation TrustAbout

On 1 January 2025 Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust became one of the largest trusts in the UK following the acquisition of North Middlesex University Hospital.

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Key detailsLocation

Site: Royal Free Hospital
Town: London
Postcode: NW3 2QG
Major / Minor Region: London

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week

• Full time
• Flexible working

Salary

Salary: £113,557 - £129,443 per annum, inclusive of HCAS
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 9

Specialty

Main area: Research and Development

Job overview

Research and Development (R&D), both in the form of clinical trials of investigational medicinal products or devices in human subjects, and non-interventional research is a key component of Trust activity, both strategically as part of our role within an academic health science network and for the benefit of patients providing access to novel therapeutic agents.

As Director of Research and Development, you will bring inclusive, inspiring, and dynamic leadership to our 17,000+ colleagues, who are the heart of the Group's work and success every day. You will be a critical part of our leadership team. Partnering with colleagues across the Group, you will help drive the Research and Innovation Strategy, ensuring the Royal Free London remains a fantastic place for clinical research and cutting-edge innovation. Clinical research is central to our tripartite mission and brings benefits to our patients, staff and local populations. We are committed to extending and expanding research opportunities to deliver the best possible research for our local and specialist populations. You will be a visible and inclusive leader, with a track record in managing and delivering high quality clinical research, and in bringing both impactful people management, and leadership through influence within a large, complex, values-led and service-focused organisation. This is an amazing role with a huge opportunity to really make an impact and difference for the future.

Working for our organisation

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached candidate brief with job description and person specification which outlines the main responsibilities of the role.

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Person specificationEducation & professional QualificationsEssential criteria

• Educated to masters degree level or equivalent experience
• A relevant technical or professional qualification.
• A management qualification.

Desirable criteria

• Membership of relevant professional body or association.

ExperienceEssential criteria

• Experience of working within an NHS organisation.
• Substantial experience of managing performance, reporting and analytic services within a large and complex organisation
• Significant experience of working as a Deputy Director of R&D or Director of R&D role in a large complex organisation
• Experience of leading the management of change – organisational, business, technical.
• Experience of delivering programmes and projects using structured programme and project management approaches.
• Experience of leading, managing, developing and motivating teams of skilled professionals.
• Experience of defining reporting and analysis approaches to meet the business requirements of the organisation.
• Experience of managing external and internal suppliers and monitoring their performance to meet technology standards and service delivery requirements.
• Experience of managing internal and external stakeholders for the delivery of performance services, including working with stakeholders to prioritise demands on the service.

SkillsEssential criteria

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written/oral), and the ability to interact with staff and key stakeholders and customers.
• Good strategic planning, implementation and management skills, with the ability to think analytically and also creatively and laterally in respect of resolving application-related technical problems.
• Excellent team and resource management skills, including recruitment and retention, and management of clinical and non-clinical staff.
• Strong project and task management skills, coupled with the ability to plan and work to time and budget.
• Ability to make persuasive arguments, sell ideas, articulate, define and recommend appropriate application solutions to senior management level up to and including executive level and non-executive level.
• Ability to define and deliver business process application solutions, analysing and developing requirements in conjunction with users.
• Demonstrable financial management skills, including quantitative project financial appraisals, forecasting and budget setting.
• Excellent decision-making skills, with the ability to organise, delegate, control, and deliver own and team work to required quality standards.
• First class administration skills with the ability to define department record and documentation requirements and to manage delegate and enforce their continuous maintenance, currency, fitness for purpose and availability for audit.
• Ability to provide technical application leadership, understand and articulate the strategic business requirements of trust customers, and effect appropriate technical solutions.
• Proven ability to rapidly establish credibility and influence at a senior management level, both internally and with customer departments up to and including executives and non-executives.
• Knowledge and understanding of the issues facing the NHS in general.
• Expert understanding of business processes, systems analysis techniques, object-oriented technologies, information architecture and content management, data management and the economics of systems development.
• Good knowledge of systems lifecycles and development options.

Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Derralynn Hughes
Job title: Director of Research and Innovation
Email address: [email protected]

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