South Central RRDN - Regional Specialty Leads

at  University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

South Central RRDN is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
We welcome applications from all relevant professional groups (across health and care) within each speciality.
Please see below for a detailed job description of the role.

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. We are specifically looking for leads in the following areas:

• Ageing
• Anaesthesia, Perioperative Medicine and Pain Management
• Children’s Health
• Critical Care
• Dermatology
• Ear, Nose & Throat
• Mental health
• Musculoskeletal & Orthopaedics
• Renal
• Stroke

In your specialty area, you will provide the vital link between the regional and national networks of expertise, which is essential to the success of the RDN.
Specialty Leads must be facilitative, be able to work flexibly and effectively in a developing organisation. You will be able 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.
As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to. UHS is rated ‘Good’ by the CQC and in the latest national NHS Staff Survey, we were in the top 10 acute trusts for staff engagement and for staff recommending the hospital as a place to work or receive care.
UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.
Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.
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 region - and nationally.
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 - for the benefit of patients, the health and care system and the economy.

Please refer the Job description for details