Job overview

We’re looking for a full time Band 7 Research Nurse Manager to manage and support the delivery of the portfolio and contribute to the development of research within  NIHR/Manchester Clinical Research Facility at Manchester Royal Infirmary.

The NIHR Manchester Clinical Research Facility (MCRF) comprises of six  dedicated experimental medicine research units .The CRFs provide dedicated space and a safe, quality assured environment for delivering clinical research studies.

We are looking for highly motivated and enthusiastic individual who can contribute to the development of research within the  CRF at MRI  Research team. The  team facilitates and support research delivery in the different specialties of research within MFT, with a particular focus  on delivering Early phase 1-2 highly complex experimental medicinal commercial and non commercial  trials .

If you are committed to providing high quality care to patients and helping them to make the right decisions about their treatment options, with the skills to guide and advise them throughout their research journey, and Line manage the clinical staff, this role could be for you.

Main duties of the job

You will take a proactive approach in managing a dedicated  CRF Team, leading the development of a growing and active study portfolio . You will be instrumental in implementing  strategic objectives along with the existing R&I senior leadership and delivery teams.    

You will be the main point of contact for study principal investigators, sponsors and patients and so effective communication and team working skills are essential. You will be involved in ensuring that research undertaken at MFT safeguards the well-being of patients and is undertaken within ICH Good Clinical Practice Guidelines.  

We will also ensure that you have tailored, individual personal development plans with support for further training. Opportunities for developing new research and clinical skills are available and actively encouraged as well as strategic leadership development. 

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.