Do you have a strong track record of delivering projects within a complex environment? Are you interested in medical research and passionate about using your skills to have a positive impact on people's lives?

A opportunity has opened as a Project Manager working across two of our research themes (Dermatology: Cutaneous Inflammation and Repair, and Integrative Cardiovascular Medicine) which are part of the Inflammation Cluster in the Manchester Biomedical research centre. You will work across these two themes, splitting your time equally.

Across these themes poly-omics, genetic medicine, immunopathology, and phenotyping are conducted to further develop the understanding of disease pathways, course and treatment. It is hoped that these translational studies will lead to the development of a new generation of personalised therapeutics.

You will be an essential member of our cross-disciplinary and Greater Manchester-wide team, responsible for developing, implementing and monitoring systems to manage BRC projects and programmes of work and spend. With a keen eye for detail, you will identify risks and ensure that appropriate mitigation is applied to ensure that quality standards are met and projects are delivered on time and to budget to meet BRC objectives. You will play a crucial role in fostering the development of new collaborations within the BRC partnership as well as with external stakeholders.

Main duties of the job

The Manchester NIHR BRC is committed to improving the lives of people- our patients, our communities, our volunteers, our workforce and our partners. We educate, influence, and collaborate to conduct research that enhances health and healthcare for everyone. We recognise that we can achieve this only by being inclusive and by encouraging and celebrating diverse perspectives. For these reasons, it is essential that we welcome and include individuals who represent the 21st-century workforce and the diverse population of patients we serve.

Drive delivery of BRC objectives across Themes and Clusters, whilst developing and implementing processes and systems to manage project information.

Provide accurate, timely and high-quality reports on project progress and outputs against forecasts and strategic aims both internally (including to the BRC senior management team) and to external bodies (including the NIHR).

Work with theme/cluster leads, programme leads and key researchers to identify and overcome risks to ensure successful delivery of the theme objectives.

Work with senior research staff within the partner Trusts and University, with the R& I Management Team and with other internal partners (e.g. finance, CRFs) and external partners (including local SMEs, multinational companies, charities, other BRCs and Trusts) to identify and progress collaborations, and develop and deliver projects which add value to the BRC.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of �2.6bn & 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 28,000 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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) funds Biomedical Research Centres (BRCs) as experimental medicine centres of excellence via competitive application every five years. Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) has recently been renewed over five years to provide experimental medicine infrastructure funding across Greater Manchester, Lancashire and South Cumbria.

Contracted by the NIHR, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) host the BRC in partnership with the University of Manchester and also with The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. MFT is the employing organisation for this post but the post-holder will work closely with Partner organisations across the BRC and from across Greater Manchesters R& I academic and clinical ecosystem.

The NIHR Manchester BRC works closely with other NIHR infrastructure in Greater Manchester including the NIHR Manchester Clinical Research Facility, NIHR Manchester Clinical Research Network, NIHR Manchester Applied Research Collaborative and NIHR Patient Safety Centre. We also work closely with colleagues across other BRCs in an inclusive and collaborative way.

If youre inspired by this opportunity and have the right skills to drive forward our world-leading research, we would be delighted to hear from you.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

Were looking forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification

Qualifications and Experience

Essential

• Educated to degree level. Minimum of Post Graduate Diploma or equivalent in work experience
• Knowledge of NHS and/or University research
• Experience of developing and maintaining comprehensive and systematic systems for collecting and processing project information.
• Experience of managing budgets and liaising with finance staff.
• Experience of writing a range of reports, strategy documents and grant applications.
• Significant experience of leading and managing a number of projects simultaneously from inception through to completion and evaluation, with demonstrable focus on delivery of outputs / targets.
• Experience of successful working with a range of internal and external stakeholders to manage project delivery.
• Experience of analysing complex data to assess risk and monitor progress against plans, managing deviations and issues appropriately to ensure successful project delivery.
• GCP trained
• Comprehensive IT skills (including MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint, databases, Internet and email).
• Ability to influence and negotiate with different professions and organisations and within a multidisciplinary environment.
• Experience of working to tight deadlines and ability to prioritise competing demands under pressure to achieve targets.
• Good attention to detail.

Desirable

• MSc or Further qualifications in Health Research or equivalent experience gained in a work environment.
• Formal project management qualification e.g. PRINCE2.
• Recent experience of working in both a university and NHS research setting.
• Knowledge of NHS and/or University funding and project management systems.
• Experience of working and/or liaising with industry.

Employer details

Employer name

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Nowgen Centre, 29 Grafton Street, Manchester, M13 9WU

Manchester

M13 9WU

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