Clinical Director of Research

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Job overview

Barts Health NHS Trust is looking for an exceptionalClinical Director of Researchto shape the future of research across one of the UK’s most active and diverse healthcare organisations.

With over500 active research projects, a strong partnership withQueen Mary University of London (QM), and cutting-edge facilities and infrastructure including theNIHR Barts Biomedical Research Centre, NIHR Clinical Research Facility, the Academic Centre for Healthy AgeingandBarts Life Sciences, this is a unique opportunity to make a real impact at scale.

In this high-profile role, you’ll be central to driving innovation, supporting the delivery of world-class research, and ensuring that clinical research is seamlessly integrated into patient care across our hospitals. Working at the interface between the NHS and academia, you will play a pivotal part in strengthening partnerships, fostering collaboration, and championing a culture of research excellence that directly benefits patients and communities across North East London and beyond.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

As Clinical Director of Research, you will:

·Provide strategic leadership to grow clinical research capacity and capability across Barts Health, particularly for the delivery of clinical trials

·Oversee and support clinical research leads and infrastructure across our hospitals and research centres.

·Act as a key link between Barts Health, QM, and wider partners to ensure strong collaboration and delivery of our joint research strategy.

·Promote and embed a culture where research is part of everyday clinical practice, benefiting patients and staff alike.

·Lead on major research funding opportunities and represent Barts Health at regional, national and international levels.

·Champion equality, diversity, and inclusion, patient and public engagement, and sustainability within research.

·Support governance and high-quality delivery of both commercial and non-commercial research projects.

This is a rare opportunity for a dynamic, collaborative leader to influence research on a large scale, working with some of the UK’s most prestigious academic and clinical partners.

Working for our organisation

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate, and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

Barts Health supports The Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Interviews will be held on 10th December 2025 at Canary Wharf. Early conversations are encouraged, please contact Dr Jenny Rivers, Director of Research & Development ().

Please refer to the job description and person specification for the main responsibilities of this role.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

  • Higher degree, MB BS or equivalent
  • PhD or equivalent formal research training

    • Experience

    Essential criteria

  • Relevant experience in clinical research governance and management
  • A track record in delivering commercial and non-commercial clinical research to the highest standards and to current regulatory requirements
  • Publishing experience in peer review and professional journals
  • Experience of delivering MHRA-regulated studies, for example Clinical Trials of Investigational Medicinal Products (CTIMPs) or similar
  • Experience of leading large, collaborative applications for research funding

    • Desirable criteria

  • Experience of developing and delivering strategy, with particular experience in areas including equality, diversity and inclusion, patient and public inclusion and engagement, patient safety etc.

    • Knowledge

    Essential criteria

  • Extensive knowledge of the current regulatory framework for clinical research and of the organisations responsible in the UK for delivering this
  • Knowledge of research ethics and the local and national organisations that deliver this
  • Knowledge of public and patient involvement in research
  • Extensive knowledge of the research funding landscape

    • Skills

    Essential criteria

  • Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills
  • Ability to prioritise tasks
  • Ability to work to formal deadlines and under pressure effectively
  • Evidence of high levels of diplomacy, innovation and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to articulate arguments, and to respond constructively to debate and criticism
  • Ability to motivate others
  • Ability to work towards consensus when appropriate, and to maintain a management line where required

    • Other

    Essential criteria

  • Enthusiasm to meet the challenges of the role and motivation to succeed
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    Location:
    London
    Job Type:
    FullTime

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