Head of Research

Job title:

Head of Research

Company

NHS

Job description

You will lead Research for Tissue & Eye Services within NHS Blood and Transplants OTDT directorate, driving innovation in safer, more effective tissue allografts. This high-profile role involves strategic planning, problem-solving, and securing research funding to advance tissue processing and transplantation. You will manage postdoctoral researchers and oversee the Research Tissue Bank, supporting academia, pharma, and clinicians. Strong communication skills are essential as you collaborate across OTDT and NHSBT. As part of the Senior Leadership Team, you will ensure smooth project transitions from research to clinical application, working closely with the Head of Development to bring innovations from bench to bedside.Main duties of the jobIn this role you will be responsible for heading the research for Tissue & Eye Services team (TES). Your responsibilities will include: Providing Professional Scientific Leadership to the TES Research Team, Production and Retrieval Teams. Leading on research into new and novel tissue products for transplantation. Taking care and managing the Tissue & Eye Services Research Tissue Bank. Line manage the Postdoctoral Research assistants and the Research Tissue Bank Manager. Being accountable for creating and developing education, training and peer review packages relating to tissue research for TES colleagues and relevant stakeholders. To co-ordinate and motivate a wide range of multi professional staff, both across NHSBT and externally to help deliver the research strategy. Identification, application, governance, and overall management of Research grants relating to Tissue & Eye Services Developing and promoting collaborative working strategies with colleagues across OTDT using interpersonal, motivational, negotiating, and influencing skills. You will be required to travel and spend time away from base, which will involve working irregular hours and overnight stays when required, with prior noticeAbout usIt takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, youll join a team of more than 6,000 people who are making a genuine difference to communities, families, friends, relatives and more across the UK. We play a unique and special role in the NHS by helping people do something extraordinary- donate blood, blood products, organs, tissues, or stem cells to save someone in need. Our three core values are what set us apart. They guide and inspire everything we do. By being caring, expertly meeting the needs of our patients and our people, and accepting nothing less than the best quality, we can do extraordinary work and help our people to do something extraordinary in their career, too. Three small words, one big difference – Caring, Expert and Quality. Together we’ll save and improve more lives than ever. You will join us on our journey to create an inclusive workplace and aim to reflect the diverse communities we work with, and we positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.Date posted03 February 2025Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 8bSalary£62,215 to £72,293 a yearContractPermanentWorking patternFull-timeReference number005690Job locationsLiverpool CentreLiverpoolUnited KingdomL24 8RBJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease view the attached recruitment profile which is a summary of the detailed Job Description and Person Specification. Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease view the attached recruitment profile which is a summary of the detailed Job Description and Person Specification.Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential

• Educated to PhD level in an area deemed relevant to Tissue and Eye Banking
• Scientific knowledge to masters level in a related field either by examination e.g. MSc or equivalent experience plus relevant courses.
• Demonstrates commitment to own continued professional development (CPD)

ExperienceEssential

• Significant management or supervisory experience within a blood service/tissue banking, or similar clinical/healthcare environment.
• Knowledge of the clinical application of tissue allografts
• Experience of handling tissue and deceased donors.
• Understanding of research methodologies.
• Experience of managing change control for complex projects
• Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practice, Good Laboratory Practice, EU Directive and other relevant statutory guidelines.
• Up to date knowledge of current professional Production and Scientific issues relating to tissue banking.
• Experience of working with information technology using Microsoft Office packages (Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams and PowerPoint)

Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential

• Educated to PhD level in an area deemed relevant to Tissue and Eye Banking
• Scientific knowledge to masters level in a related field either by examination e.g. MSc or equivalent experience plus relevant courses.
• Demonstrates commitment to own continued professional development (CPD)

ExperienceEssential

• Significant management or supervisory experience within a blood service/tissue banking, or similar clinical/healthcare environment.
• Knowledge of the clinical application of tissue allografts
• Experience of handling tissue and deceased donors.
• Understanding of research methodologies.
• Experience of managing change control for complex projects
• Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practice, Good Laboratory Practice, EU Directive and other relevant statutory guidelines.
• Up to date knowledge of current professional Production and Scientific issues relating to tissue banking.
• Experience of working with information technology using Microsoft Office packages (Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams and PowerPoint)

Expected salary

£62215 – 72293 per year

Location

Liverpool

Job date

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 00:34:17 GMT

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