Senior Research Governance Manager

Marie Curie is the UK’s leading end-of-life charity. We are the largest non-NHS provider of end-of-life care in the UK, the only provider across all 4 nations, delivering community nursing and hospice care across the country, while providing information and support on all aspects of dying, death, and bereavement. Our leading research pushes the boundaries of what we know about good end-of-life, and our campaigns fight for a world where everyone gets to have the best possible quality of life while living with an illness, they’re likely to die from.

This key role will be pivotal in leading Marie Curie’s central research governance processes for research carried out in Marie Curie services and working with places across the UK to support capacity and capability assessments led by local governance committees. This will include contract management where necessary, based on the principle that governance overview is proportionate to risk, and will involve cross-directorate working with our legal and data and information governance teams.

The postholder will also work with relevant other organisations to endeavour to support services more widely to become and stay research active and contribute to building the evidence base for palliative and end of life care.

You will be responsible for:

• Leading on any aspects of research governance for research carried out at Marie Curie and to be responsible for embedding and refining the relevant policies and processes.
• Ensuring that all research carried out within Marie Curie is done in accordance with the UK Policy Framework for Health and Social Care Research, following the recently approved Marie Curie Research Governance Policy.
• Working closely with the research leads and fellows / medical directors / service leads within Marie Curie hospices and community services to provide specialist advice in relation to research governance.
• Providing proactive research governance support to researchers and clinicians at all stages of the research process, in hospices with or without research lead / fellow and other services.
• Maintaining an up-to-date central research register for all research projects carried out within Marie Curie services.
• Working in partnership with other interested organisations to support the development of a community of practice for research at hospices and other people services.

Key Criteria:

• Significant experience in undertaking clinical research governance.
• In depth practical working knowledge of the UK Policy Framework for Health and Social Care Research gained through training and significant experience in governance posts.
• Substantial experience of devising, introducing, implementing, developing and reviewing research governance compliance practice across a complex organisation.
• Extensive experience of leading and delivering projects and implementing outputs across an organisation.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including facilitation and presentation skills.
• Extensive data analysis and interpretation skills with high level of attention to detail
• Prioritisation skills and demonstrable capacity to prioritise problems and develop actions to address these and work to deadlines.

Please see the full job description here.

Application & Interview Process

• As part of your online application, you will be asked for a CV and covering letter. Please review both the advert and job description and outline your most relevant skills, experience and knowledge for the role.
• Close date for applications: Sunday 13 October 2024

Salary: £43,250-48,048 per annum (pro rata, 0.5FTE)

Contract: Permanent, part-time (0.5FTE)

Based: This role is predominantly home-based and can be based anywhere within the UK.

Benefits you’ll LOVE:

• Flexible working. We’re happy to discuss flexible working at the interview stage.
• 25 days annual leave (exclusive of Bank Holidays)
• Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme (we will match your contribution up to 7.5%)
• Loan schemes for bikes; computers and season tickets
• Continuous professional development opportunities.
• Industry-leading training programmes
• Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programmes
• Enhanced bereavement, family friendly and sickness benefits
• Access to Blue Light Card membership
• Subsidised Eye Care

Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one.

We are committed to a world where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justice imperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace, and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences.

We're happy to accommodate any requests for reasonable adjustments. Please email any requests to recruitment@mariecurie.org.uk