Research Delivery Practice Educator
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 18/09/2026
- Closes
- 02/10/2026
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Role summary
This role involves shaping health and social care research delivery as a Research Delivery Practice Educator. You will develop research delivery and clinical skills for the NIHR Regional Research Delivery Network's Agile Research Delivery Team. Responsibilities include designing and delivering education, identifying skills gaps, and ensuring staff competency in research. The role requires collaboration across the research community to enhance regional research delivery capability.
Key responsibilities
- Lead the development and delivery of research practice education and clinical skills training for the Agile Research Delivery Team.
- Design, deliver and evaluate innovative learning and development programmes.
- Provide expert guidance, mentorship and competency assessment to research delivery staff.
- Identify workforce skills gaps and collaborate with partners to develop effective training solutions.
- Ensure clinical research staff maintain required knowledge, skills and competencies.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with regional and national stakeholders and partners.
Essential criteria
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Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Research Delivery Practice Educator
The closing date is 02 October 2026
Job summary
Are you interested in helping to shape the local landscape of Health and Social Care research delivery? Then join our team as a Research Delivery Practice Educator and inspire excellence, innovation, and workforce development across the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Research Delivery Network.
As a Research Delivery Practice Educator, you will play a key role in developing the research delivery and clinical skills of the NIHR Regional Research Delivery Network (RRDN) Agile Research Delivery Team. Working within the Workforce Development function, you will design and deliver high-quality education and training, support research delivery partners to identify and address skills gaps, and ensure staff maintain the competencies required to deliver safe, effective, and high-quality health and social care research. You will collaborate with colleagues across the RRDN and wider research community to drive workforce development, share best practice, and enhance research delivery capability across the region.
Main duties of the job
Working closely with the Workforce and People Senior Manager you will:
Lead the development and delivery of research practice education and clinical skills training for the Agile Research Delivery Team.
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