University Hospital Southampton NHS FT
Corporate Service Manager
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Job Overview
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for detailed job description of the role.
Main Duties of the Job
The Corporate Services Manager will play a pivotal role in leading and directing the operational business planning and strategic financial management for the South Central Regional Research Delivery Network (RRDN). By ensuring robust stewardship and operational excellence, this role is central to the RDN’s mission to function as a single, transparent organisation with a shared vision for research delivery.
You will drive the delivery of key strategic projects that create capacity and capability in research delivery. Your work will ensure value for money and foster effective, sustainable improvements that directly benefit research participants, the research delivery workforce, and the wider health and care system.
Reporting directly to the Head of Strategy, Research Engagement and Inclusion, you will collaborate with senior leadership across the RRDN and the RDN Coordinating Centre. This position offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic, newly established organisation, leveraging strong interpersonal and analytical skills to influence strategy and operational success.
Working for Our Organisation
As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to.
All non-clinical roles may involve a mixture of on site and remote working. Specific details and flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.
Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.
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The Research Delivery Network (RDN) is an organisation consisting of 12 NIHR Regional RDNs (RRDNs) that work with a national Coordinating Centre and the Department of Health and Social Care to function as a single, transparent entity. University Hospital Southampton serves as the Host Organisation for the South Central RRDN.
The RRDNs have three primary roles: supporting research sites in the efficient delivery of funded research; strategically developing research capacity and capability, particularly in under-served communities; and collaborating with the Coordinating Centre to maintain a high-quality portfolio of viable studies responsive to the evolving health and care environment.
RRDNs aim to build excellent relationships with regional health and social care providers and Integrated Care Systems to promote research that benefits patients, the health system, and the economy as a whole.
Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
Your role will involve:
- Operational & Financial Planning: Leading regional business planning, performance monitoring, and financial management to ensure sustainable, value-for-money research delivery
- Strategic Project Delivery: Managing a portfolio of strategic projects aimed at building capacity and capability across the research network
- Performance & Data Oversight: Ensuring high-quality data reporting and compliance with national performance standards and governance frameworks
- Team Leadership: Providing line management for the Strategy Project Facilitator, overseeing staff performance, development, and adherence to organisational objectives
Experience and Skills You Will Need to Bring to the Role
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- Senior Leadership and Planning: A history of acting in a senior role, with specific experience of being involved in organisational planning, reporting activities, and financial management
- Complex Project Management: The ability to lead and deliver complex projects across multiple agencies and stakeholders to tight deadlines, using a range of project management methodologies
- Interpersonal and Stakeholder Skills: Highly developed interpersonal skills to build strong working relationships with senior stakeholders, combined with the ability to communicate complex or sensitive information effectively to diverse audiences
Other Requirements
- The ability to travel around the region as required
- This role will be based between the South Central Regional Research Delivery Network office in Hedge End and The Oxford Science Park
Person Specification
Qualifications / Training Required
Essential criteria
- Masters level qualification or equivalent experience
- Degree level qualification in a relevant subject or equivalent experience
- Project management qualification or equivalent experience
Previous or Relevant Experience Necessary
Essential criteria
- Experience of NHS management and research infrastructure
- Experience of acting in a senior management capacity, including experience in overseeing organisational planning and reporting activities
- Experience of working across complex organisational structures and effective matrix management
- Extensive experience of business planning and robust financial management at appropriate scale
- Experience of managing staff
- Experience of using IT systems for information dissemination and to monitor performance
- Knowledge and experience of delivering projects with a range of project management methodologies/techniques
Trust Values
Essential criteria
- Patients First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
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