Job Summary

The Regional Research Delivery Network (RRDN) East of England has an exciting opportunity for a Learning and Development Facilitator to join the team.

The Research Delivery Network is part of the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). We are funded by the Department of Health and Social Care to support the country's world-class research system to deliver high-quality research that enables the best care for our population.

Our vision is that the UK is a global leader in the delivery of high-quality, commercial and non-commercial research that is inclusive, accessible, and improves health and care. Our mission is to enable the health and care system to attract, optimise and deliver research across England. We do this as part of the NIHR's overall mission to improve the health and wealth of the nation through research.

The Learning and Development Facilitator will contribute to the delivery of the RRDN workforce strategy to support the strategic, system-wide development of the research delivery workforce across a range of roles, specialities and settings. They will have responsibility for the design, development and delivery of a wide range of training and workforce development programmes as part of the RRDN Workforce Development function, working with colleagues both regionally and nationally.

The RRDN East of England is hosted by the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Main duties of the job

The Learning And Development Facilitator Will:

Implement shared national processes for commissioning, designing, delivering and evaluating learning
Work with the Workforce and People Senior Manager to understand regional workforceneeds and design and deliver solutions
Act as a source of advice and guidance regarding research-related training
Provide highly specialist advice on all aspects of the research process, in particular interpreting legislative and regulatory requirements, and providing guidance to researchers on fulfilling their obligations
Support the Workforce and People Senior Manager with the implementation of Workforce Development/Capacity and Capability initiatives across the network, and assist in their reporting and evaluation
The post-holder will be an effective facilitator with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and will be able to demonstrate a thorough understanding of health and care research systems and processes
Support regional training facilitators, demonstrating leadership in training delivery/facilitation skills and acting as a role model. This will involve mentoring newer facilitators, as well as evaluating performance and delivering constructive feedback

About Us

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!

The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

Flexible working hours
Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
Multi Faith prayer room
Discounted gym memberships
Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
On-site Nursery
On-site cafes offering staff discounts
Support in career development
Flexible staff bank
Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics

Details

Date posted

02 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

234-25-TA25006

Job locations

20 Rouen Road

Norwich

NR1 1QQ

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Under the leadership of the Workforce and People Senior Manager, contribute to the regional delivery of the RDN Workforce strategy to support the strategic, system-wide development of the research delivery workforce across a broad range of roles, specialities and settings
Support regional training facilitators, demonstrating leadership in training delivery/facilitation skills and acting as a role model. This will involve mentoring newer facilitators, as well as evaluating performance and delivering constructive feedback
Act as an ambassador for the RDN and wider NIHR
Support annual planning and reporting activities with the provision of workforce and learning data and expertise
Propose and inform key innovative opportunities for increasing research delivery workforce capacity and capability across the RDN
Support the accurate collection of workforce data as part of a shared, national system and process for gathering robust research delivery workforce intelligence to inform the strategic development of regional workforce planning activities with partners
Provide day-to-day management and coordination of regional and, where appropriate, national programmes of learning and development, including design, delivery and evaluation

Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Under the leadership of the Workforce and People Senior Manager, contribute to the regional delivery of the RDN Workforce strategy to support the strategic, system-wide development of the research delivery workforce across a broad range of roles, specialities and settings
Support regional training facilitators, demonstrating leadership in training delivery/facilitation skills and acting as a role model. This will involve mentoring newer facilitators, as well as evaluating performance and delivering constructive feedback
Act as an ambassador for the RDN and wider NIHR
Support annual planning and reporting activities with the provision of workforce and learning data and expertise
Propose and inform key innovative opportunities for increasing research delivery workforce capacity and capability across the RDN
Support the accurate collection of workforce data as part of a shared, national system and process for gathering robust research delivery workforce intelligence to inform the strategic development of regional workforce planning activities with partners
Provide day-to-day management and coordination of regional and, where appropriate, national programmes of learning and development, including design, delivery and evaluation

Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Postgraduate qualification (eg. Postgraduate Diploma) or equivalent relevant experience

Desirable

Recognised teaching qualification

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in a research environment (NHS, University, Industry)
Experience of designing, delivering and evaluating effective learning interventions

Skills

Essential

Ability to present complex information is a way that is meaningful and understandable to a range of audiences
Ability to work collaboratively across organisations and geographically dispersed teams

Attitude, aptitude

Essential

Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Person Specification

Essential

Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

Address

20 Rouen Road

Norwich

NR1 1QQ

Employer's website

https://teamnnuh.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

Address

20 Rouen Road

Norwich

NR1 1QQ

Employer's website

https://teamnnuh.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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