Information and Database Manager: Sponsorship Available

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Job Summary

Data is a key component to the monitoring and success of Research and Innovation (R&I) at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), keeping stakeholders informed about progress and activity. As part of the Data Team, the post-holder will be responsible for supporting the transition between and implementation of research management systems, both from a technical database standpoint and a user support point of view. Facilitating the migration to ensure the Data Team can continue to produce, develop and promote of a range of information and analysis services to meet the reporting requirements of R&I, and Research Delivery Teams can continue to manage the set up, approval, conduct and governance of clinical research at MFT.

 

Main duties of the job

To manage and ensure that robust and accurate information management systems are in place to maintain the continued production of reports reflecting the Trust’s research status for both performance management and reports to the DHSC and other external bodies as required.

To work closely with the R&I operational team to ensure that continued analytical support to determine future pressures against key deliverables, particularly in relation to external contracts and locally commissioned targets.

To conduct analytical work within R&I to ensure continued assessment of capacity and demand for research services, identifying areas of opportunity, undertaking gap and demand analysis and support the production of option appraisals.

To ensure continued provision of analysis on issues relating to activity-based research income and its implications in terms of activity deliverables and effect upon RCF and CRN funding.

To identify sources of information regarding the Trust, regional and national performance in clinical research, and to ensure continued ability within the team to design and produce regular reports.

To ensure research management systems will allow continued analysis and co-ordination of the North West Regional Research Delivery Network (RRDN) data flow and amalgamation with local Trust data to ensure accuracy.

Contribute to the production of annual reports and R&I reviews.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to degree level

Desirable

  • Further qualifications in Health Informatics or related area or equivalent experience of information handling and analysis gained in a work environment
  • Postgraduate doctoral degree or equivalent experience.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Excellent knowledge of and competencies with Microsoft Office software
  • In depth knowledge of databases (especially Access based) and their design, implementation and management
  • Relational database design, including query and report design
  • Knowledge of data integrity methods and techniques

Desirable

  • Knowledge of NHS research management systems

Training and Experience

Essential

  • Experience of developing and maintaining comprehensive and systematic systems for collecting and processing information
  • Experience of SQL scripting
  • Project management experience and familiarity in dealing with complex situations requiring analysis and interpretation
  • Experience of working with networks and external organisations, e.g. NIHR, RRDN, universities
  • Experience of working to tight deadlines and ability to prioritise competing demands under pressure to achieve targets

Desirable

  • Experience of delivering training or working in an advisory capacity.
  • Experience of developing web based solutions using 2 HTML, CSS and PHP

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Comprehensive IT skills including MS Word, Excel, Access (and other database packages), PowerPoint, Internet and email
  • Ability to create and edit visual basic macros in Excel and Access
  • Excellent organisation, administration, and project management skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Ability to prepare and deliver presentations and reports to a high standard
  • Ability to compile, interrogate and analyse data to produce meaningful and accessible management reports
  • Ability to identify and analyse information management problems or potential problems and to offer relevant solutions
  • Good people skills; ability to work with and influence different professions and organisations and within a multidisciplinary environment

Desirable

  • Effective time management skills.
  • Ability to use own initiative.

Attributes

Essential

  • Able to work independently with minimal day-to-day supervision
  • Enthusiastic, resolute and flexible approach to work

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).

Closing Date: 10 November 2025

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