Senior Research Sister/Charge Nurse

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000

Job description

Company Description

This post is only open for applications for individuals employed within the Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS Care System.

Organisations within scope are as follows:

• Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board
• Southern Health Foundation Trust
• Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
• University Hospital Southampton
• Solent NHS Trust
• South Central Ambulance Service
• Isle of Wight NHS Trust
• Hampshire Hospitals

Our vision for Single Corporate Services
Isle of Wight NHS Trust (IWT) and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (PHU) have a shared vision of a single corporate service across our two organisations, supported by a single set of identical systems and processes, under joint leadership, to drive significant efficiencies, improve employee experience, and return time to patient care.

This vacancy is part of the Single Corporate Services Division.

Why are we changing the way we deliver Corporate Services?
Working as a partnership, both IWT and PHU have a shared vision for excellence in care for our patients and communities; with a set of strategic aims underpinning how we will achieve this. The creation of a single corporate service is essential for us to support our clinical and operational services, and our wider transformation programme.

The vision for our single corporate services is to:

• Be an employer of choice for corporate talent, attracting and retaining people who share our values for excellence in care and welcome the opportunity to benefit from the broad range of flexible career and development opportunities we can offer.
• Improve efficiency through simplified and standardised policies, processes, and systems, drawing on the best from both Trusts.
• Do things once and reduce any duplication on transactional tasks giving corporate staff the ability to focus on higher value and more diverse activities.
• Co-invest in the latest digital solutions and standardise our approach, meaning we do things once for both organisations.
• Improve learning and development opportunities and sharing best practice, upskilling both Trusts.
• Co-locate teams in purpose-built facilities on the Island and in Portsmouth to enable closer working and sharing.
• Build resilience for individuals and our teams.

The single corporate service is delivered across both organisations. You may be based at either IWT or PHU and individuals may be required to undertake business travel between sites. For leaders managing staff across multi-site locations, you will need to be visible and provide in person leadership. The arrangements and frequency will be agreed locally.

Job Description
Position Type: Permanent - Full time - 37.5 hours
Salary: Band 7 - £46,148 - £52,809
Location: Working collaboratively with both the Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (frequency of visits to each site, to be agreed locally)

We are seeking to appoint a dynamic, experienced and highly motivated Senior Research Sister/Charge Nurse, to work in close collaboration with Chief Investigators/Principal investigators/Sub Investigators and external partners. You will manage the delivery of a large portfolio of commercial and non-commercial research studies, to drive innovation, enhance patient care and maximise opportunities for our patients and staff to participate in high quality research. This post will be based within the Haematology/Oncology research nursing team, therefore a clinical background within an oncology setting would be advantageous.

The ideal candidate will have significant experience in managing/leading teams within the NHS setting and working in clinical research. You will join an enthusiastic, driven, and supportive senior research nursing team, to lead and develop established research teams of approximately 100 Research Nurses, AHPs, Midwives, Clinical Trials Assistants, Photographers and AI technicians, working together across sites and existing studies, to bring exciting research opportunities to PHU and IOW, for the benefit of our patients and for the future of healthcare.

Previous clinical research delivery experience in the NHS, commercially or within primary care is essential, as the post will require you to engage in clinical study delivery, (patient recruitment, retention and education) as well as team management (education, governance and workforce). You will require excellent leadership and management skills, be able to work to tight deadlines, manage resources and most importantly be able to bring out the best in your team. Robust clinical research knowledge of good clinical practice and awareness of the regulatory research landscape, and excellent communication skills are pivotal to facilitate successful research delivery across the Trust.

This full-time role will see you work closely with the departmental clinical leads, research management, researchers and delivery teams supporting and directing staff to contribute to the set-up and ongoing management of clinical and academic research trials within the haematology/oncology portfolio across the working week currently Monday to Friday (adaptable to meet service needs). You must be able to work autonomously, flexibly, have excellent communications skills, with the ability to lead, motivate and energise others. Driving licence is desirable but not essential.

This is a dynamic role that will offer the right candidate a unique opportunity to continue their leadership and management journey. You will be involved in all aspects of the research process from study design to delivery and study close out, collaboratively working with multidisciplinary teams and peers within PHU and IOW settings to support the implementation of studies to translate scientific discoveries into improved patient outcomes.

Key responsibilities

• The role will see you ensure the effective delivery of a high standard of nursing care for all patients within the research pathway by providing clinical nursing leadership, direction, supervision and maintaining effective systems of work. Coordinate and expand teams research study portfolios, focusing on increasing both NIHR portfolio and commercial study activity.
• Manage assigned research teams, ensuring safe and effective staffing levels and the appropriate skill mix are maintained, including the co-ordination of leave and duty rosters. You will liaise closely with external partners, specialty research leads, the Trust’s research department, external regulatory agencies, and funding bodies to facilitate the delivery of high-quality research across designated clinical specialties.
• Through effective leadership you will plan, co-ordinate, implement and deliver clinical research activities across assigned teams in partnership with study investigators and research support teams, ensuring efficient and effective use of resources, working closely with the research finance team to ensure accurate recordkeeping of research appointments on departmental recruitment platforms to recover funding.
• At all times adhere to the NMC Code of Conduct, working within the research regulatory and legal frameworks for clinical trials (e.g., International Conference on Harmonisation of Good Clinical Practice in Clinical Trials (ICH-GCP), operating within the NMC Scope of Professional Practice).
• Support the Trust culture of collaborative, flexible cross-team working and commitment to delivering quality services and outcomes, which support the Government’s policies on public health.

If you would like to be part of this dynamic senior research and innovation team and feel that you can fulfil the needs of this post, we would like to hear from you. Informal visits are highly recommended prior to application, please contact Sharon McCready via Louise Shayler PA – Leadership Team on 02392286000 ext 5156 to arrange a visit.

Qualifications
Please refer to Job Description for further details.

Essential Qualifications and Experience

• Current RN registration with NMC
• Masters degree, or equivalent experience and professional knowledge
• Professional clinical knowledge acquired through significant post registration experience, with a minimum of 3 year's experience in a Band 6 role
• Evidence of formal leadership training and continued CPD
• Significant clinical experience in managing & leading teams within an NHS setting
• Background in clinical research nursing, involvement in research/ clinical publications.
• Training in ICH-GCP clinical trial standards and the detailed trial-specific rules it provides for administration and record keeping.
• Management Training
• Teaching qualification or equivalent experience and knowledge.

Essential Skills and Knowledge

• Knowledge of, and experience of applying, the Research Governance Framework for Health, and Social Care, and of clinical trial regulatory and ethics processes; knowledge of Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations and Good Clinical Practice; knowledge of legislation regarding safety reporting and Pharmacovigilance.
• Demonstrates a clear understanding of advanced highly specialised theoretical and practical clinical and research skills beyond the normal scope of nursing practice.
• Demonstrates an ability to develop and improve own competence in structured way.
• Able to use advanced software to collect data, create reports and manage data and use a range of IT programs including web applications and MS Office applications.
• Strong customer service skills.

Other

• Team player
• Tenacity
• Personal drive and initiative. Ability to motivate others.
• Ability to develop, initiate and coordinate planning, organisational and time management skills to meet the changing clinical and research study requirements.
• Leadership skills with evidence of the ability to lead and support junior staff.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including written and verbal communication skills and attention to detail.
• The ability to present and receive complex, sensitive information to and for patients and groups of healthcare staff.
• Ability to lead and motivate others and work to high standards in challenging intellectual situations.
• Good time management skills – able to plan and work to agreed timescales and to multi-task effectively.
• Have a confident approach and the ability to instil confidence in others.
• Formal presentation skills for both small and large groups and possess the skills to develop training and education for individuals and groups.
• Professional appearance.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Effective communicator both orally and on paper.

Additional Information
Within PHU, we can offer you learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to. We believe you deserve the best possible surroundings to do your job and we want to support you in doing your job to the best of your ability.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.