Senior Research Sister/Charge Nurse Coordinator
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Company Description
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.
Job Description
Location: Across sites, both Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (frequency of visits to each site, to be agreed locally)
Position Type: Permanent - Full time - 37.5 hours
Salary: Band 7 - £46,148 - £52,809
We are seeking to appoint an experienced and highly motivated Senior Research Nurse to work in close collaboration with Chief Investigators/Principal Investigators/Sub Investigators and external partners, to manage and deliver a portfolio of commercial and non-commercial research studies. This post will be based within the respiratory research nurse team, therefore a clinical background within a respiratory setting would be advantageous.
The role will involve project management of a pipeline of studies, supporting the set up and delivery of complex commercial and NIHR research portfolio studies. In addition, the post holder will work closely with our local investigators to support the development and delivery of homegrown research studies.
The successful applicant will lead a research delivery team to offer research opportunities to our patients and communities. Therefore key aspects of this post include the ability to work in collaboration with others, a flexible initiative-taking approach and solution orientated mindset.
This role will offer the right candidate a unique opportunity to continue their leadership and management journey, whilst maintaining clinical contact with patients and participants.
Key Responsibilities
* Responsible and accountable for the organisation and management of the research delivery team within an assigned specialty and/or project/s.
* Work in close collaboration with Chief Investigators, Principal Investigators, and Sub-Investigators to manage and deliver a complex portfolio of commercial and non-commercial research.
* Lead on the setting up, running, and recruiting to a portfolio of clinical trials within the specialty.
* Maintain a visible presence for research within the designated specialty ensuring that patients, visitors, and healthcare staff have access to expert clinical research senior staff.
* Through effective leadership ensure the research delivery team provides safe, responsive, caring and well-led clinical trial activity.
Qualifications
Essential
* Current RN registration with NMC.
* MSc Degree in relevant field or evidence of equivalent professional/clinical experience.
* Significant clinical experience in managing & leading teams within an NHS setting.
* Training in ICH-GCP clinical trial standards.
* Background in clinical research nursing, involvement in research/clinical publications.
Experience
* Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a Band 6 role or equivalent experience in a leadership role.
* Experience of leading and managing projects.
Skills and Knowledge
* Excellent communication skills with colleagues and patients.
* Ability to work effectively as part of a team and to motivate others within the team.
* Good time management skills.
* Able to use advanced software to collect data, create reports and manage data.
Additional Information
The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut, and our on-site Wellness Centre.
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.
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