Job summary The postholder will be based in DREEAM. They will support the finalisation and implementation of the DREEAM Research Strategy and oversee and co-ordinate researchers in DREEAM undertaking homegrown research. In addition, they will lead on a major research project and collaborate with NUH Trust, local HEIs, ICS, national and international partners in developing bids for NIHR and other funding calls. One of DREEAM's major research areas of focus is health improvement and prevention. The postholder will consolidate and build on work already done in this area, further solidifying and formalising existing partnerships, as well as developing new ones. The postholder will work closely with the DREEAM Research Delivery Lead, ensuring existing research expertise is incorporated into future planning. They will support the development of a competency-based research development portfolio for all healthcare professionals in DREEAM and align it to a complementary research delivery portfolio. The postholder will oversee the co-ordination of local research activity, including journal clubs and educational sessions on research, encouraging early career researchers and signposting them to developmental opportunities. They will foster a dynamic and co-ordinated approach across the UEC/Critical Care to publishing in the healthcare literature, as well as attending and presenting at regional, national and international conferences. Main duties of the job Support the Director of DREEAM and senior research colleagues to finalise the draft DREEAM research strategy. Identify key individuals and organisations to partner with DREEAM and NUH to progress the operationalisation of the research strategy. Work closely with the DREEAM Delivery Lead to ensure a synergistic, integrated approach to both the delivery and developmental arms of research. Continue the current project on the Health Needs Assessment of the Urgent and Emergency Care (UEC) population, in collaboration with Trust and System partners. Lead on major bids for NIHR or other funding for a research project and support other researchers in UEC to progress their bids. About us With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation. Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH. Date posted 17 March 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 7 Salary £46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum pro rota Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Compressed hours Reference number 164-6994347 Job locations QMC Campus Derby Road Nottingham NG7 2UH Job description Job responsibilities Attend and represent DREEAM and NUH at relevant local, national and international conferences. Provide specialist advice and support to early career researchers on educational opportunities on research topics, funding opportunities, GDPR, data collection and linkage, ethics applications. Work with senior research and clinical colleagues of all professions in the UEC Directorate, including the educational Faculty leads, to develop a co-ordinated approach to educational and developmental activity in research across the UEC. Organise regular meetings of researchers working in the UEC specialties, sharing the chair with the Director of DREEAM and senior research colleagues. Liaise with UEC SMT, Area and SIC leads to ensure departmental and specialty priorities are being fed into the research agenda. Harness innovative technological solutions including AI, to use data from electronic health records and workflow systems to inform research, quality improvement and audit. Represent DREEAM at local and regional meetings relating to research development. Link with the ICS and relevant RDN specialty leads to co-ordinate research planning and development with regional approaches. Contribute to educational and research publications and deliver presentations to internal and external audiences to showcase local developments. Help plan, deliver and evaluate inter-professional education on research to staff within the UEC directorate. Stay up to date with knowledge and processes relevant to research development and disseminate any important changes to the relevant stakeholders. Ensure engagement with patients and the public and experts by lived experience so that research is co-designed and outcome measures important to patients are incorporated into planning and delivery. Work with the DREEAM Digital Media and Marketing Officer to develop marketing and communication strategies that promote research overseen by DREEAM. Carry out appraisal & development reviews for Research Nurses/Practitioners, including KSF, in line with Trust policy. Monitor and manage Research Nurse/Practitioners staffing levels for all DREEAM Portfolio studies. Ensure NUH Mandatory training needs are met within the Team of Research Nurses/Practitioners. Ensure that all Research Nurses/Practitioners/Allied Health Professionals and Investigators are practicing in line with recommendations of ICH Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and to identify and respond to areas of training need. Co-lead on recruitment and selection, development, training and retention of DREEAM Research staff and all other aspects of people management including performance management, sickness etc. Identify opportunities for staff to access appropriate education and training programmes, and other learning opportunities such as shadowing, mentoring and action learning, ensuring equity and fairness of access. Be a visible point of contact for patients, visitors, relatives, and staff acting as a resource for problems and needs. To act as a leader, role model and resource for the DREEAM Research Team and nursing colleagues within NUH in relation to clinical research studies. Evaluate training needs of the DREEAM research team and deliver relevant training to the team and delivering suitable induction and preceptorship programmes for staff. The Health Improvement Collaborative Lead will collaborate with a range of colleagues, both internal and external to NUH Trust. The post holder will be dealing with routine information. The post holder will spend a moderate amount of time communicating with both internal colleagues, external colleagues, and patients/carers. At times barriers to communication may occur that require the post holder to adapt their communication style, the post holder will need to be confident in using the interpreting service to ensure the service we provide is safe, holistic, and patient centred. This may include rephrasing a sentence, asking further questions, seeking clarification. Job description Job responsibilities Attend and represent DREEAM and NUH at relevant local, national and international conferences. Provide specialist advice and support to early career researchers on educational opportunities on research topics, funding opportunities, GDPR, data collection and linkage, ethics applications. Work with senior research and clinical colleagues of all professions in the UEC Directorate, including the educational Faculty leads, to develop a co-ordinated approach to educational and developmental activity in research across the UEC. Organise regular meetings of researchers working in the UEC specialties, sharing the chair with the Director of DREEAM and senior research colleagues. Liaise with UEC SMT, Area and SIC leads to ensure departmental and specialty priorities are being fed into the research agenda. Harness innovative technological solutions including AI, to use data from electronic health records and workflow systems to inform research, quality improvement and audit. Represent DREEAM at local and regional meetings relating to research development. Link with the ICS and relevant RDN specialty leads to co-ordinate research planning and development with regional approaches. Contribute to educational and research publications and deliver presentations to internal and external audiences to showcase local developments. Help plan, deliver and evaluate inter-professional education on research to staff within the UEC directorate. Stay up to date with knowledge and processes relevant to research development and disseminate any important changes to the relevant stakeholders. Ensure engagement with patients and the public and experts by lived experience so that research is co-designed and outcome measures important to patients are incorporated into planning and delivery. Work with the DREEAM Digital Media and Marketing Officer to develop marketing and communication strategies that promote research overseen by DREEAM. Carry out appraisal & development reviews for Research Nurses/Practitioners, including KSF, in line with Trust policy. Monitor and manage Research Nurse/Practitioners staffing levels for all DREEAM Portfolio studies. Ensure NUH Mandatory training needs are met within the Team of Research Nurses/Practitioners. Ensure that all Research Nurses/Practitioners/Allied Health Professionals and Investigators are practicing in line with recommendations of ICH Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and to identify and respond to areas of training need. Co-lead on recruitment and selection, development, training and retention of DREEAM Research staff and all other aspects of people management including performance management, sickness etc. Identify opportunities for staff to access appropriate education and training programmes, and other learning opportunities such as shadowing, mentoring and action learning, ensuring equity and fairness of access. Be a visible point of contact for patients, visitors, relatives, and staff acting as a resource for problems and needs. To act as a leader, role model and resource for the DREEAM Research Team and nursing colleagues within NUH in relation to clinical research studies. Evaluate training needs of the DREEAM research team and deliver relevant training to the team and delivering suitable induction and preceptorship programmes for staff. The Health Improvement Collaborative Lead will collaborate with a range of colleagues, both internal and external to NUH Trust. The post holder will be dealing with routine information. The post holder will spend a moderate amount of time communicating with both internal colleagues, external colleagues, and patients/carers. At times barriers to communication may occur that require the post holder to adapt their communication style, the post holder will need to be confident in using the interpreting service to ensure the service we provide is safe, holistic, and patient centred. This may include rephrasing a sentence, asking further questions, seeking clarification. Person Specification Training & Qualifications Essential Possession of a master's degree. Excellent understanding of research methodology. Desirable PhD MSc Research Methods. Experience Essential Experience of managing research projects in acute settings. Recent experience at a senior level including project management, change management, and transdisciplinary/trans- professional working. Experience of leading and managing improvement projects. Evidence of having achieved challenging organisational targets. Experience in collating and using the evidence base to influence changes in practice. Desirable Experience of presenting to large groups of people at conferences Experience of chairing high level project meetings Communication and Relationship Skills Essential Experience of, and evidence of an ability to lead others. Ability to present complex statistical and theoretical data to a variety of audiences. Excellent negotiating skills. Ability to influence and motivate staff to engage with projects. Excellent written and oral communication skills across multidisciplinary and multi-professional teams. Excellent feedback skills. Analytical and Judgement Skills Essential Ability to identify, extract and process complex health information from a variety of sources. Excellent problem-solving skills. Innovative thinker with the ability to cut through barriers to change. Capable of developing and presenting workable solutions to complex service issues considering internal and external political environments. Ability to present plans supported by reasoned argument and evidence. Evidence of being able to analyse and interpret analytical/statistical and research outcomes and queries. Planning and Organisation Skills Essential Excellent organisation skills. Ability to chair and/or participate actively in meetings, seminars, and conferences. Ability to diagnose and take remedial action where projects are slipping from their targets. Able to plan and organise complex programme requiring formulation and adjustment. Desirable Involvement in clinical innovation or service development in previous roles. Physical Skills Essential Well-developed IT Skills. Frequent experience of using spreadsheets. Expert skills in data entry and extraction e.g. electronic data collection tools. Other requirements specific to the role Essential Commitment to support the Trust's Values Commitment to the DREEAM Vision. Person Specification Training & Qualifications Essential Possession of a master's degree. Excellent understanding of research methodology. Desirable PhD MSc Research Methods. Experience Essential Experience of managing research projects in acute settings. Recent experience at a senior level including project management, change management, and transdisciplinary/trans- professional working. Experience of leading and managing improvement projects. Evidence of having achieved challenging organisational targets. Experience in collating and using the evidence base to influence changes in practice. Desirable Experience of presenting to large groups of people at conferences Experience of chairing high level project meetings Communication and Relationship Skills Essential Experience of, and evidence of an ability to lead others. Ability to present complex statistical and theoretical data to a variety of audiences. Excellent negotiating skills. Ability to influence and motivate staff to engage with projects. Excellent written and oral communication skills across multidisciplinary and multi-professional teams. Excellent feedback skills. Analytical and Judgement Skills Essential Ability to identify, extract and process complex health information from a variety of sources. Excellent problem-solving skills. Innovative thinker with the ability to cut through barriers to change. Capable of developing and presenting workable solutions to complex service issues considering internal and external political environments. Ability to present plans supported by reasoned argument and evidence. Evidence of being able to analyse and interpret analytical/statistical and research outcomes and queries. Planning and Organisation Skills Essential Excellent organisation skills. Ability to chair and/or participate actively in meetings, seminars, and conferences. Ability to diagnose and take remedial action where projects are slipping from their targets. Able to plan and organise complex programme requiring formulation and adjustment. Desirable Involvement in clinical innovation or service development in previous roles. Physical Skills Essential Well-developed IT Skills. Frequent experience of using spreadsheets. Expert skills in data entry and extraction e.g. electronic data collection tools. Other requirements specific to the role Essential Commitment to support the Trust's Values Commitment to the DREEAM Vision. 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). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). 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). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts Address QMC Campus Derby Road Nottingham NG7 2UH Employer's website https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)