Senior Research Sister | The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 03 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £43,742 - £50,056 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 May 2024 |
| Location: | 317 Trustwide, NE7 7DN |
| Company: | The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6166917/317-2024-10-022 |
Summary
The NIHR Newcastle Clinical Research Facility (NCRF) provides dedicated purpose-built facilities and expertise for the delivery of high quality, cutting edge experimental research and early phase clinical trials. In February 2022 we were delighted to be one of the 28 sites across the UK to secure NIHR funding for the next 5 years, which will allow us to continue to develop, grow and deliver high quality research across our region.
We are a large and innovative multi-disciplinary team of approximately 100 clinical and research support staff. We support a broad portfolio of complex clinical trials as well as high throughput research studies incorporating disease areas such as infectious diseases, dementia, parkinsons, genetics, diabetes and gastroenterology.
A rare opportunity has arisen to apply for the position of Senior Research Sister/Charge Nurse within this innovative and exciting facility. Applications are welcomed from a registered general nurse or registered health care professional with a proven track record of managerial skills and a passion for leadership and success. We are seeking a candidate with substantial experience of working within relevant clinical specialty areas and/or the clinical research delivery landscape.
This is a full-time position with opportunities for flexible working to be considered on an individual basis.
Informal enquiries are welcomed, please contact Fiona Yelnoorkar
• Interview date: 7th May 2024
• 37 hours 30 minutes /week
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, experienced, and motivated leader who is forward thinking, dynamic and who can embrace innovative methods of study delivery.
The post holder will be responsible for the leadership and management of the clinical team, supported by 3 fellow Senior Research Sisters and 4 Junior Research Sisters. They will be responsible for ensuring that our staff are appropriately trained and developed to ensure that the planning and organisational requirements are in place to co-ordinate the successful delivery of multiple research studies at varying stages of development and will initiate and manage the clinical activities relating to these studies.
The studies are predominantly complex and require significant communication, organisation and time management skills to successfully delivery. The ability to facilitate collaborative working relationships and be a strong team player with a strategic vision is a must. A broad clinical background would be advantageous as the facility support studies from all disease areas, although training will be provided.
There will be a requirement for frequent cross-site working as dictated by service need.
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 2 million patients ‘contacts’ each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
• The post holder will be responsible for the co-ordination of multiple research studies at varying stages of development.
• Responsibility includes being the Line Manager of staff members and monitoring and raising the standard of nursing input and research output within the team / clinical research.
• Will ensure that all research undertaken within clinical research safeguards the wellbeing of patients and is conducted within ICH Good Clinical Practice Guidelines for Research.
• In conjunction with the multidisciplinary team the post holder will facilitate the production of good quality research.
• Will participate in education programs / study days in advanced clinical skills / techniques, research activity and / or research governance and will identify and meet the training needs of junior Research Nurses, Healthcare Assistants and Students
The NCRF footprint spans several clinical specialty areas at its sites at The Royal Victoria Infirmary which incorporates both the Adult and Paediatric facilities, The Centre for Ageing Research Unit which is based within the Campus for Ageing and Vitality and the Dental Clinical Research Facility which is located within the Newcastle Dental Hospital.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.
This advert closes on Wednesday 17 Apr 2024
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