About this role
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our dedicated and specialised research nursing team as a Senior Band 7 nurse providing leadership and expertise within the field of Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Research. The post holder will manage and coordinate clinical research projects involving patients diagnosed with MND.
As a key part of the team, the Research Sister/Charge Nurse will assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care for patients in line with clinical trial protocols, laboratory manuals and all relevant regulatory standards.
The Research Sister/Charge Nurse will work as part of the larger research team to develop and deliver recruitment targets and strategies to meet these targets. The post holder will ensure that research safeguards are in place to protect the well-being of research participants and that research is conducted within the Regulatory Framework. As part of the co-ordination responsibilities the post holder will be expected to represent the MND team at national and international meetings.
The post holder must possess excellent communication, leadership, interpersonal and organisational skills alongside a vision for service development.
The post holder will work in close liaison with the Professors, Research Matron and the wider research team ensuring the provision of high quality care within the resources available.
An informal visit is recommended.
Main duties of the job
To ensure that everyone diagnosed with MND has access to the support and opportunity to take part in clinical research.
To support people with MND to navigate the research trial process, providing information about current MND clinical research and trials, identifying people living with MND who are eligible for trials explaining what is involved, and supporting people with their application and ongoing involvement in trials.
Proactively lead and develop a MND person centred research service as part of a MND research nurse network.
To drive collaborative opportunities within the MDT team. Working closely with care coordinators and other MDT members, emphasising seamless coordination, shared goals, and effective communication across departments to enhance care delivery, and ensure alignment with the latest research insights and objectives.
To champion the diverse needs of people living with MND by working in a manner that facilitates inclusion and collaboration, within and beyond the MND Association. Responsibilities include coordination of care of people living with MND on trials and studies, ensuring effective communication between Care Centre / Networks and research teams.
About us
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Working in partnership with The University of Sheffield's department of neuroscience, Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (STH) receives National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) funding to support a wide and varied portfolio of research activity. It is the host for NIHR Clinical Research Network; Yorkshire and Humber (CRN; Y&H) and receives funding to support early phase, exploratory clinical trial activity facilitated through the Sheffield NIHR Clinical Research Facility (CRF), as well as a number of other awards including Devices for Dignity and NIHR CLAHRC.
This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract basis for a period of 4 years due to the post being externally funded. The fixed term contract status of the post holder will be reviewed in accordance with the Trust's legal obligations regarding fixed term contracts taking into consideration the ongoing source of the external funding and the requirement for the post to be maintained.
Please note all existing NHS staff will only be considered on a secondment basis. This must first be agreed with your current line manager.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications Essential
Registered General Nurse - Adult with valid NMC registration. To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998 or equivalent demonstrable teaching and assessing experience. Extensive evidence of continuous professional development Including post graduate qualifications and/ or academic research qualifications Up to date Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Certificate First degree or evidence of working towards one (demonstrating graduate attributes) Possess or be working towards an MSc in Clinical Research or health/biological related subject. Or demonstrable significant experience working at an equivalent senior level. Able to meet the travel requirements of the post
Desirable
Management qualifications or experience
Experience Essential
Extensive experience at Junior Sister/Charge Nurse or above in broad range of clinical settings including clinical research environment or demonstrable equivalent Experience of managing multiple competing projects to time and target, within research or other relevant field Ability to lead, motivate and develop a professional team Experience of managing and delivering high quality patient care, promoting continuous improvements to service delivery Strong IT skills competent in standard PC packages (i.e. Microsoft Office or equivalent) using both desktop packages and databases.
Desirable
Experience obtaining informed consent Experience of delivering early phase research studies
Skills and Knowledge Essential
Good understanding of the local and national strategic context of research in the NHS. Experience of managing systems and processes to comply with both local and national targets/ frameworks Ability to communicate effectively including active listening, writing, and verbally, with individuals on a one-to-one basis and with groups. Advanced organisational skills and ability to manage multiple projects at various stages of development and organisation. Excellent performance management skills. Ability to appraise junior staff through performance review. Highly developed leadership skills with excellent interpersonal skills - ability to form positive relationships at all levels. Ability to manage complex workload under pressure and prioritise to meet deadlines. Persuasion and influencing skills - ability to present ideas and proposals effectively. The ability to present and receive complex, sensitive information to and for patients and groups of healthcare staff
Personal Qualities Essential
Integrity - Cares about and knows the importance of doing the right thing and making a difference. Possesses a straight talking and honest, whilst being diplomatic, communication style. Integrity - Possesses a straight talking and honest, whilst being diplomatic, communication style. Ownership -Loves being in charge/control and takes full responsibility for the running of their clinical area. Ownership - Driven to get things done to ensure that both they and their team achieve. Ownership - Sets very high standards for themselves, their team and clinical area. Delivery - Love to be in control and on top of everything that is going on in their clinical area. Delivery - Likes to be 'hands on' in the delivery of patient care in their department. Delivery - Thrives on having lots going on and rise to the challenge of constantly switching between different activities and issues. Delivery - Possesses a 'can do positive ' approach to problems and will keep going when things are tough. Has the drive and resilience to see projects through despite challenges along the way. Delivery - Able to think ahead, anticipate issues before they arise, plan accordingly and be confident in own decision making. Relating - Gets a buzz out of developing others and takes great satisfaction from seeing their staff achieve and progress. Relating - Pick up on other people's needs sensing when something is wrong, calm under pressure. Relating - Good at explaining things in simple and straightforward ways that others find easy to understand.
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 Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address Royal Hallamshire Hospital
Glossop Road
Sheffield
S10 2JF
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.sth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)