Job summary
Do you want to be part of shaping Research in Acute Care?
We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Senior Research Sister, working with the REACT Research Team. The REACT Research Team deliver research across the acute care specialities, this includes Critical Care, Trauma and Stroke. The portfolio delivers studies that includes CTIMPs, medical device trials and observation studies, often recruiting patients within tight time frames following an injury. You will need to act as an advocate for many of the patients as they often lack capacity due to their injuries or illness.
If you are passionate about research and feel ready to take the next step in your career, UHB is a great place to work, offering a working environment with an inclusive culture that looks after and values our people and creates a sense of belonging. We encourage applications from people who embrace our values and who will enable us to expand our diverse workforce.
What we offer
*27 days' leave plus bank holidays (rising to 29 after five and 33 after 10 years' service)
*Enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
*Ongoing learning and development opportunities
*Structured personal development and career progression plan
*Generous NHS pension
*Great maternity, paternity and adoption pay
*Childcare vouchers
*Wide range of LGBT+ initiatives and staff networks
*Health service discounts and online benefits
*Health and well-being opportunities
*Cycle to work scheme and discounts on public transport
Main duties of the job
As a Senior Research Sister you will have substantial research experience and be able to demonstrate excellent leadership and management skills. You will be confident in leading a team and have knowledge of managing resources and finances, workforce planning and staff recruitment. Be experienced with line management and able to apply the appropriate HR policies and procedures. Ensuring staff have appropriate learning and development opportunities through the appraisal process.
You will be an expert in setting up and delivering research trials, ensuring that the balanced portfolio recruits to time and target. Have excellent communication skills and be confident in holding discussions with the wider MDT and external partners. You will need to be well organised, and have excellent IT skills, and will be able to effectively present information to colleagues.
The role will require a passionate individual who is a role model to junior staff, and is able to inspire those around them. You will need to be flexible and able to ensure the service needs of the REACT research team are maintained, this may involve working at other sites.
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *Educated to degree level or equivalent level of experience working in clinical research
- *Registered Adult Nurse on Level 1 NMC register
- *Evidence of Mentorship/ leadership skills
- *Completion of a relevant post registration specialist course or experience, e.g. critical care, or specialist pathway pertaining to clinical area to be confirmed at advert
Desirable
- *Health care management / Leadership Qualification
Experience
Essential
- *Professional Portfolio which demonstrates continuing professional development, evidence of ability to maintain professional registration
- *Substantial relevant and recent clinical experience within a complex health care setting or Acute NHS setting working as a deputy Manager Band 6 position including the supervision and education of junior staff/ students .
- *Demonstrable current, recent experience of team leadership and management within the healthcare setting.
- *Demonstrable understanding of the management responsibility for pay and non-pay resources associated with the clinical service.
- *Experience of being a mentor
- *Demonstration of a significant contribution to innovative practice or change management
- *Experience in interviewing and selection of staff
- *Experience in learning from incidents /complaints and supporting changes in practice
- *Demonstrate an ability, experience, passion in the following areas.
- *Leadership
- *Team building
- *Managing Resources
- *Time management
- *Role modelling /Change management/ clinical developments
- *Clinical governance
- *Audit and research
- *Workforce planning / management
- *NHS policy and political awareness
- *Knowledge of clinical governance
Desirable
- *Evidence of effective multi-professional working.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Positive and enthusiastic attitude
- *Approachable and friendly
- *Supportive
- *Flexible
- *Well organised
- *Effective communicator
- *Ability to delegate and supervise
- *Sound clinical reasoning and decision making (E )
- *Ability to perform in complex and challenging situations (E)
- *Ability to inspire and lead a team (E )
- *Ability to work flexible shift pattern, where required to include rotation to day /night duty and unsocial hours according to service need (E )
Desirable
- *TBC at appointment
- *Willingness to work core shift patterns for the area Monday to Friday with occasional out of hours /weekend working
- *OR
- *Undertake a range of shift patterns to cover 24/7 period when working as part of a peer group with occasions of out of hours / weekend working
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *Educated to degree level or equivalent level of experience working in clinical research
- *Registered Adult Nurse on Level 1 NMC register
- *Evidence of Mentorship/ leadership skills
- *Completion of a relevant post registration specialist course or experience, e.g. critical care, or specialist pathway pertaining to clinical area to be confirmed at advert
Desirable
- *Health care management / Leadership Qualification
Experience
Essential
- *Professional Portfolio which demonstrates continuing professional development, evidence of ability to maintain professional registration
- *Substantial relevant and recent clinical experience within a complex health care setting or Acute NHS setting working as a deputy Manager Band 6 position including the supervision and education of junior staff/ students .
- *Demonstrable current, recent experience of team leadership and management within the healthcare setting.
- *Demonstrable understanding of the management responsibility for pay and non-pay resources associated with the clinical service.
- *Experience of being a mentor
- *Demonstration of a significant contribution to innovative practice or change management
- *Experience in interviewing and selection of staff
- *Experience in learning from incidents /complaints and supporting changes in practice
- *Demonstrate an ability, experience, passion in the following areas.
- *Leadership
- *Team building
- *Managing Resources
- *Time management
- *Role modelling /Change management/ clinical developments
- *Clinical governance
- *Audit and research
- *Workforce planning / management
- *NHS policy and political awareness
- *Knowledge of clinical governance
Desirable
- *Evidence of effective multi-professional working.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Positive and enthusiastic attitude
- *Approachable and friendly
- *Supportive
- *Flexible
- *Well organised
- *Effective communicator
- *Ability to delegate and supervise
- *Sound clinical reasoning and decision making (E )
- *Ability to perform in complex and challenging situations (E)
- *Ability to inspire and lead a team (E )
- *Ability to work flexible shift pattern, where required to include rotation to day /night duty and unsocial hours according to service need (E )
Desirable
- *TBC at appointment
- *Willingness to work core shift patterns for the area Monday to Friday with occasional out of hours /weekend working
- *OR
- *Undertake a range of shift patterns to cover 24/7 period when working as part of a peer group with occasions of out of hours / weekend working
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.
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.
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).
