Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, motivated nurse to work within the Critical Care Research Team, based in MIDRU, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital. The post holder will work across a portfolio of studies within Critical Care, Anaesthesia, Pain and Resuscitation.
You must be a registered nurse capable of autonomous clinical work with extensive post-registration experience in relevant clinical areas (intensive care, resuscitation or adult acute medical or surgical settings) and evidence of keeping up to date with nursing practice and professional developments. The role will include working with a diverse team to deliver the trials. The successful candidate will be involved in study set up and recruitment as well as qualitative and quantitative data collection at HGS sites and will be expected to work cross site, as required. Previous research experience or service evaluation would be an advantage but not essential.
The successful post holder will be required to work with a range of disciplines across the Trust with a degree of flexibility of working hours as required.
This is a fixed term 1 year post. Secondment applications will be considered.
For further details / informal visits contact: Jo Gresty joanne.gresty@heartofengland.nhs.uk 0121 424 3732
Main duties of the job
The successful post holder will provide research nurse support to the department, recruiting patients into clinical trials from the Critical Care, Resuscitation, Anaesthesia and peri operative specialities and will be expected to lead various research projects. Principle duties of the job will include
*Identification of patients suitable for recruitment into trials using trial specific inclusion and exclusion criteria
*Conduct data collection as necessary in line with the study schedules, ensuring good quality information is returned to the coordinating centre, in a timely manner.
*Play a key role in the informed consent of patients into trials. Provide detailed information to patients and relatives to enable them to make an informed decision as to whether they wish to participate in a research project.
*Maintain regular communication with members of the critical care research team, R&D Directorate and funding bodies external to the Trust.
*Liaise with the sponsor CRAs and/or monitors during the delivery of a trial on behalf of the department.
*Participation in training of staff and education of patients involved in research projects and trials.
*Participation in conferences, seminars and other educational meetings as appropriate
*Compliance with the Research Governance Framework for Health and Social Care and the EU Directive for Clinical Trials.
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
- Registered level 1 Adult Nurse on the NMC
- register
- * Relevant degree or equivalent in nursing
Desirable
- Health care management / leadership
- qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Professional portfolio which demonstrates
- continuing professional development, evidence
- of ability to maintain professional registration
- * Substantial post registration experience
- working in a complex health care setting /
- Acute NHS care setting supervising / mentoring
- junior staff
- * Evidence of professional /clinical knowledge in
- area supplemented by specialist clinical and or
- managerial training and CPD
- * Relevant and recent clinical experience within
- the speciality /acute care setting, including the
- supervision /education of junior staff
- * Experience of mentoring undergraduate
- students
- * Evidence of ability to lead /coordinate a shift
- /area of department
- * Experience in learning from incidents
- /complaints and supporting changes in
- practice.
Desirable
- Evidence of Research knowledge
- * Experience of clinical trials/ studies/ research
- coordination
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Positive and enthusiastic attitude
- * Approachable and friendly
- * Supportive / Flexible
- * Well organised
- * Good communicator
- * Sound clinical reasoning and decision making
- * Ability to perform in complex and challenging
- situations
- * Ability to inspire and lead a team
- * Ability to work flexible shift pattern, where
- required to include rotation of day /night duty
- and unsocial hours according to service need
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
- Registered level 1 Adult Nurse on the NMC
- register
- * Relevant degree or equivalent in nursing
Desirable
- Health care management / leadership
- qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Professional portfolio which demonstrates
- continuing professional development, evidence
- of ability to maintain professional registration
- * Substantial post registration experience
- working in a complex health care setting /
- Acute NHS care setting supervising / mentoring
- junior staff
- * Evidence of professional /clinical knowledge in
- area supplemented by specialist clinical and or
- managerial training and CPD
- * Relevant and recent clinical experience within
- the speciality /acute care setting, including the
- supervision /education of junior staff
- * Experience of mentoring undergraduate
- students
- * Evidence of ability to lead /coordinate a shift
- /area of department
- * Experience in learning from incidents
- /complaints and supporting changes in
- practice.
Desirable
- Evidence of Research knowledge
- * Experience of clinical trials/ studies/ research
- coordination
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Positive and enthusiastic attitude
- * Approachable and friendly
- * Supportive / Flexible
- * Well organised
- * Good communicator
- * Sound clinical reasoning and decision making
- * Ability to perform in complex and challenging
- situations
- * Ability to inspire and lead a team
- * Ability to work flexible shift pattern, where
- required to include rotation of day /night duty
- and unsocial hours according to service need
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).
