Specialist Research Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

Work as part of a cohesive multidisciplinary team ensuring patient care is delivered smoothly and efficiently.

To work as part of a team to lead, manage and deliver Clinical Trials within Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust.

To be responsible for co-ordinating, delivering and maintaining a high standard of day-to-day clinical care for all patients.

To provide support to study research team, Senior Research Nurses, Research Nurse Leads, Clinical Research Leads, Deputy Director and ultimately the Trust Director of Research in delivering high quality clinical research, and to provide clinical leadership to the team.

To recruit patients into Clinical Trials designated as portfolio studies by the NIHR Clinical Research Network and/or Commercially Sponsored Clinical Trials.

Support the Trust culture of collaborative, flexible cross-team working and commitment to delivering quality services and outcomes, which support the Governments policies on public health.

The expectations within this job description will be achieved through hands-on clinical practice, education and training.

Clinical/Professional

Maintain a high visible presence within the clinical area, ensuring that patients, visitors, healthcare staff and the multidisciplinary team have access to senior staff at all times.

Act as a professional role model and leader, demonstrate clinical skills, promote clinical excellence and ensure an optimum standard of nursing care is delivered to all patients/research participants.

Provide professional nursing leadership to staff within sphere of clinical responsibility. Lead and motivate staff by giving clear direction and setting achievable objectives through APDR process.

Promote and set high standards of nursing care and maintain the delivery of quality care within the trust policies, protocols and guidelines.

Lead and deliver a high standard of evidence based nursing care through the assessment, planning, and evaluating of individual patients needs based on evidence. Initiate, lead and co-ordinate care in the clinical area for a specified groups of patients.

Recognise and respond to a change in patient status undertaking first line interventions within scope of practice and refer on to the appropriate clinician as required.

Actively promote and lead others in safe and effective working practices to prevent harm to the patients within your care, and take part in safety audits and monitoring to maintain high quality standards.

Communicate and work with the multidisciplinary team to improve quality of care, and informed clinical decisions. Promote innovation, educate, and share any new ideas to improve patient care.

Lead the coordination of patient care and trial procedures for a clinical area of practice once deemed competent to do so.

Liaise, report and document any relevant nursing/patient needs with other health care professionals with on-going responsibility for patient care, communicating changes as they occur.

Ensure that accurate and timely patient records are maintained by you and your team.

Implement and lead others in implementing the Trust Values, ensuring they are embedded into everyday practice and evaluate their impact on the patients experience.

Engage and interact with carers/family encouraging them to be actively involved in patients involvement in research.

Ensure concerns raised by patients and their families are escalated and dealt with in an open, honest and transparent way, in line with trust policies, procedures and Duty of Candour legislation, supporting junior colleagues in this process.

Maintain and continually develop in-depth specialist knowledge of nursing practice relevant to the individual clinical speciality.

Achieve competence in the use of medical devices/equipment by accessing training and maintain these.

Promote health education within the clinical area and advise patient, family, and others in health promotion issues, making every contact count. Promote the health and well-being of staff, patients and their carers.

Maintain links with other Specialist Research Nurses, Research Nurses, Clinical Trial Practitioners and Clinical Nurse Specialists, to share knowledge and act as a mutual support.

Management and Leadership

Take responsibility for the organisation and management of your specialist research portfolio.

Have an overall view of the intensity of workload and the experience of the staff, and act to utilise the skill mix on duty to ensure cover achieves a high standard of research and clinical care.

Report, escalate, manage and investigate patient safety events and clinical emergencies as detailed in Trust-wide and local research protocols and procedures.

Be proactive in the prevention and management of complaints (formal and those via Patient Advice and Liaison Service) and when they occur investigate and respond in a timely manner.

Lead and participate in quality monitoring and the development of improvements, working alongside your team to implement these into practice.

Comply and promote compliance with Trust policies and guidelines e.g. Health and Safety, Clinical Risk and Infection Control.

Implement the nursing strategy by settling clear achievable objectives for staff, who the post holder manages, into annual performance and development reviews and evaluate performance.

Take appropriate action to address unexpected changes and situations, informing the Senior Research Team or other if unable to resolve.

Actively contribute to achieving the clinical governance goals/targets set by the trust and department and comply with reporting schedules for monitoring and reporting.

As a team leader, demonstrate expertise and share in-depth specialist knowledge and skills to all team members to develop clinical and professional nursing practice.

Take responsibility for the management of staff performance and attendance in line with trust policies.

Promote the health and well-being of staff, patients and their carers.

Contribute to the clinical area non-pay budgets to ensuring good housekeeping and economic use of resources.

Delegate duties and tasks as appropriate to team members and evaluate the outcomes.

Demonstrate an awareness of and compliance with health and safety regulations/procedures that apply to staff, patients, and visitors within Trust premises.

Work closely with partners i.e. Engie, resolving any issues regarding cleanliness, provision of food and maintenance of the environment. Ensure staff are aware how to escalate when issues cannot be resolved.

With the Senior team, look at succession planning for any hard to recruit posts and use Talent Management skills to identify key staff for further development.

Research and Education

Research

Lead, coordinate and deliver Clinical Trial activity within Portsmouth Hospitals.

Review of Trial protocols and assess their clinical and practical implications (including feasibility and risk) to patients.

Identify, screen and assess the suitability of local patients to take part in Clinical Trials, in accordance with specified inclusion/exclusion criteria.

Provide specialist information to patients about taking part in Clinical Trials, including the risks and benefits of participation in specific protocols.

Gain informed consent from participants and educate, develop competency and oversee junior colleagues in the consent process.

Ensure that Trial-specific investigations and sampling are undertaken as required by the protocol in order to establish the eligibility of patients and to ensure their safe entry into Trials

Act as a contact for Clinical Trial patients and set standards of care for patients in Clinical Trials, using a patient focused approach.

Promote research at ward level, encouraging staff to support research in order to aid recruitment, embedding research into clinical care.

Education

Participate fully in the Appraisal and Development Review Process.

Ensure staff under the post holders leadership have an annual personal development review and set achievable objectives. Feed agreed development opportunities into the department training plan.

Act as a mentor and coach, supervise and assess student nurses, support staff and junior team members including bank and agency staff.

Provide a positive learning environment creating a culture for learning and development that will sustain person-centred safe and effective care. Encourage team openness so that an evidence based approach is utilised and applied to nursing care.

Commit to and encourage a culture where students receive quality placements supported by mentorship and teaching from the multi-professional team.

With the Senior team, ensure student mentors within the clinical area are up-to-date with NMC standards, including annual updates.

Ensure that you and the staff managed by the post holder undertake essential training.

Support and educate staff to develop clinical and professional nursing practice.

Develop and deliver orientations of new and temporary staff.

Achieve and maintain research skills and knowledge in accordance with departmental guidance frameworks.

Maintain personal and professional development to meet the changing demands of the job, participate in appropriate training activities and support staff in development and training.

Person Specification

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Clinically experienced at Band 5 or above.
• Strong and effective communication skills (verbal and non-verbal), both orally and on paper.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Effective leadership, motivation and team building skills.
• Articulate and knowledgeable in current health care and Clinical Trials issues.
• Skills in working with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to gather data, compile information, and prepare reports.
• Skill in organising resources and establishing priorities.
• Ability to develop, plan, and implement short- and long-range goals.
• Ability to develop and maintain record keeping systems and procedures.
• Ability to make clinical decisions and judgments.
• Critical appraisal skills.
• Knowledge of Good Clinical Practice Guidelines and current Trials.
• Regulations (EU Directive Clinical Trials).
• Health Promotion.
• Well-developed influencing skills across hierarchies and disciplines.
• Good management and leadership skills.
• Positive, responsive and flexible attitude and approach.

Qualifications

Essential

• Current RN Adult / RGN registration with NMC.
• Degree in relevant field.
• Evidence of recent CPD.

Desirable

• Post graduate level qualification in Research, Healthcare related subject or equivalent.
• Good Clinical Practice GCP Training for Research.
• Evidence of systems development and change management.
• Phlebotomy.

Experience

Essential

• Clinical post registration experience.

Desirable

• Relevant experience in Management /Leadership Course training.
• Previous experience of project management and/or participating in the co-ordination of Clinical Trials.
• Previous experience of leadership and management.

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

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

Address

Queen Alexandra Hospital

Southwick Hill Road

Cosham

Portsmouth

PO6 3LY

Employer's website

https://www.porthosp.nhs.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)