Job summary
Research engagement is a key theme underpinning the nursing and midwifery strategy at GSTT and a national NHS priority. This is an exciting opportunity for a clinical nurse or midwife with an interest in research and digital innovation. In collaboration with the AI Nurses Network, this fellowship will also provide an opportunity to develop digital knowledge and skills related to use of AI and to understand and apply AI in professional practice.
The Corporate Nursing team, under the leadership of the Chief Nurse is responsible for thedelivery and administration of the statutory and professional portfolio of the Chief Nurse. The collective portfolio includes leadership of the Nursing and Midwifery profession, with a focus on being visible and clinically credible.
In December 2022, the Trust launched 'A Centre of Research for Nurses and Midwives' (ACORN). ACORN provides a single point of contact for research advice and support for all Nursing and Midwifery staff across all stages of the profession to facilitate their engagement in research. The vision is to ensure that the nursing and midwifery workforce contribute to and lead in the provision of outstanding, evidence-based patient care and to ensure that nurse and midwife led research is embedded within the culture of the Trust, at both team and individual level.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder is responsible for providing project management and support to ensure outputs are delivered effectively.
The post holder will take a lead on specific projects or aspects of a project. With responsibility for day-to-day delivery, and subsequent performance management, adjusting plans as required to ensure that risks and issues are mitigated.
The post holder will work with clinicians and managers to ensure provision of the best possible patient experience and service delivery.
The post holder will work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to ensure effective management of interdependencies and delivery of objectives.
It is expected that the specific projects managed by the post holder will change over time as the portfolio of work changes.
About us
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.
We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Support the development of project plans and the delivery of agreed milestones and objectives.
Provide project management expertise to the individuals in the project team and ensure that the leads have clear responsibilities, priorities, timescales and track delivery.
Organise project meetings, ensuring that regular meetings are established, reports are produced and disseminated in a timely way and actions are followed up.
Lead service level workshops with admin, management and clinical teams. Produce presentation material and follow up information to introduce change projects and delivery plans.
Support the management of contracts, specifications for tenders and awarding of new contracts.
Manage a delegated budget for own area of work to ensure best value for money, including signing off invoices, monitoring expenditure and providing budgetary reports.
Actively monitor expenditure against budget and address problems at an early stage.
Support the commissioning and procurement of products, equipment, services, systems and facilities, as required for the delivery of the project.
Support engagement plans for project to proactively ensure that positive and effective relations are developed and maintained between members of the team, all clients and key internal and external stakeholders throughout the project.
Support strategies to achieve acceptance, consensus and alignment of views, both formally and informally from senior managers and clinicians.
Support delivery plans and ensure these are regularly updated for all projects.
Provide full line management and leadership to project team, assigning responsibility for individual pieced of work, providing day to day technical support and balancing the workloads of individual team.
This is a generic job description. Additional specific responsibilities and requirements depending on specialty will be confirmed during the appointment and induction processes. The duties and responsibilities listed below are representative of the role and its purpose within the service; they are not exhaustive and the post holder may be required to undertake additional or alternative administrative or managerial duties and responsibilities commensurate with the level of the post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Support the development of project plans and the delivery of agreed milestones and objectives.
Provide project management expertise to the individuals in the project team and ensure that the leads have clear responsibilities, priorities, timescales and track delivery.
Organise project meetings, ensuring that regular meetings are established, reports are produced and disseminated in a timely way and actions are followed up.
Lead service level workshops with admin, management and clinical teams. Produce presentation material and follow up information to introduce change projects and delivery plans.
Support the management of contracts, specifications for tenders and awarding of new contracts.
Manage a delegated budget for own area of work to ensure best value for money, including signing off invoices, monitoring expenditure and providing budgetary reports.
Actively monitor expenditure against budget and address problems at an early stage.
Support the commissioning and procurement of products, equipment, services, systems and facilities, as required for the delivery of the project.
Support engagement plans for project to proactively ensure that positive and effective relations are developed and maintained between members of the team, all clients and key internal and external stakeholders throughout the project.
Support strategies to achieve acceptance, consensus and alignment of views, both formally and informally from senior managers and clinicians.
Support delivery plans and ensure these are regularly updated for all projects.
Provide full line management and leadership to project team, assigning responsibility for individual pieced of work, providing day to day technical support and balancing the workloads of individual team.
This is a generic job description. Additional specific responsibilities and requirements depending on specialty will be confirmed during the appointment and induction processes. The duties and responsibilities listed below are representative of the role and its purpose within the service; they are not exhaustive and the post holder may be required to undertake additional or alternative administrative or managerial duties and responsibilities commensurate with the level of the post.
Person Specification
Degree
Essential
- Educated to master's level or and/or significant project management experience
- Registered Nurse or Midwife on the NMC or GDC
Desirable
- Understanding of lean methodology
Previous Experience
Essential
- Evidence of managing successful project and / or operational performance and improvement; including the development and monitoring of output and outcome measures.
- Project management experience in managing specific services including design, development, implementation and management of change in a multi-professional environment.
- Experience of managing complex budgets from a range of income sources and demonstrable evidence of individual, team, financial, process and change management.
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of the changing NHS environment, strategy, and policy agendas.
Skills & Ability
Essential
- Knowledge of contract management.
- Effective people and project management skills.
- Understanding and track record of successful change and project management.
- Use analytical and judgement skills including understanding and application of complex statistical and numerical data.
- IT literate, including competency in MS Office programmes and in particular in Excel and MS Project.
- Work flexibly and prioritise in response to changing demands and requirements.
Person Specification
Degree
Essential
- Educated to master's level or and/or significant project management experience
- Registered Nurse or Midwife on the NMC or GDC
Desirable
- Understanding of lean methodology
Previous Experience
Essential
- Evidence of managing successful project and / or operational performance and improvement; including the development and monitoring of output and outcome measures.
- Project management experience in managing specific services including design, development, implementation and management of change in a multi-professional environment.
- Experience of managing complex budgets from a range of income sources and demonstrable evidence of individual, team, financial, process and change management.
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of the changing NHS environment, strategy, and policy agendas.
Skills & Ability
Essential
- Knowledge of contract management.
- Effective people and project management skills.
- Understanding and track record of successful change and project management.
- Use analytical and judgement skills including understanding and application of complex statistical and numerical data.
- IT literate, including competency in MS Office programmes and in particular in Excel and MS Project.
- Work flexibly and prioritise in response to changing demands and requirements.
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).
