Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to be at the centre of ground-breaking, national research in mental health. You will need to be either a Consultant Psychiatrist, Psychologist Lead Nurse or other Allied Health professional and bring your clinical and research experience experience into supporting collaborative research alongside clinical colleagues within mental health services in FTB.
In utilising your clinical skills you will be responsible for assessing and contributing to the growth of research in the trust, taking on Principle Investigator roles and coordinating colleagues also training for these responsibilities. You will be at the forefront of promoting research activities centres on portfolio studies and trials. You will develop and utilise a working knowledge of and compliance with local, national and international research regulations.
Some previous research experience is essential however a comprehensive training/development programme will be available.
For further information about this job please contact Professor Rachel Upthegrove, Deputy R&D Director BWC (Mental Health) on r.upthegrove@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
- Act as the Clinical Lead for Research for MHS and have a key role in delivering and supporting the BWC Research Strategy and MTCoE
- Ensure the highest standards of clinical research practice are maintained.
- Ensure FTB research activity fully involves service users and their families, at all stages of the research process.
- Work together with the FTB Operational Lead for Research in supporting the research delivery staff and the successful delivery of research, especially of NIHR CRN portfolio studies.
- Support the development of research projects and careers for MHS clinical staff.
- To work as a key member of the R&D Management Team to achieve the Trust's strategic research targets, ensuring the identification of future needs and opportunities, reflecting national strategies, trust priorities and local regional structures including NIHR (e.g. BHP, ICSs, CRNs, BRCs, AHSNs, ARCs etc).
- To work as a key member of the R&D Management Team to ensure that appropriate infrastructure is in place to enable the research teams to carry out their duties, and to support business planning cycles which inform requirement for investment or dis-investment.
- To act as deputy, where appropriate for the R&D Deputy Director FTB
About us
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity within FTB Learning Disabilities Service (employed by Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust)
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details.
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity within FTB Learning Disabilities Service (employed by Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust)
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details.
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with GMC (E) with a license to practice or Equivalent
- On the GMC Specialist Register or Equivalent
Desirable
- CPD, including leadership development
- Evidence of research experience at PI
KNOWLEDGE & NATURE OF EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Significant experience of operating at Consultant level
- Experience in a senior clinical leadership role
- Significant experience of patient safety and clinical governance processes and systems
Desirable
- Experience of successfully leading clinical research teams and/or complex projects within the NHS or similar complex organisations
- Significant organisational change experience/management of difficult and complex change
- Demonstrable experience of delivery against NHS or Trust clinical, research, operational and financial improvement targets.
- Experience of dealing with doctors in difficulty, Maintaining High Professional Standards (MHPS) processes, and research related corrective action and preventative action (CAPA) reviews
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with GMC (E) with a license to practice or Equivalent
- On the GMC Specialist Register or Equivalent
Desirable
- CPD, including leadership development
- Evidence of research experience at PI
KNOWLEDGE & NATURE OF EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Significant experience of operating at Consultant level
- Experience in a senior clinical leadership role
- Significant experience of patient safety and clinical governance processes and systems
Desirable
- Experience of successfully leading clinical research teams and/or complex projects within the NHS or similar complex organisations
- Significant organisational change experience/management of difficult and complex change
- Demonstrable experience of delivery against NHS or Trust clinical, research, operational and financial improvement targets.
- Experience of dealing with doctors in difficulty, Maintaining High Professional Standards (MHPS) processes, and research related corrective action and preventative action (CAPA) reviews
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Birmingham Children's Hospital
Steelhouse Lane
Birmingham
B4 6NH
Employer's website
https://bwc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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