Job summary
This advertisement brings together two potential role profiles--Lead Research NurseandAdvanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP). Please note that recruitment will result in a single appointment to one post.
We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for an experienced registered nurse with paediatric experience and expertise in early-phase clinical research to join ourClinical Research Facility(CRF), where you will take a leading role in delivering Advanced Therapy Investigational Medicinal Product (ATIMP) andGenetically Modified Organism (GMO)studiesacross the Trust.
Working closely with the Advanced Therapies Pharmacist and with the support of the Senior Research Nurse, you will provide expert clinical, research and strategic leadership, helping to grow and sustain the Trust's advanced therapy research portfolio.
This is an exciting opportunity to work at the forefront of advanced therapies research, combining advanced clinical practice with leadership,educationand research. Your work will directly contribute to the delivery of innovative,cutting-edgetrials with the potential to transform outcomes for children and young people.
Main duties of the job
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Oversee the management, implementation and facilitation of patient pathways for AT trials within BWC.
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Work alongside the nursing team to provide specialist clinical and research support, maintaining a highly skilled AT workforce.
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Demonstrate expert knowledge in clinical research delivery.
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Perform complex clinical procedures within scope of practice and in line with research protocols, undertaking training as required.
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Support PIs and the CRF team to deliver AT research safely, effectively and to time and target.
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Practise autonomously and deliver self-directed care for children and young people participating in AT trials.
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Support the development and delivery of specialist AT-related teaching and training programmes across the CRF and Trust.
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Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders to grow the Trust's ATIMP portfolio.
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Develop a sustainable ATIMP research pipeline with sufficient income to support staffing costs.
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Support the CRF Operational Business Manager and R&D leads with business planning and securing funding for required resources.
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Provide line management for the AT Senior Research Nurse, ensuring role effectiveness and efficiency.
- Contribute to the Trust objective to increase non-medical research through independent research and supporting others.
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Work with established PIs as Sub-Investigator, PI or Chief Investigator, as appropriate and in line with GCP.
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.
Parkview Clinic is a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service Mental Health (CAMHS) facility in Moseley, for young people aged 11-18 years who require admission due to significant psychiatric difficulties.
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 at 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 (if applicable).
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 at 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 (if applicable).
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
- Registered Nurse (NMC part1, Children or Adult with paediatric experience) or equivalent allied health care professional registration (HCPC)
Qualifications
Essential
- MSc in Clinical Research/ or equivalent subject or equivalent knowledge and expertise to this level (Lead Nurse only)
- MSc in Advanced Practice or equivalent clinical master's degree (ACP only)
- Qualification in teaching and supporting students in clinical practice
- Qualified non-medical prescriber (ACP only)
- Evidence of completion of advanced practice competencies (RCN) (ACP only)
- Core clinical research skills attainment
- APLS / EPLS Provider/Instructor
- Management course/module/experience
- Evidence of good health
- ICH Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training
- Informed consent in research training / competence
Desirable
- Specialist level qualification in clinical research
- Advanced Therapy training / qualification
- External leadership/management course (additional to MSc leadership modules where applicable)
Knowledge and Nature of Experience
Essential
- Extensive knowledge, experience, and competence in early phase clinical research nursing and trial delivery
- Can demonstrate knowledge of or has direct experience in the delivery of advanced therapy investigational medicinal products and trials
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge of current national, regional, and local initiatives relating to clinical research and advanced therapy trials
- Expert knowledge of clinical trials process and regulatory frameworks
- Expert knowledge of ICH Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and research governance frameworks
- Proven ability to provide advanced clinical skills required in clinical research
- Expert knowledge of local and national policy in relation to research, advanced therapies and CRFs
- Training in and excellent understanding of all aspects of safeguarding children
- Able to demonstrate the ability to work in partnership and networks
- Evidence of research / nursing service improvement & development initiatives
- Able to demonstrate involvement in the planning and conduct of clinical audits
- Ability to initiate change in services and clinical practice
- Evidence of commitment to practicing, monitoring, and teaching a high standard of clinical care
- Provision of clinical leadership through expert knowledge and skills
- Evidence of productivity in non-clinical time (ACP)
- Knowledge of local and national policy relating to clinical research and advanced therapy clinical trials
- Commitment to involvement within wider Trust issues regarding advanced therapy clinical trials
- Evidence of supervision and management of others
- Evidence of leading a team / project
- Experience of presenting at local, national and international conferences
- Proven ability of working within a multi-professional team
- Evidence of maintaining clinical expertise and professional development
Desirable
- Evidence of commitment to practicing, monitoring, and teaching a high standard of clinical care
- Ability to influence and advise senior managers
- Evidence of teaching others in a variety of settings
- Evidence of initiation/completion of service audit/research projects, or participation in research to improve practice
- Evidence of publication in peer reviewed journal
Analytical and judgement skills
Essential
- Ability to make autonomous decisions
- Ability to act as a positive role model
- Evidence of both autonomous and team working
- Evidence of maintaining clinical expertise & knowledge
- Ability to make sound decisions in complex and time-pressured situations
- Ability to present research related information to a wide audience
- Ability to problem solve and initiate change
- Evidence of policy, SOP, process and procedure development in research
- Ability to demonstrate effective team working across professional and organisational boundaries
Professional / Managerial / Specialist Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to organise own workload
- Expert knowledge of ATIMPs and advanced therapy trials
- Working knowledge of national research agenda and national research organisations
- Ability to or/and experience of research policy, SOP, procedure development in a specialist area of research e.g. ATIMPs
- Experience of managing others or teams
- Ability to operate clinical equipment to support patient care and monitoring
- Able to articulate personal development needs
- Ability to act as a positive role model
- Excellent presentation and teaching skills
- Keyboard skills, and able to work with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and other research specific systems
- Demonstrates compliance with the Framework of Advanced Practice & Four Pillars of Advanced practice (ACP only)
Desirable
- Experience in coordinating and delivering ATIMP trials
Personal Skills/Abilities and Attributes
Essential
- Proven ability to work within a multi-professional team and across professional boundaries
- Evidence of regularly working with people at consultant and senior nurse/AHP level (ACP only)
- Ability to work autonomously and make decisions with minimal supervision
- Ability to influence practice and policy at a senior level
- Ability to use financial acumen in everyday work
- Ability to manage complex and challenging situations
- Highly motivated and can motivate others
- Ability to follow complex research protocols, ensuring compliance within the team
- Evidence of good health
- Can demonstrate the ability to work with children, young people and families from all social backgrounds
- Proven ability in complex communication skills
- Proven ability to organise and prioritise own caseload (ACP only)
- Proven ability to initiate and implement change and new ways of working
- Proven evidence of tact, diplomacy and negotiation skills
- Ability to apply own initiative in challenging/difficult situations
- Able to work under pressure
- Demonstrate an understanding of the practices of equality and inclusion in the delivery of this role
- Punctual and flexible across hours of work when required
- Effective and productive time management both clinically and non-clinically
- Be able to meet the physical demands of the Advanced Therapies ACP role and training requirements (ACP only)
- Demonstrates alignment with the values and beliefs of the Trust. Works within the ACP team to achieve a shared vision (ACP only)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (NMC part1, Children or Adult with paediatric experience) or equivalent allied health care professional registration (HCPC)
Qualifications
Essential
- MSc in Clinical Research/ or equivalent subject or equivalent knowledge and expertise to this level (Lead Nurse only)
- MSc in Advanced Practice or equivalent clinical master's degree (ACP only)
- Qualification in teaching and supporting students in clinical practice
- Qualified non-medical prescriber (ACP only)
- Evidence of completion of advanced practice competencies (RCN) (ACP only)
- Core clinical research skills attainment
- APLS / EPLS Provider/Instructor
- Management course/module/experience
- Evidence of good health
- ICH Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training
- Informed consent in research training / competence
Desirable
- Specialist level qualification in clinical research
- Advanced Therapy training / qualification
- External leadership/management course (additional to MSc leadership modules where applicable)
Knowledge and Nature of Experience
Essential
- Extensive knowledge, experience, and competence in early phase clinical research nursing and trial delivery
- Can demonstrate knowledge of or has direct experience in the delivery of advanced therapy investigational medicinal products and trials
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge of current national, regional, and local initiatives relating to clinical research and advanced therapy trials
- Expert knowledge of clinical trials process and regulatory frameworks
- Expert knowledge of ICH Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and research governance frameworks
- Proven ability to provide advanced clinical skills required in clinical research
- Expert knowledge of local and national policy in relation to research, advanced therapies and CRFs
- Training in and excellent understanding of all aspects of safeguarding children
- Able to demonstrate the ability to work in partnership and networks
- Evidence of research / nursing service improvement & development initiatives
- Able to demonstrate involvement in the planning and conduct of clinical audits
- Ability to initiate change in services and clinical practice
- Evidence of commitment to practicing, monitoring, and teaching a high standard of clinical care
- Provision of clinical leadership through expert knowledge and skills
- Evidence of productivity in non-clinical time (ACP)
- Knowledge of local and national policy relating to clinical research and advanced therapy clinical trials
- Commitment to involvement within wider Trust issues regarding advanced therapy clinical trials
- Evidence of supervision and management of others
- Evidence of leading a team / project
- Experience of presenting at local, national and international conferences
- Proven ability of working within a multi-professional team
- Evidence of maintaining clinical expertise and professional development
Desirable
- Evidence of commitment to practicing, monitoring, and teaching a high standard of clinical care
- Ability to influence and advise senior managers
- Evidence of teaching others in a variety of settings
- Evidence of initiation/completion of service audit/research projects, or participation in research to improve practice
- Evidence of publication in peer reviewed journal
Analytical and judgement skills
Essential
- Ability to make autonomous decisions
- Ability to act as a positive role model
- Evidence of both autonomous and team working
- Evidence of maintaining clinical expertise & knowledge
- Ability to make sound decisions in complex and time-pressured situations
- Ability to present research related information to a wide audience
- Ability to problem solve and initiate change
- Evidence of policy, SOP, process and procedure development in research
- Ability to demonstrate effective team working across professional and organisational boundaries
Professional / Managerial / Specialist Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to organise own workload
- Expert knowledge of ATIMPs and advanced therapy trials
- Working knowledge of national research agenda and national research organisations
- Ability to or/and experience of research policy, SOP, procedure development in a specialist area of research e.g. ATIMPs
- Experience of managing others or teams
- Ability to operate clinical equipment to support patient care and monitoring
- Able to articulate personal development needs
- Ability to act as a positive role model
- Excellent presentation and teaching skills
- Keyboard skills, and able to work with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and other research specific systems
- Demonstrates compliance with the Framework of Advanced Practice & Four Pillars of Advanced practice (ACP only)
Desirable
- Experience in coordinating and delivering ATIMP trials
Personal Skills/Abilities and Attributes
Essential
- Proven ability to work within a multi-professional team and across professional boundaries
- Evidence of regularly working with people at consultant and senior nurse/AHP level (ACP only)
- Ability to work autonomously and make decisions with minimal supervision
- Ability to influence practice and policy at a senior level
- Ability to use financial acumen in everyday work
- Ability to manage complex and challenging situations
- Highly motivated and can motivate others
- Ability to follow complex research protocols, ensuring compliance within the team
- Evidence of good health
- Can demonstrate the ability to work with children, young people and families from all social backgrounds
- Proven ability in complex communication skills
- Proven ability to organise and prioritise own caseload (ACP only)
- Proven ability to initiate and implement change and new ways of working
- Proven evidence of tact, diplomacy and negotiation skills
- Ability to apply own initiative in challenging/difficult situations
- Able to work under pressure
- Demonstrate an understanding of the practices of equality and inclusion in the delivery of this role
- Punctual and flexible across hours of work when required
- Effective and productive time management both clinically and non-clinically
- Be able to meet the physical demands of the Advanced Therapies ACP role and training requirements (ACP only)
- Demonstrates alignment with the values and beliefs of the Trust. Works within the ACP team to achieve a shared vision (ACP only)
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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