Job summary
Our vision for Single Corporate Services Isle of Wight NHS Trust
(IWT) and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (PHU) have a shared vision
of a single corporate service across our two organisations, supported by a
single set of identical systems and processes, under joint leadership, to drive
significant efficiencies, improve employee experience, and return time to
patient care.
This vacancy is part of the Single Corporate Services Division.
Why are we changing the way we deliver Corporate Services?
Working as a partnership, both IWT and PHU have a shared vision for excellence
in care for our patients and communities; with a set of strategic aims
underpinning how we will achieve this. The creation of a single corporate
service is essential for us to support our clinical and operational services,
and our wider transformation programme.
The single corporate service is delivered across both
organisation. You may be based at either IWT or PHU and individuals may be
required to undertake business travel between sites. For leaders managing staff
across multi-site locations, you will need to be visible and provide in person
leadership. The arrangements and frequency will be agreed locally.
For further details please refer to the Single Corporate Service
Summary
Main duties of the job
Band: 6 - Agenda for Change
Hours: Full time - 37.5
Contract Type: Permanent
Are you looking for a new and different career pathway while
still maintaining your clinical skills and with direct patient care?
Due to an expanding portfolio of research trials, Portsmouth
Hospitals University Trust is looking for a highly motivated Nurse to join
their established respiratory research team.
We are looking for a confident, enthusiastic, and highly
organised nurse ready to take on a new challenge. The role of Band 6
respiratory research nurse would see you leading and delivering a variety of
respiratory studies from the National Institute for Health and Care Research
(NIHR) Portfolio and a commercial portfolio to patients with a range of
different respiratory conditions.
Please note, this position has also been advertised on the Isle
of Wight NHS Trusts jobs page. If you are interested in this position and wish
to apply, there is no requirement for you to submit two separate applications.
About us
The vision for our single corporate services is to:
- Be an employer of choice for corporate talent, attracting and retaining people who share our values for excellence in care and welcome the opportunity to benefit from the broad range of flexible career and development opportunities we can offer.
- Improve efficiency through simplified and standardised policies, processes, and systems, drawing on the best from both Trusts.
- Do things once and reduce any duplication on transactional tasks giving corporate staff the ability to focus on higher value and more diverse activities.
- Co-invest in the latest digital solutions and standardise our approach, meaning we do things once for both organisations.
- Improve learning and development opportunities and sharing best practice, upskilling both Trusts.
- Co-locate teams in purpose-built facilities on the Island and in Portsmouth to enable closer working and sharing.
- Build resilience for individuals and our teams.
The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Working as part of a team you will be responsible for offering
research opportunities to suitable patients, providing direct patient centred
support throughout their research participation, and contributing to all
aspects of clinical research trial delivery. You will work across a range of
trials including observational and interventional studies, alongside a team of
research fellows, respiratory physicians, physiotherapists, pharmacists, and
laboratory scientists from the respiratory MDT. The role has the potential to
work in collaboration with our primary care partners, therefore the ideal
candidate will be confident to work across organisations and be able to work
autonomously.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a registered nurse with sound respiratory
knowledge, excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills,
whilst possessing a keen eye for detail. Spirometry assessment and phlebotomy
skills would be an advantage; however, training can be provided. You will be
responsible for identifying and recruiting patients, supporting the patient
through the trial, performing study assessments, and ensuring data is reported
accurately and on time. You will work closely with a variety of healthcare
professionals.
The postholder will be expected to have sufficient skills to
enable patients to make informed choicesconcerning their involvement in
clinical trials by providing advice and information and actingas the patients
advocate.
Previous line management experience and leadership skills are
essential to support both team and portfolio development, as is an ability to
work independently and flexibly. The successful applicant will need to be
enthusiastic and ready to work actively to support recruiting patients in line
with NIHR targets. There may be times when you will be asked to support other
areas to achieve these targets.
This is a site-based role at Queen Alexandra Hospital; however,
the post holder will be part of the Corporate Service team. As the single
corporate service is delivered across both organisations, (Portsmouth Hospitals
and Isle of Wight) individuals may be required to undertake business travel
between sites. The frequency and arrangements will be discussed on an
individual basis in line with study activity and requirements. The staff
mobility local agreement will apply.
The post holder will be supported by the respiratory research
team, senior research nurses as well as our respiratory clinicians and
Principal Investigators. This role is ideal for a highly motivated nurse who is
keen to further develop their experience in clinical research nursing to help
shape the future of health care. The post holder will work in close
collaboration with the Research department, Principal Investigators and
research support staff, to ensure compliance with Trust Policy, Good Clinical
Practice (GCP), Human Tissue Act (HTA), and trial specific protocols.
In return, the department will be able to facilitate and support
additional training and education including undertaking a range of respiratory
testing, specialist respiratory courses and study specific training.
Think this new adventure could be for you? Please come and meet
the team to find out more; we actively encourage an informal visit. Please
contact Johanna Mouland, johanna.mouland@porthosp.nhs.uk or Louise Nel
Louise.nel@porthosp.nhs.uk for further information.
Please refer to the Job description for further details:
Please note, this position has also been advertised on the Isle
of Wight NHS Trusts jobs page. If you are interested in this position and wish
to apply, there is no requirement for you to submit two separate applications.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Working as part of a team you will be responsible for offering
research opportunities to suitable patients, providing direct patient centred
support throughout their research participation, and contributing to all
aspects of clinical research trial delivery. You will work across a range of
trials including observational and interventional studies, alongside a team of
research fellows, respiratory physicians, physiotherapists, pharmacists, and
laboratory scientists from the respiratory MDT. The role has the potential to
work in collaboration with our primary care partners, therefore the ideal
candidate will be confident to work across organisations and be able to work
autonomously.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a registered nurse with sound respiratory
knowledge, excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills,
whilst possessing a keen eye for detail. Spirometry assessment and phlebotomy
skills would be an advantage; however, training can be provided. You will be
responsible for identifying and recruiting patients, supporting the patient
through the trial, performing study assessments, and ensuring data is reported
accurately and on time. You will work closely with a variety of healthcare
professionals.
The postholder will be expected to have sufficient skills to
enable patients to make informed choicesconcerning their involvement in
clinical trials by providing advice and information and actingas the patients
advocate.
Previous line management experience and leadership skills are
essential to support both team and portfolio development, as is an ability to
work independently and flexibly. The successful applicant will need to be
enthusiastic and ready to work actively to support recruiting patients in line
with NIHR targets. There may be times when you will be asked to support other
areas to achieve these targets.
This is a site-based role at Queen Alexandra Hospital; however,
the post holder will be part of the Corporate Service team. As the single
corporate service is delivered across both organisations, (Portsmouth Hospitals
and Isle of Wight) individuals may be required to undertake business travel
between sites. The frequency and arrangements will be discussed on an
individual basis in line with study activity and requirements. The staff
mobility local agreement will apply.
The post holder will be supported by the respiratory research
team, senior research nurses as well as our respiratory clinicians and
Principal Investigators. This role is ideal for a highly motivated nurse who is
keen to further develop their experience in clinical research nursing to help
shape the future of health care. The post holder will work in close
collaboration with the Research department, Principal Investigators and
research support staff, to ensure compliance with Trust Policy, Good Clinical
Practice (GCP), Human Tissue Act (HTA), and trial specific protocols.
In return, the department will be able to facilitate and support
additional training and education including undertaking a range of respiratory
testing, specialist respiratory courses and study specific training.
Think this new adventure could be for you? Please come and meet
the team to find out more; we actively encourage an informal visit. Please
contact Johanna Mouland, johanna.mouland@porthosp.nhs.uk or Louise Nel
Louise.nel@porthosp.nhs.uk for further information.
Please refer to the Job description for further details:
Please note, this position has also been advertised on the Isle
of Wight NHS Trusts jobs page. If you are interested in this position and wish
to apply, there is no requirement for you to submit two separate applications.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current RN Adult RGN registration with NMC
- Degree in relevant field
- Evidence of recent CPD
- Clinical post registration experience
Desirable
- Relevant experience in Management /Leadership Course training.
- Post graduate level qualification in Research, Healthcare related subject or equivalent
- Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Training for Research
- Previous experience of project management and/or participating in the co-ordination of Clinical trials
- Previous experience of leadership and management
- Evidence of systems development and change management.
- Phlebotomy
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Current RN Adult RGN registration with NMC
- Degree in relevant field
- Evidence of recent CPD
- Clinical post registration experience
Desirable
- Relevant experience in Management /Leadership Course training.
- Post graduate level qualification in Research, Healthcare related subject or equivalent
- Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Training for Research
- Previous experience of project management and/or participating in the co-ordination of Clinical trials
- Previous experience of leadership and management
- Evidence of systems development and change management.
- Phlebotomy
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
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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).
