Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for an experienced and dynamic nurse leader, passionate about improving care for patients with cardiac and respiratory disease at Royal Brompton & Harefield hospitals (RBHH).
The postholders main role will be to lead and manage the established research delivery teams in at both hospital sites and help develop a portfolio of high-quality research studies. The portfolio includes both commercial and non-commercial research. The post holder will also provide professional oversight and development to clinical research delivery staff at Royal Brompton & Harefield hospitals .
The successful candidate will be an expert research nurse with proven leadership skills, flexibility and excellent organisational skills. You will by supported by Head of Research Delivery at RBHH, as well a network of Research Matrons and Managers, and have the opportunity for professional development.
Interested candidates are strongly encouraged to arrange an informal visit to discuss the role.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will lead and line manage the respiratory research delivery teams at RBHH main responsibilities include:
1. Visible professional and clinical leadership for clinical research delivery staff.
2. Ensuring the highest standard of patient care, good clinical research practice standards
3. Ensuring excellent performance on delivery of the cardiac and respiratory research portfolio at Royal Brompton & Harefield hospitals
4. Oversee the Clinical Research Facility at Royal Brompton, managing the administrative staff, CRF equipment and work with the quality management team to develop and maintain CRF SOPs
5. Contribute to NIHR CRF reporting and metrics
Working for our organisation
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 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 a nationally recognised research portfolio and infrastructure.
Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ in February 2021 and is the largest specialist heart and lung centre in the UK and among the largest in Europe. We provide treatment for people with heart and lung disease, including rare and complex conditions, offering some of the most sophisticated treatment that is available anywhere in the world.
Our integrated approach to caring for patients from before birth, through childhood, adolescence and into adulthood and old age has been replicated around the world and has gained Royal Brompton and Harefield an international reputation as a leader in heart and lung diagnosis, treatment and research.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for a detailed description of the clinical, managerial, governance, professional, research and education aspects of the role
Person specification
Skills
Essential criteria
6. Able to recruit to, support and develop a specialist nursing service provision
7. Able to develop specialist procedure protocols and adhere to all Trust policies and standard operating procedures
8. Experience of managing a team and of line managing research nurses.
9. Able to teach/deliver core training of individual clinical trial/study protocols to junior members of staff
10. Able to deal with distressed patients and/ or relatives relating to the potential / real outcomes of their health and deal with the emotional consequences of patients coming to terms with long term conditions
Desirable criteria
11. Experience managing budgets and staff establishments
Previous experience
Essential criteria
12. considerable experience in clinical trials, teaching and mentoring
13. demonstrable knowledge and understanding of current UK clinical trial regulations, good clinical practice
14. experience of facilitating and undertaking R&D activities as major job component
15. You will be have the experience to deliver specialised programmes of care, and provide highly specialised advice for patients who are participating in clinical trials
16. considerable experience in the clinical environment working within the NHS
17. experience of managing a portfolio of research studies
Education / qualifications
Essential criteria
18. You will have NMC Level One Registration
19. Your professional knowledge acquired at degree level or equivalent
20. Continuing professional development including short courses to master’s level equivalent.
Desirable criteria
21. MSc qualification or currently studying towards one
Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.