Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our dedicated and specialised research nursing team as a Senior Band 7 nurse providing leadership and expertise within the field of Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Research. The post holder will manage and coordinate clinical research projects involving patients diagnosed with MND.
As a key part of the team, the Research Sister/Charge Nurse will assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of care for patients in line with clinical trial protocols, laboratory manuals and all relevant regulatory standards.
The Research Sister/Charge Nurse will work as part of the larger research team to develop and deliver recruitment targets and strategies to meet these targets. The post holder will ensure that research safeguards are in place to protect the well-being of research participants and that research is conducted within the Regulatory Framework. As part of the co-ordination responsibilities the post holder will be expected to represent the MND team at national and international meetings.
The post holder must possess excellent communication, leadership, interpersonal and organisational skills alongside a vision for service development.
The post holder will work in close liaison with the Professors, Research Matron and the wider research team ensuring the provision of high quality care within the resources available.
An informal visit is recommended.
Main duties of the job
To ensure that everyone diagnosed with MND has access to the support and opportunity to take part in clinical research.
To support people with MND to navigate the research trial process, providing information about current MND clinical research and trials, identifying people living with MND who are eligible for trials explaining what is involved, and supporting people with their application and ongoing involvement in trials.
Proactively lead and develop a MND person centred research service as part of a MND research nurse network.
To drive collaborative opportunities within the MDT team. Working closely with care coordinators and other MDT members, emphasising seamless coordination, shared goals, and effective communication across departments to enhance care delivery, and ensure alignment with the latest research insights and objectives.
To champion the diverse needs of people living with MND by working in a manner that facilitates inclusion and collaboration, within and beyond the MND Association. Responsibilities include coordination of care of people living with MND on trials and studies, ensuring effective communication between Care Centre / Networks and research teams.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Working in partnership with The University of Sheffield’s department of neuroscience, Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (STH) receives National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) funding to support a wide and varied portfolio of research activity. It is the host for NIHR Clinical Research Network; Yorkshire and Humber (CRN; Y&H) and receives funding to support early phase, exploratory clinical trial activity facilitated through the Sheffield NIHR Clinical Research Facility (CRF), as well as a number of other awards including Devices for Dignity and NIHR CLAHRC.
This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract basis for a period of 4 years due to the post being externally funded. The fixed term contract status of the post holder will be reviewed in accordance with the Trust's legal obligations regarding fixed term contracts taking into consideration the ongoing source of the external funding and the requirement for the post to be maintained.
Please note all existing NHS staff will only be considered on a secondment basis. This must first be agreed with your current line manager.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Registered General Nurse - Adult with valid NMC registration.
2. To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998 or equivalent demonstrable teaching and assessing experience.
3. Extensive evidence of continuous professional development Including post graduate qualifications and/ or academic research qualifications
4. Up to date Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Certificate
5. First degree or evidence of working towards one (demonstrating graduate attributes)
6. Possess or be working towards an MSc in Clinical Research or health/biological related subject. Or demonstrable significant experience working at an equivalent senior level.
7. Able to meet the travel requirements of the post
Desirable criteria
8. Management qualifications or experience
Experience
Essential criteria
9. Extensive experience at Junior Sister/Charge Nurse or above in broad range of clinical settings including clinical research environment or demonstrable equivalent
10. Experience of managing multiple competing projects to time and target, within research or other relevant field
11. Ability to lead, motivate and develop a professional team
12. Experience of managing and delivering high quality patient care, promoting continuous improvements to service delivery
13. Strong IT skills competent in standard PC packages (i.e. Microsoft Office or equivalent) using both desktop packages and databases.
Desirable criteria
14. Experience obtaining informed consent
15. Experience of delivering early phase research studies
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
16. Good understanding of the local and national strategic context of research in the NHS.
17. Experience of managing systems and processes to comply with both local and national targets/ frameworks
18. Ability to communicate effectively including active listening, writing, and verbally, with individuals on a one-to-one basis and with groups.
19. Advanced organisational skills and ability to manage multiple projects at various stages of development and organisation.
20. Excellent performance management skills. Ability to appraise junior staff through performance review.
21. Highly developed leadership skills with excellent interpersonal skills – ability to form positive relationships at all levels.
22. Ability to manage complex workload under pressure and prioritise to meet deadlines.
23. Persuasion and influencing skills – ability to present ideas and proposals effectively.
24. The ability to present and receive complex, sensitive information to and for patients and groups of healthcare staff
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
25. Integrity - Cares about and knows the importance of doing the right thing and making a difference. Possesses a straight talking and honest, whilst being diplomatic, communication style.
26. Integrity - Possesses a straight talking and honest, whilst being diplomatic, communication style.
27. Ownership -Loves being in charge/control and takes full responsibility for the running of their clinical area.
28. Ownership - Driven to get things done to ensure that both they and their team achieve.
29. Ownership - Sets very high standards for themselves, their team and clinical area.
30. Delivery - Love to be in control and on top of everything that is going on in their clinical area.
31. Delivery - Likes to be ‘hands on’ in the delivery of patient care in their department.
32. Delivery - Thrives on having lots going on and rise to the challenge of constantly switching between different activities and issues.
33. Delivery - Possesses a ‘can do positive ’ approach to problems and will keep going when things are tough. Has the drive and resilience to see projects through despite challenges along the way.
34. Delivery - Able to think ahead, anticipate issues before they arise, plan accordingly and be confident in own decision making.
35. Relating - Gets a buzz out of developing others and takes great satisfaction from seeing their staff achieve and progress.
36. Relating - Pick up on other people’s needs sensing when something is wrong, calm under pressure.
37. Relating - Good at explaining things in simple and straightforward ways that others find easy to understand.
Please note that in order to comply with the UK Government’s rules on Skilled Worker sponsorship, any applicants who do not meet the eligibility requirements or concessions on salary thresholds under the Skilled Worker visa will not be eligible to receive sponsorship from the Trust. Please keep this in mind when submitting your application. Further details on these concessions, and who qualifies for them, can be found here.
Candidates are advised to read the attached guidance on using AI technology. When you complete your application, you are required to declare that the information in your application form is true and complete. The personal statement is exactly that; personal.
When selecting to apply via NHS Jobs, you will be redirected to our preferred recruitment system called Trac. You will be asked to create and submit your application via the Trac recruitment system.
You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. All communications should be sent via your Trac system account.
If you are offered employment at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals your information will be transferred from the Trac recruitment system into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. In addition, in submitting an application form, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed.
Please note, all communication regarding your application will be made via email sent via the Trac recruitment system, please ensure you check your junk/spam folders as emails are sometimes filtered there.
The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Should you require any assistance in applying for the position please contact the General or Medical Human Resources Departments on the number identified on the NHS Jobs page for the organisation.
Job Share applicants are welcome for all full time posts unless indicated but cannot be guaranteed. In addition for Fixed Term Contracts, internal secondments may be considered, please seek the approval of your current line manager before applying for the position.
All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken.
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
38. Job Description (PDF, 512.3KB)
39. Person Specification (PDF, 200.6KB)
40. Candidate Application Best Practice Guide - please read before completing your application (PDF, 236.3KB)
41. Information for Candidates (PDF, 496.3KB)
42. Getting to Work at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals (PDF, 305.0KB)
43. Applicants - How We Use Your Information (PDF, 87.4KB)
44. Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (PDF, 124.0KB)
45. Staff Benefits (PDF, 2.7MB)
46. A Guide to Using Artificial Intelligence and With Your Personal Statement (PDF, 163.6KB)
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Further details / informal visits contact
NameRebecca Pyecroft-OxleyJob titleTrust Research MatronEmail addressr.pyecroft-oxley@nhs.netTelephone number0114 2711554Additional information
Professor Chris McDermott
Email: c.j.mcdermott@sheffield.ac.uk
or
Professor Pam Shaw
Email pamela.shaw@sheffield.ac.uk