Divisional Lead for NMAHP Research and Innovation.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 62,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking ambitious Divisional Leads for Nursing, Midwifery, and Allied Health Professionals Research and Innovation. This role offers a unique opportunity to influence research development in collaboration with key stakeholders, enhancing the integration of clinical practice and research. You'll be pivotal in aligning research activities with Trust goals, mentoring future leaders, and ensuring impactful outcomes for patients and the workforce. If you're passionate about advancing healthcare through research and innovation, this is the perfect opportunity to elevate your career while making a significant difference in the community.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse, Midwife, AHP Pharmacist or Health Care Scientist with valid registration.
• Experience in developing research and evidence-based practice awareness.

Responsibilities

• Align research and innovation with strategic goals of the Trust.
• Support the development and sustainability of clinical quality improvement initiatives.

Skills

Clinical research experience

Leadership knowledge

Teaching and mentoring

Research proposal development

Good Clinical Practice

Education

PhD/DPhil/Professional Doctorate in relevant health care research

Management/Leadership qualification/course

Recognised teaching qualification

Job description

Band 5 Nurse and Band 2 Healthcare Support Worker recruitment is centralised, meaning when you apply you will be considered for a number of roles across the Trust. If you have any questions please email: [e-mail].

Divisional Lead for NMAHP Research and Innovation

NHS AfC: Band 8b

Main area: Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals Grade: NHS AfC: Band 8b Contract: Permanent Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref: 321-CORP-6564900-B8b-PUB

Site: John Radcliffe Hospital Town: Oxford Salary: £62,215 - £72,293 per annum pro rata Salary period: Yearly Closing: 17/01/2025 23:59 Interview date: 05/02/2025

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.

The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital, and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement, and excellence.

Job overview

Are you an ambitious, talented, and motivated individual with a passion for excellence ready to take the next step in your career? We are looking for three Divisional Leads for Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals (NMAHP) Research and Innovation to support the development of NMAHP research within and to further develop the established partnership between Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUHFT) and Oxford Brookes University.

These new posts will collaborate with key stakeholders within the OUH/OBU partnership to:

• Play a key role in aligning Corporate and Divisional research and innovation activity for the NMAHP and the research workforce.
• Encourage and facilitate NMAHP research knowledge, skills, and potential across the partnership, and support the creation and implementation of provision and policy to enable opportunities for the workforce.
• Ensure that research and innovation activity can show clear benefits to patients, carers, and our workforce.

Main duties of the job

• Align research and innovation with the Division, Trust's and OxInAHR strategic goals.
• Participate actively in the Trust's strategic forums to share best practice and align standards with Trust policy, procedures, and initiatives as relevant.
• Conduct a Divisional analysis of highly complex data to inform the research and innovation developments needed based on priorities and risks.
• Work together with Divisional clinical and research leads and Director of NMAHP Research and Innovation to set up clear mechanisms to record, monitor and measure the outcomes of research and innovation activities.
• Support the development, progress, and sustainability of clinical quality improvement initiatives within the Division, and where needed take a lead across the Trust and University to share best practice.
• Support increased visibility of clinical practice development activities and outcomes through the initiation, promotion, and support of research activities as agreed.
• Support the integration of clinical research delivery teams within the clinical areas within the Division.
• Maintain own research activity and portfolio through grant applications, conducting and supporting research as a CI/PI and research dissemination.
• Supervise students doing Doctoral studies and MSc dissertation supervision as required within the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Registered Nurse, Midwife, AHP Pharmacist or Health Care Scientist with current and valid registration PhD/DPhil/Professional Doctorate in relevant health care research.
• Strategic management, leadership knowledge and experience at a senior level Clinical research experience Knowledge of NHS structure, new and emerging research structures. Experience of research leadership in an HEI or clinical setting Demonstrable experience in developing and increasing research and evidence-based practice awareness and capacity for nursing, midwifery or AHP.
• Experience of teaching, mentoring and/or supervising at a post-graduate/post registration level in related areas (clinical, research methods, research projects).
• Significant experience of leading, managing, and motivating teams Demonstrable experience in developing own research programme A publication track-record and experience of presenting at local, national and international conferences.
• Management/Leadership qualification/course Recognised teaching qualification Current ICH Good Clinical Practice QI methodology training.
• Track record of developing research proposals and attracting research funds and established national and international reputation in subject area. An in-depth understanding of the application of research within the Clinical and Research Governance agenda.

COVID-19: The COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues, and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. While COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.

Next Steps: Please make sure that you read the job description and person specification, and that your supporting statement reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria. Candidates selected for interview will be contacted after the short-listing process, usually within 2 weeks.

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