Lead Nurse for Research (XR08)

Integrated Care System; Leeds; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization in Leeds is seeking an experienced Senior Nurse to lead clinical research initiatives. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in clinical research and leadership and will manage the Leeds Clinical Research Facility. Responsibilities include driving clinical research improvements and optimizing patient care strategies. This is a fixed-term contract with opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (level 1 or level 2) / Midwife or HCPC registered AHP.
• Experience working within a clinical research setting at a senior level.
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload.

Responsibilities

• Lead and implement a targeted improvement plan for clinical research.
• Provide management responsibility for the Leeds Clinical Research Facility.
• Enhance awareness of research across the organisation.

Skills

Strong leadership and line management experience

Excellent interpersonal skills

Proven expertise in clinical research

Project Management

Education

Degree level or working towards

Good Clinical Practice (GCP)

Evidence of a research qualification

Job description

Anexciting opportunity has arisen for an innovative and experienced SeniorNurse, Midwife, or Allied Health Professional to join the Research &Innovation CSU as a Band 8a Lead Nurse on a 12-month fixed-term contract orsecondment.

Thisis a unique leadership role for someone with a passion for the operationaldelivery of clinical research. The successful candidate will lead andimplement a targeted improvement plan for the NIHR Leeds Clinical ResearchFacility (CRF), with the primary aim of expanding Early Phase andExperimental Medicine research trials across our flagship 17 bedhighrisk/high-intensity unit, which spans multiple specialties.

Workingclosely with colleagues and stakeholders, you will use the Leeds ImprovementMethod to drive performance improvement and strategically position the CRFahead of the next NIHR funding bid. You will be responsible for providingstrong, visible leadership and supporting both senior and unit-level staff indelivering the SMART objectives outlined by the NIHR, while maintaining thehighest standards of patient care.

Weare seeking an enthusiastic, highly organised, and self-motivated individualwith:

Strong leadership and line management/ward leadership experience

Proven expertise in clinical research, particularly in Early Phase studies,including Advanced & Cellular Therapies, First-in-Human, and Vaccineresearch.

Chemotherapy competence

A commitment to service improvement and innovation

Main duties of the job

Thepost holder will provide high-level support and professional leadership tothe clinical research workforce within the CRF at St Jamess Hospital. Youwill hold key management responsibilities and work in close collaborationwith the Trusts CRF Leadership Team to drive forward the improvement agenda.

Inpartnership with senior leaders across Research & Innovation and ClinicalService Units, you will play a pivotal role in achieving our strategicobjectives by developing and embedding high-quality systems, processes, andways of working. Working alongside fellow Lead Nurses, you will providevisible leadership, facilitate change, and champion best practices to supportthe development and modernisation of the Trusts research delivery workforce.

Akey part of your role will be to enhance awareness of research across theorganisation and actively promote strategies that build research capacitywithin the non-medical workforce.

About us

Researchis at the heart of our Trust. Leeds Teaching Hospitals is involved inresearch at all levels, developing and trialling new treatments for patients.We believe that being involved in cutting-edge research helps us providebetter care to our patients.

Overthe next 5 years, we aim to be the best Trust to deliver high-qualityclinical research and to champion research amongst our staff. We also aim tosupport and grow our world-class clinical infrastructure and assets forresearch and innovation.

Wehave a very proactive Research Academy. It offers an extensive programme ofeducation and training tailored to meet the needs of individuals, teamsinvolved in clinical research delivery in Health and Social Care.

Ourfive Trust values are part of what make us different. They have beendeveloped by our staff. They are:

-Accountable

-Empowered

LeedsTeaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job advertsare subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or removeadverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in theshortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while thisprocess is completed, and contact the named contact if you have anyquestions.

Job responsibilities

Asan expert in research the Lead Nurse/Midwife/AHP will contribute to thedevelopment of the Trusts strategic approach to clinical researchnursing/midwifery/AHP (CRN/M/AHP) and non-medical research delivery workforcedevelopment and will be responsible for its implementation.

Workingwith key stakeholders on a national, regional and local basis, the postholder will provide professional leadership, expertise and will lead theTrusts research delivery workforce modernisation projects arising from theTrusts Research and Innovation strategy and nursing and midwifery education,training and workforce strategies.

Thepost holder will have management responsibility for the Leeds ClinicalResearch Facility (LCRF) and other specific services relating to the researchdelivery workforce. The post holder will work closely with the Head ofNursing R&I and the Leeds Clinical Research Facility Manager to ensureTrust wide oversight of the workforce and support delivery of the NationalInstitute of Health Research (NIHR) and Department of Health (DoH) researchtargets.

Person Specification

Skills & behaviours

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Appropriately assertive
• Strategic thinker
• Flexible
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to organise and prioritise own and others workload

Experience

• Significant experience of working within a clinical research setting at a senior level
• Experience of managing staff
• Project Management
• Service Development
• In-depth specialist knowledge of clinical research nursing/midwifery
• Current issues in Healthcare research
• Strategies for deployment of research delivery services
• Evidence of management and leadership development
• Evidence of managing change
• Strategies for delivery of the NIHR High Level Objectives and Department of Health Performance in Initiating and Delivering Research (DH PID)
• Experience of conducting own research
• Experience of incident investigation and root cause analysis
• Understanding of research
• Knowledge of national and local clinical academic/ research fellowship/training schemes

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (level 1 or level 2)/ Midwife or HCPC registered AHP
• Recognised Research/ Teaching qualification
• Degree level/ or working towards
• Demonstrable evidence of working at Masters degree level
• Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
• Evidence of a research qualification
• Certificate in Clinical Research

Additional Requirements

• Able to fulfil Occupational Health requirements for the post
• Clinical research training
• Willing to undergo training in relation to post
• Evidence of continued professional development

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.