PICU RAISE Project Co-ordinator

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is looking for a dedicated professional to join their team in Birmingham. This role offers the chance to lead a vital project focused on shiftwork and fatigue in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). You'll collaborate closely with experienced managers and supervisors, contributing to significant research that impacts the lives of young patients and their families. With a commitment to innovation and excellence in care, this position promises a supportive environment where your skills can thrive and make a real difference from day one. If you're passionate about improving healthcare outcomes and ready to take on a rewarding challenge, this opportunity is for you.

Qualifications

• Hons level degree or equivalent professional experience required.
• Registered Nurse status is mandatory for this role.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate a project on shiftwork and fatigue in PICU.
• Conduct literature reviews and data analysis for research.

Skills

Literature searching skills

Statistical/thematic analysis

Advanced communication skills

Organisational and time management skills

Data inputting

Education

Hons level degree in a relevant subject area

SLAiP course or equivalent

Post Graduate training

Registered Nurse

Job description

Search through the open vacancies at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s.

This is YOUR place

• To be at the heart of brilliant care for women, children and young people.
• Where innovation, compassion, and opportunity meet to help transform lives.
• To make a unique impact from day one. As one of only two centres in the UK for women, children, and young people, this is where you can help bring prize-winning discoveries and game-changing innovations to life.
• To grow a thriving career and unlock your potential. Our unique and vast specialisms provide opportunities you won’t find anywhere else. No matter the career path you choose – you’ll have unwavering support for your ambition and a real investment in your learning.
• To discover a community of support. Where our strength comes from our people, who come from every walk of life and who work shoulder-to-shoulder across every discipline. Here, you’ll find a deep camaraderie and the support to take control of your career and find your passion – on the best days, and the toughest.

This is Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Trust.

Main area: Paediatric Intensive Care

Grade: NHS AfC: Band 6

Contract: 12 months (Fixed term or secondment)

Hours: Part time - 11.25 hours per week (Flexible)

Job ref: 284-24-6795542-DMAB

Site: Birmingham Children's Hospital

Town: Birmingham

Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 10/01/2025 23:59

Flexible working arrangements may be considered and discussions with the recruiting manager regarding this are encouraged.

Job overview

The postholder will work closely with the PICU Quality Improvement Manager and the project Supervisors to set up and co-ordinate a funded project investigating shiftwork and fatigue among staff on the PICU.

Main duties of the job

• Lead in the development, co-ordination and delivery of the project on the PICU at BWCH.
• Contribute to a literature review and data collection and be responsible for the analysis of information in existing databases. Data will include qualitative interviews and stakeholder involvement that will support a future research grant application.
• Develop and utilise a working knowledge of and compliance with local, national and international data protection and research regulations.

Working for our organisation

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).

Person specification

Qualifications

• Hons level degree in a relevant subject area or equivalent level of professional experience
• SLAiP course (support learning and assessment in practice) or equivalent or willing to work towards
• Post Graduate training
• Registered Nurse

Knowledge

Skills

• Literature searching skills
• Ability to undertake simple statistical/thematic analysis

Communication Skills

• Advanced communication skills with ability to converse using different platforms
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate with children, young people, families and professionals from a range of settings incl. clinical team & project team
• Able to communicate sensitively and maintain confidentiality whilst interviewing
• Diplomatic and professional at all times
• Honesty & probity

Personal Skills / Abilities and Attributes

• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Able to support and manage band 5 team members and students
• Meticulous attention to detail and accuracy
• Articulate
• Able to work flexible hours (Mon-Fri, 9-4pm)
• Ability to work under pressure and within deadlines
• Experience of inputting data
• Ability to organise meetings, take minutes, prepare papers, liaise with co-collaborators

Our current Mental Health Services division may be transferring the provision of its services to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust (BSMHFT). Whilst at present you are applying for a position within Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation should you be successful in gaining a position within Mental Health Services, your employment may in the future be transferred over to BSMHFT. Should any new information become available, you will be kept informed of this throughout your recruitment process.

As a Trust employee you are required to comply with all legislation and guidance relating to safeguarding children and adults with care and support needs, and promoting their health and welfare. You are required to inform the Head of Safeguarding of any safeguarding concerns about your own children or children you live with. This information will be treated in a confidential manner.

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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.