Senior Research Delivery Nurse/Practitioner

Transformationunitgm; Telford; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking a dedicated Senior Research Delivery Nurse/Practitioner to join their team in Telford. The role involves supporting research projects and managing recruitment processes while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to improve local health services. This position offers a chance to make a meaningful impact within the NHS.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with significant post-registration research experience is essential.
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development required.
• Knowledge of research methodologies and ethics approval processes.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for recruitment and follow-up of service users for research studies.
• Support and supervise research staff as needed.
• Deputize for the Research Team Leader when required.

Skills

Communication

Supervisory Skills

Data Collection and Analysis

Negotiation

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Registered Nurse or Health Care Professional with relevant degree

GCP Training

Post-graduate diploma level training in research methodologies

Job description

Main area Research Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Fixed term: 2 years (until 2027) Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week (part time hours also considered) Job ref 825-7156844-OPS

Employer Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Euston House Community Clinic Town Telford Salary £38,682 - £46,580 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 20/06/2025 23:59

Senior Research Delivery Nurse/Practitioner

NHS AfC: Band 6

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust believes in fairness, equity and above all values diversity in all aspects of its work, as a provider of health services and as an employer of people. We provide visa sponsorship to applicant who require a visa to work in the UK, providing the role you’ve been recruited to meets the requirements set by the Home Office.

From 4 April 2024 overseas workers requiring a general Skilled Worker Visa (such as data analysts, IT and finance professionals, etc) but sponsored by an NHS organisation will need to meet the new salary threshold of £38,700. In addition, applications to the Health and Care Visa route for those occupations paid by NHS bands that are on the immigration salary, a list of skilled jobs which have lower salary requirements, will need to meet the national pay scale for their role or the new minimum salary threshold of £23,200 (whichever is higher). We advise that you check that the role you wish to apply for meets the requirement for sponsorship before applying.

Further guidance on eligible roles can be found here- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skilled-worker-visa-immigration-salary-list/skilled-worker-visa-immigration-salary-list

https://www.gov.uk/health-care-worker-visa/different-salary-requirements

Job overview

We are seeking an enthusiastic and organised individual with a genuine interest in research to join our friendly Research Delivery team based at Euston House, Telford.

The role supports research across a range of physical health specialties and long-term conditions, and will involve working across the whole of Shropshire as required.

Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.

Main duties of the job

The post is central to the delivery of research Iin the Trust and to support local services to deliver research projects which are included on the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) portfolio.
You will be responsible for the recruitment and follow up of service users to research studies. The role will involve undertaking study related procedures as appropriate and the assessment, planning and on-going care of research participants throughout the duration of the study.
The role will also manage/supervise research staff as required.
The role will deputise for the Research Team Leader when required.

You must be willing and able to travel across the Trust geography,

Working for our organisation

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.

Person specification

Training and Qualifications

• Registered Nurse or Health Care Professional with significant post registration experience preferably in research or relevant degree / experience
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development
• Professional clinical knowledge acquired through specialist training to post-graduate diploma level including knowledge of research methodologies
• GCP Training

Experience

• An understanding of research methodology, production of research protocols, data collection and analysis
• Knowledge of ethics approval processes and other regulatory requirements
• Supervisory experience
• Significant experience of undertaking research
• Experience of working within research governance quality systems

Other

• Ability to travel daily for meetings across a range of sites in the Shropshire area and nationally

Knowledge and Skills

• Demonstrates an ability to collaborate with the multidisciplinary team, sponsor companies and funding organisations.
• Ability to work on own initiative and to prioritize own workload
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including communicating clearly, concisely and courteously both face-to-face and by telephone and in writing communicating with patients/carers to maximise the patient understanding of research activities.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including negotiation and persuasion
• significant experience in a range of computer-based systems including Excel, Access and other web-based systems

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Application numbers

Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.