Senior Research Sister/Charge Nurse

Transformationunitgm; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking a Senior Research Sister/Charge Nurse to lead a clinical team focused on patients with cognitive impairments. The role involves managing clinical research, ensuring patient safety, and collaborating with various stakeholders. The post holder will benefit from professional development opportunities and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Career Development Opportunities

Flexible Working

Good Annual Leave

Pension Schemes

Health and Wellbeing Packages

Qualifications

• Extensive post registration experience in clinical settings.
• Relevant experience in research sister/charge nurse role.
• Specialist training in Good Clinical Practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and management to a clinical team.
• Ensure safe and effective delivery of clinical research.
• Establish relationships with local services for research referrals.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Performance Management

Research Understanding

Education

RGN Level one

NMC registered

Postgraduate Qualifications

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Employer Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Hallamshire Hospital Town Sheffield Salary £46,148 - £52,809 pa/ pro rata for part time staff Salary period Yearly Closing 22/05/2025 23:59 Interview date 02/06/2025

Senior Research Sister/Charge Nurse

NHS AfC: Band 7

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Job overview

The Post holder will provide leadership and management to a clinical team, providing care to patients living with mild cognitive impairment or dementia within the NIHR Sheffield BRC (BRC) and across its regional collaborating organisations.

The NIHR Sheffield BRC is a research partnership between Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Sheffield, dedicated to improving the treatment and care of people living with debilitating conditions. Research within the BRC focusses on chronic neurological disorders, cardiovascular disorders, and patients with compromised immunity, chronic inflammatory diseases and emerging infections.

The BRC drives research innovation into tangible benefits for patients and the wider society, whilst enhancing the position of the UK as the preferred partner for experimental medicine collaborations. Clinical research projects take place in conjunction with partners within STHFT and will be supported by the NIHR Sheffield Clinical Research Facility to meet National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), Alzheimer’s Society Research Nurse Programme and UKDTN strategic aims and objectives.

The post holder will be responsible for developing and sustaining own knowledge, to meet NMC revalidation requirements. As part of the role the post holder will be expected to represent the CRF at Regional, National and International meetings.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work with the Trust Research Matron, Operational Team, BRC, CRF team and the wider STH research teams to ensure the safe, effective, and efficient delivery of the clinical research portfolio, including comprehensive risk assessments to ensure patient safety is upheld and that the clinical research activity is compliant with research and clinical governance.

They will establish productive working relationships with local memory assessment services and Mental Health Trusts to build effective research referral pathways and increase opportunities for people living with MCI/dementia to participate in clinical research.

They will promote positive work behaviours and attitudes in line with STH PROUD values and will be required to provide management and clinical decision-making support to the core clinical team.

They will need to possess an understanding of research processes and governance arrangements and have a detailed insight of the core business and function of the BRC, the Alzheimer’s Society Research Nurse Programme and the UKDTN to ensure activity meets National and Local targets and clinical governance requirements.

This role will focus on delivery of early phase mild cognitive impairment and dementia clinical studies and supporting development of an increasing portfolio in this specialty.

Working for our organisation

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of 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.

The CRF is a service delivery engine and works collaboratively across the organisation to provide researchers with a cross-city unit dedicated to delivering research for the benefit of patients. The CRF has been awarded an NIHR grant to further develop Experimental Medicine in South Yorkshire. Maintaining up to date systems and processes to support staff, patients and researchers is essential to ensure research carried out in the CRF is delivered to the highest possible standard, adhering to Research Governance and the Regulatory Framework.

The BRC works with internal and external stakeholders – the ability to manage multiple and competing deadlines is essential; excellent interpersonal and communication skills are imperative, along with a resourceful, positive and adaptable approach to the role, managing problems, sometimes urgently and at short notice.

The role will require the post holder to work collaboratively with the CRF who provide an excellent environment to develop research skills and an education and development programme for clinical researchers.

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.

This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract basis for a period of 3 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 also note any secondment must first be agreed with your current line manager.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

• RGN Level one
• NMC registered
• To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
• Extensive evidence of continuous professional development Including post graduate qualifications and/ or academic research qualifications
• First degree or evidence of working towards one (demonstrating graduate attributes)

Experience

• Extensive post registration experience within a broad range of clinical settings
• Relevant experience at junior research sister/ charge nurse role
• Ability to lead, motivate and develop a professional team
• Specialist training relevant to role: Up to date Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training
• Experience of delivering early phase research studies
• Good IT skills; competent in standard PC packages (i.e. Microsoft Office or equivalent)

Skills and Knowledge

• Good understanding of the local and national strategic context of research in the NHS
• Ability to communicate effectively including active listening, writing, and verbally, with individuals on a one-to-one basis and with groups.
• Excellent performance management skills.
• Highly developed leadership skills with excellent interpersonal skills – ability to form positive relationships at all levels.
• Ability to manage complex workload under pressure and prioritise to meet deadlines.
• Persuasion and influencing skills – ability to present ideas and proposals effectively.

Personal Qualities

• Integrity Cares about and knows the importance of doing the right thing and making a difference.
• Integrity Possesses a straight talking and honest, whilst being diplomatic, communication style.
• Ownership Loves being in charge/control and takes full responsibility for the running of their clinical area.
• Ownership Driven to get things done to ensure that both they and their team achieve.
• Ownership Sets very high standards for themselves, their team and clinical area.
• Delivery Love to be in control and on top of everything that is going on in their clinical area.
• Delivery Likes to be ‘hands on’ in the delivery of patient care in their department.
• Delivery Thrives on having lots going on and rise to the challenge of constantly switching between different activities and issues.
• Delivery Possesses a ‘can do’ approach to problems and will keep going when things are tough
• Relating Gets a buzz out of developing others and takes great satisfaction from seeing their staff achieve and progress.
• Relating Pick up on other people’s needs sensing when something is wrong.
• RelatingGood at explaining things in simple and straightforward ways that others find easy to understand.

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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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Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Name Rebecca Pyecroft-Oxley Job title Trust Research Matron Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 0114 2711554 Additional information

Luke Barron

NIHR BioMedical Research Centre Manager

Email: [e-mail]

or

Dr Daniel Blackburn

Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant Neurologist

Email: Daniel. [e-mail]