Research Nurse bei Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

Our vision for Single Corporate Services  
Isle of Wight NHS Trust (IWT) and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (PHU) have a shared vision of a single corporate service across our two organisations, supported by a single set of identical systems and processes, under joint leadership, to drive significant efficiencies, improve employee experience, and return time to patient care. 

This vacancy is part of the Single Corporate Services Division.

Why are we changing the way we deliver Corporate Services? 
Working as a partnership, both IWT and PHU have a shared vision for excellence in care for our patients and communities; with a set of strategic aims underpinning how we will achieve this. The creation of a single corporate service is essential for us to support our clinical and operational services, and our wider transformation programme. 

The vision for our single corporate services is to:

• Be an employer of choice for corporate talent, attracting and retaining people who share our values for excellence in care and welcome the opportunity to benefit from the broad range of flexible career and development opportunities we can offer.   
• Improve efficiency through simplified and standardised policies, processes, and systems, drawing on the best from both Trusts.  
• Do things once and reduce any duplication on transactional tasks giving corporate staff the ability to focus on higher value and more diverse activities.  

This vacancy is open to employees of Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust only.

Band 5 £31,049 - £37,796 pro rata, per annum

Base: Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

Hours: Full time - 37.5 per week

Contract: Permanent

Are you looking for a fresh challenge, while maintaining your clinical skills & patient care? Do you want to be at the forefront of new treatments and technology?

Due to internal promotion within the research team, Portsmouth Hospitals University Trust is looking for a highly motivated Band 5 Registered Nurse to join our research team.  We are proud to be developing a team of like-minded individuals, those that can live and breathe our core values, and help us to provide unprecedented levels of care that we know each and every patient deserves.

This is a full-time position, worked over a Monday to Friday pattern. Occasional weekends and public holidays may be required with notice.

You will join an experienced, supportive team in working across a range of studies which may include commercial and non-commercial, interventional and observational research.

Working as part of a team you will be responsible for offering research opportunities to suitable patients, providing direct care throughout our participants’ research journey,

You will be involved in all aspects of trial delivery, from set up to completion.  This will include pre-screening and screening participants, supporting informed consent conversations and trial follow up, ultimately ensuring the smooth running of studies and providing continuous support for our trial volunteers.

In return, we will be able to facilitate and support you with additional training and education relevant to the role, study-specific training, as well as the opportunity to gain experience from other research teams within Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, and other research partners.

As part of the Single Corporate Service, this role is a designated site-based role however the post holder will be part of the Corporate Service team which provides a service across both Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.

As the single corporate service will be delivered across both organisations, individuals may be required to undertake business travel between sites.  The frequency and arrangements will be discussed on an individual basis and the staff mobility local agreement will apply. 

For our leaders managing staff across multi-site locations, they will need to be visible and provide in person leadership. The arrangements and frequency will be agreed locally. 

Please refer to attached Job Description

Qualifications

Essential 

• Current RN registration with NMC and any other relevant post registration qualifications

Desirable

• BSc Degree in relevant field 

Experience

Essential 

• Evidence of recent CPD 
• Evidence of developing policy, guidelines and managing resources
• An awareness of research and evidence-based practice relevant to clinical area
• Computer literate, with knowledge of patient administration & Microsoft office systems 

Desirable   

• Previous knowledge of clinical research
• Broad area of clinical knowledge & experience

Skills and Knowledge

Essential 

• Clinically competent at Band 5.  
• Competent in phlebotomy & vaccination/immunisation
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Teaching and mentoring skills
• Team building skills
• Ability to prioritise workload, instruct and direct others
• Organisational skills and able to work as part of a team
• Able to support development of others
• Articulate and knowledgeable of current professional nursing issues
• Health promotion
• Advocacy skills
• Strong customer service skills

Desirable  

• Ability to adapt to change within working situation 
• Mentors Course

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and Disability, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.