Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.

Are you looking for a new and different career pathway whilst maintaining and developing both clinical and research delivery skills? Do you wish to contribute to shaping the future of healthcare while advancing your career in a supportive and vibrant environment. Are you ready to take up the role of a Senior Research Nurse supporting a division of research teams? Then look no further, this is the role for you!

We are seeking a dynamic motivated senior research nurse, to lead a cohort of research teams to drive innovation, enhance patient care and maximise opportunities for our patients and staff to participate in high quality research. 

The ideal candidate will have significant experience in managing & leading teams within an NHS setting with ideally a background in clinical research nursing. You will join an enthusiastic, driven, and caring senior research nursing team, who lead and support established research teams of approximately 100 Research Nurses, AHPs, Midwives, Clinical Trials Assistants, Photographers and AI technicians, working together across sites and existing studies.  Our research team brings exciting research opportunities to PHU, for the benefit of our patients and for the future of healthcare.

Our research delivery teams work flexibly across numerous clinical specialities facilitating the safe delivery of a wide range of high quality NIHR or Commercially funded complex interventional studies investigating new treatments, devices, and interventions as well as observational studies. Robust clinical research knowledge of good clinical practice an awareness of the regulatory research landscape, and excellent communication skills are pivotal to facilitate successful research delivery across the Trust.

This is a dynamic role that will offer the right candidate a unique opportunity to continue their leadership and management journey.  You will be involved in all aspects of the research process from study design to delivery and study close out, collaboratively working with multidisciplinary teams to support the implementation of studies to translate scientific discoveries into improved patient outcomes.

If you would like to be part of this dynamic senior research and innovation team and feel that you can fulfil the needs of this post, we would like to hear from you.  Informal visits are highly recommended prior to application, please contact Louise Shayler PA – Leadership Team on 02392286000 ext 5156 to arrange a visit.

             Research can truly make a difference to patients' lives and so could you!

Qualifications and Experience

Essential

• Current RN registration with NMC
• Masters degree, or equivalent experience and professional knowledge
• Professional clinical knowledge acquired through significant post registration experience , with experience at a level requiring supervision of other qualified nurses
• Evidence of formal leadership training
• Training in ICH-GCP clinical trial standards and the detailed trial-specific rules it provides for administration and record keeping
• Management Training
• Teaching qualification or equivalent experience and knowledge

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Significant clinical experience in managing & leading teams within an NHS setting
• Background in clinical research nursing, involvement in research/ clinical publications
• Knowledge of, and experience of applying, the Research Governance Framework for Health and Social Care, and of clinical trial regulatory and ethics processes; knowledge of Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations and Good Clinical Practice; knowledge of legislation regarding safety reporting and Pharmacovigilance
• Demonstrates a clear understanding of advanced highly specialised theoretical and practical clinical and research skills beyond the normal scope of nursing practice
• Demonstrates an ability to develop and improve own competence in structured way
• Able to use advanced software to collect data, create reports and manage data and use a range of IT programmes including web applications and MS Office applications
• Strong customer service skills                        

Other

• Team player
• Tenacity
• Personal drive and initiative. Ability to motivate others
• Ability to develop, initiate and coordinate planning, organisational and time management skills to meet the changing clinical and research study requirements
• Leadership skills with evidence of the ability to lead and support junior staff
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including written and verbal communication skills and attention to detail
• The ability to present and receive complex, sensitive information to and for patients and groups of healthcare staff
• Ability to lead and motivate others and work to high standards in challenging intellectual situations
• Good time management skills – able to plan and work to agreed timescales and to multi-task effectively
• Have a confident approach and the ability to instil confidence in others
• Formal presentation skills for both small and large groups and possess the skills to develop training and education for individuals and groups
• Professional appearance
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Strong presentation skills
• Effective communicator both orally and on paper

Within PHU, we can offer you learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to. We believe you deserve the best possible surroundings to do your job and we want to support you in doing your job to the best of your ability.

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.