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Job summary

Main area
Research
Grade
Band 8a
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
287-CEF-262-24
Employer
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Aintree and Royal
Town
Liverpool
Salary
£50,952 - £57,349 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
25/07/2024 23:59

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Research Matron

Band 8a

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated senior research nurse to join the senior leadership team at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Main duties of the job

As a Research Matron you will oversee a wide range of specialities and studies conducting in-patient, outpatient and healthy participant research within a portfolio at LUHFT.

You will work closely with the Assistant Director of Research to meet delivery targets. You will be supported by other senior R&I managers and matrons.

You will provide day-to-day operational leadership and management for our team of research staff within a portfolio, in the delivery and oversight of their speciality portfolios and their individual teams of Research Nurses, Research Practitioners, Research Assistants and various research support staff. 

You will have proven leadership skills and demonstrable experience in line managing staff. You will need excellent project management skills and you must be able to troubleshoot, problem-solve and be creative.

The Trust has 3 sites with 4 hospitals, Aintree, the Royal, Broadgreen and the Dental hospital. The Matron will have responsibility for the Aintree and Royal site, with the flexibility to work across all areas. 

Working for our organisation

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

To hear more about our achievements click here https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will support, lead, supervise, manage and co-ordinate all Research Nurses/Clinical Support Staff within a Portfolio.

They will provide a high quality, effective, safe, specialist and clinical trials/research service.

We are looking for an individual with excellent leadership qualities, who can motivate and supervise ensuring high standards of patient care throughout the research process. 

Interview date 31st July 2024.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Clinical Professional Qualification. Degree level or equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • Management qualification or equivalent

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Recent experience as a clinical manager, with responsibility for clinical quality, people management, budget responsibility and successful delivery of performance targets and quality standards within strict financial controls
  • Enhanced knowledge of delivering/managing research protocols in accordance to ICH GCP guidelines

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Understanding and experience of MHRA requirements/Inspection. Demonstrates an understanding of legislative framework for managing clinical trials –The Medicine for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulation 2004
  • Understanding and appreciation of diversity
  • Key issues and pace of change facing the NHS nationally and locally, assess and describe impact on nursing/clinical professional service
Desirable criteria
  • Principles and impact of the NHS Constitution
  • Knowledge and understanding of computerised financial, management, budgetary management and workforce information systems
  • Knowledge and understanding of governance arrangements and standards in the NHS and the wider health and social care economy

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Coaching & values led leadership style, encouraging engagement and empowerment amongst staff and stakeholders, and in developing high performing teams
  • A high level of communication skills, to include but not exclusively, mediation, negotiation, consultation, facilitation, presentation, training and coaching skills using well developed interpersonal skills to influence, inform, reconcile differences and resolve conflicts
  • Solve difficult problems, using a solution focused approach demonstrating competent persuasive and influencing skills
  • Analyse data and information, including preparing responses to issues, weighing risks and forming judgements often within tight timescales
  • Competently implement business plans, business cases and project plans in order to deliver the Clinical Service Strategy area of service delivery
  • Coordinate day to day clinical operational activity in the area of service delivery to meet challenging performance targets within tight financial controls
  • Implement policy and implementation plans to deliver the clinical strategy and plans ensuring successful implementation
  • Demonstrate competent project management skills
  • Cope with competing priorities and a demanding workload
  • Deal with uncertainty in a political environment
  • Work in an environment with frequent interruptions, and within stressful, unpredictable situations including responding to and solving urgent and emergency situations day to day
Desirable criteria
  • Research information and use audit skills to applying findings to influence practice and develop business cases/plans
  • IT literate and able to use standard office software and bespoke systems
  • Imaginative and innovative in developing new ways of working in meeting patient care and service needs

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Fair Employment Charter Status - Aspiring LevelNHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleInvestors in PeopleArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident committedStep into health

Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Gill Naylor
Job title
Senior Nurse Research & Innovation
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0151 706 2308
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