Job summary
- Main area
- Research Nurse
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 825-6254428-OPS-A
- Employer
- Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Professional Centre
- Town
- Shrewsbury
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Research Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 5
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
The post is central to the delivery of research in 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.
Main duties of the job
The post of Research Nurse is based at Gains Park, Shrewsbury, and involves travelling and working across the geographical area of Shropshire, and potentially beyond.
The Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required are (please see job description for full details):
- First level nursing degree/qualification with current NMC registration.
- Appropriate years’ experience as a registered nurse.
- Strong organisational skills and work on own initiative.
- Able to line manage, train, and develop staff.
- Well-developed interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively to a wide multidisciplinary team and patients.
- Ability to work independently and be an excellent team player.
- Ability to work flexible hours & travel across geographical sites as required to meet service needs.
- Adaptability to ensure achievement of objectives within constantly changing environments.
- Clinical skills: venepuncture, specimen collection, clinical observations, and assessments.
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
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse or Health Care Professional educated to degree level with post registration experience.
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development.
- GCP Training.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Familiarity with research design processes.
- Experience of working within research governance quality systems.
- Working knowledge of Research Governance Framework.
- Knowledge of ethics approval processes and other regulatory requirements.
- An understanding of research methodology, production of research protocols, data collection and analysis.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates an ability to collaborate with the multidisciplinary team, sponsor companies and funding organisations.
- Patient centred approach.
- Experience of Venepuncture.
- Ability to work on own initiative and to prioritize own workload.
- Proven project management skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including negotiation and persuasion.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Johanne Tomlinson
- Job title
- Research Delivery Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01743 730305
- Additional information
Available Monday to Friday 08:30-16:30
Informal visits to the department are welcome.
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