Job summary
St Bartholomew's Hospital is building a vibrant, ambitious nursing and allied professional (NAP) research culture. We are committed to ensuring every NAP role includes research.We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Clinical Research Programme Facilitator/Fellow to support and coordinate our growing research-in-practice programme. This one-year fixed term role offers an excellent development opportunity for nurses, allied health professionals or healthcare scientists with an interest in research, evidence-based practice and clinicalacademic careers.

Main duties of the job
Working closely with the Interim Director of Clinical Research, you will help deliver key programmes including the Evidence Champion Network, international masterclass series and monthly research newsletter. You will support new initiatives that strengthen research awareness, capability and engagement across the NAP workforce, and act as a visible advocate for evidence-based practice in clinical areas. You will build strong multidisciplinary relationships, contribute to education and training, and support identification of areas whereresearch or evidence could improve patient outcomes and experience. Applicants with a PhD will have one day per week protected for contributing to departmental research-in-practice research activity and developing their own research.

You will bring:

• Registration with NMC, HCPC or equivalent
• Master's degree in a relevant professional or research-related area
• Experience engaging in research activity and delivering teaching or facilitation
• Strong organisational, communication and relationship-building skills
• Commitment to learning, inclusion and Trust values

Join us and help shape the future of NAP research at St Bartholomew's Hospital.

About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• First level registered nurse on the NMC register or AHP registered on the HCPC or HCS registered on the HCPC or PSA accredited Academy for Healthcare Science
• Masters degree in relevant professional (with research modules) or research-related area

Experience
Essential

• Experience of engagement in research activity. This can include supporting research in practice activities.
• Demonstrable experience of organising and/or delivering education through teaching or facilitation learning

Desirable

• Experience of undertaking own clinical research in a related area
• Experience of teaching or mentoring research topics or projects in related areas

Knowledge
Essential

• Knowledge of the difference between audit, quality improvement and research
• Knowledge of the NAP research programme and NAP research opportunities at SBH
• Awareness of methods to enhance diversity and inclusion in research activity

Desirable

• Understanding of quantitative, qualitative and systematic review research methods
• Knowledge of information governance and research ethics processes
• Understanding of the clinical academic pathway and funding opportunities associated with it.

Skills
Essential

• Ability to work independently to meet deadlines and targets
• Ability to build effective working relationships and motivate individuals and teams
• Clear and effective communication skills, written and verbal
• Demonstrably strong organisation skills

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).