Urgent Care Research Nurse(Internal Only)

We are looking to appoint a caring, highly motivated, forward thinking and enthusiastic nurse to help lead and drive research across the Critical Care areas. The successful candidate will join an enthusiastic team and will be responsible for supporting the day to day running of NIHR Portfolio studies. These include all aspects of patient identification, recruitment and follow up of participants.

• Be a registered nurse with a degree or equivalent professional qualification, ideally with a relevant post registration qualification in ICU or ED.
• Have recent and relevant experience within ED , ICU or Acute Medicine.
• Demonstrate excellent organisational and communication skills.
• Have effective time management and the ability to work with minimum supervision.
• Be able to integrate with a number of teams in order to achieve set objectives
• Be proficient with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Access etc)
• Be willing to work flexibly in terms of hours and duties to meet service needs (including unsocial hours / weekends where required).
• Practice and maintain your clinical skills and competence, Registered Nurse
• ENB 100 or equivalent Critical Care Course
• Evidence of Leadership, management and speciality development
Desirable criteria
• Evidence of degree level study/working towards a degree
• Planning and Managing Clinical Trials Module
• NVQ assessor, Minimum 2 year post registration experience in Critical Care Research
• Minimum 1 year post Critical Care course experience in specialty area
• Experience in mentoring/ facilitation/ teaching/ assessing/ coaching
• Experience of leadership/ management and speciality development.
Desirable criteria
• Experience of involvement in successful change management, Excellent personal and communication skills
• Demonstrable transformational leadership ability
• Ability to facilitate and support learning in practice
Clinical SkillsEssential criteria
• Demonstrates ability to place patient and family at centre of care
• Excellent clinical skills in speciality
Desirable criteria
• Demonstrates ability to think laterally, creatively and innovatively to enhance patient care, Demonstrates excellent team working
• Excellent role model
• Excellent organisational ability
Clinical GovernanceEssential criteria
• Experience of benchmarking
• Demonstrates a desire to explore new ways of delivering services
Desirable criteria
• Experience of data collection for audit / quality monitoring
• Experience of risk assessment, Motivated and enthusiastic
• Creative, resourceful and imaginative
• Some understanding of HR Policies and Procedures
• Knowledge of COSHH procedures and Risk Management
• Good IT skills
Desirable criteria
• European Computer Driving Licence, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
  
  Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated 'Good' with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trust's overall rating has also improved to 'good'. This is a great opportunity to join our clinical or non-clinical teams to create a positive and motivating environment within our trust. Come and join our team in this exciting time of change as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.
At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is "Working together to provide outstanding care for our community." We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don't you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical. Diversity is what makes us interesting… Inclusion is what will make us outstanding. Inequality exists and the journey to eliminate it is not easy. Every step we take will be a purposeful step forward to deliver a truly inclusive culture where all our people are enabled to deliver outstanding care, where background is no barrier, and where everyone can be their authentic self and we truly represent our patient community., By applying for this post you are agreeing to Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are appointed to a post information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. Appointment to any position is conditional on the satisfactory completion of the core NHS Employment Checks Standards. Information disclosed in your application will be checked and any offer of appointment may be withdrawn if you knowingly withhold information or provide false or misleading information. All new appointments to the Trust, with the exception of executive positions, are subject to a 6 month probationary period. The Trust may close any vacancy prior to the advertised closing date due to the high level of responses we receive for some of our vacancies. Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is committed to improving the health of its staff, patients and the wider community by providing a smoke free environment. A smoke free policy is in operation and smoking is not permitted on any of the Trust's sites.

Staff Benefits
• Flexible working opportunities and a strong emphasis on your work, life balance
• Annual leave - 27 days for new starters, plus bank holidays. Increasing to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years NHS service. Pro rata for part time staff
• NHS pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Money Advice Service
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave for eligible staff
• On-site nursery (based at RBH)
• Full educational library services
• Cycle to work scheme, lockable storage for cycles
• Bus to work scheme
• Excellent rail and bus links
• A huge range of Health Service Discounts at hundreds of big brands from holidays to gadgets and restaurants to retail.