University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
About
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust was formed on the 1st October 2020 when Royal Bournemouth & Christchurch Hospital NHS Foundation Trust merged with Poole Hospital.
Hospitals covered by the Trust include: Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Castle Lane East, Bournemouth, Dorset BH7 7DW
Poole Hospital, Longfleet Road, Poole BH15 2JB
Christchurch Hospital, Fairmile Road, Christchurch, Dorset BH23 2JX
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Key details
Location
SiteRoyal Bournemouth HospitalAddressCastle Lane EastTownBournemouthPostcodeBH7 7DWMajor / Minor RegionDorset
Contract type & working pattern
Contract12 months (Fixed term)HoursFull time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
GradeBand 5/band 6 depending on experience
Specialty
Main areaResearch and DevelopmentInterview date30/04/2025
As
University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with university hospital status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches youll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, were also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
Job Overview
An exciting opportunity has become available for a research nurse or AHP to join the research team within Division 6 (Gastro, hepatology, ITU, ED, Orthopaedics, IR_. This role will be based at The Royal Bournemouth site working at times.
The Division 6 portfolio is very active at UHD offering trials in multiple specialities. The post holder will work closely with the Senior Research Nurses and other members of the wider multi-disciplinary team to offer trial opportunities to both inpatients and outpatients.
Clinical experience in one of the fore mentioned specialities /or research is essential. You will be responsible for assessing and managing the care pathways for patients participating in clinical trials, being responsible for a caseload of trial patients. This will involve the identification, recruitment, education and monitoring of these patients and the collection and documentation of accurate data. You will be required to prioritise your own workload and to work autonomously as well as being responsible for identifying new research opportunities.
Depending on experience this job will be offered a band 5 with progression to band 6 once research competencies have been achieved.
Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital
Interview Date: 30 April 2025
Advert
Candidates must be able to demonstrate good communication skills, be able to work independently and as part of a team, be highly organised, flexible, have good attention to detail and have the ability to adapt your working day according to what opportunities arise.
The post will be predominantly working within the Division 6 team, however you will need to be flexible in your working approach, and provide cross-cover and collaboration where required. There may be a requirement to work across our Bournemouth and Poole sites on occasion.
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued team mates and colleagues.
Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
This post is being advertised as a 1 year fixed term.
Please Note
Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands.
This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.
Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions.
Applicant requirements
warning You must have appropriate UK professional registration. info 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.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Broad clinical knowledge of research speciality
- Research knowledge of ICH GCP
Desirable criteria
- Awareness of relevant national clinical or research guidelines and service frameworks
- Understanding of research processes
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience caring for patients in a primary or secondary care setting
- Relevant experience working within the speciality area
Desirable criteria
- Participation in clinical audit and evaluation
- Experience working within clinical research
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered with the NMC [or relevant professional body]
- Willing to undertake GCP within 1 month of being in post
Desirable criteria
- Have or be working towards 1st level degree
Technical Skills
Essential criteria
- Computer literacy within a range of applications
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
Desirable criteria
- Venepuncture
- Ability to seek and obtain informed consent (meets Trust consent competencies)
Documents
- B6 JD (, 416.6)PDFKB
- B6 PS (, 192.6)PDFKB
- Band 5 JD (, 174.8)PDFKB
- B5 PS (, 126.0)PDFKB
- DBS - FAQs (, 102.0)PDFKB
Further details / informal visits contact
NameLindsay RogersJob titleSenior Research NurseEmail address [email protected]Telephone number0300 019 6071Additional information
Division 6 research nurses
Royal Bournemouth Hospital
0300 019 6071
