Sheffield Health & Social Care NHS Foundation Trust
About
Sheffield Health & Social Care NHS Foundation Trust is an integrated health and social care Trust. We are the main provider of a wide range of specialist health & social care services to individuals and their carers or families in Sheffield. The Trust has an excellent reputation for providing high quality services to people within our care. Our vision is that people who use our services will achieve their full potential, living fulfilled lives in the community. We provide: Mental health services for adults and older people Services for people with learning disabilities Services for people with drug and alcohol problems A wide range of other specialist services, such as for people accessing maternal mental health, gender dysphoria services and psychology for people with physical health problems. We also provide a full range of services at sites where people live. These services aim to provide care and treatment to individuals and their families and help people to maintain their independence and continue with their day-to-day lives as far as possible. We provide a range of in-patient and residential services for individuals who cannot be appropriately helped in a community-based setting. Within our learning disability services we work closely with a large number of supported living settings/residential care homes in partnership with housing associations. Many of the people we help are seen in their own homes by members of staff, and some people attend our clinics to see nurses, social workers, therapists or doctors. We provide treatment, care and help on an individual or group basis where support and guidance is provided. We also work alongside GPs and other staff in local health centres, or with staff from other organisations often in the voluntary sector. We often see people for short periods of time, providing advice and treatment which helps resolve the persons problems. For people with more serious longer term difficulties we will support them and work with them for a number of years. As a Foundation Trust we work in partnership with Sheffield City Council and have formal agreements with them, called a section 75 agreement, to provide a range of social care services on the Councils behalf. Through these arrangements, we have made good progress in developing integrated services for the people of Sheffield - an important goal that is shared by ourselves and the City Council. We have placed great importance on working with other organisations to deliver integrated health and social care services to local people. In doing this we have aimed to reflect and provide for the diverse needs of the people and communities of Sheffield.
We have core values which are at the heart of all our daily activities, these values are:
- Working together for our service users
- Respect and kindness
- Everyone counts
- Commitment to quality
- Improving lives
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Key details
Location
SiteResearch Development UnitAddressDistington House, Atlas WayTownSheffieldPostcodeS4 7QQMajor / Minor RegionSouth Yorkshire
Contract type & working pattern
Contract1 year (1-year fixed term conract)Hours37.5 hours per week
- Full time
- Flexible working
Salary
GradeNHS AfC: Band 6
Specialty
Main areaResearch
About Us
At Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust we provide a range of mental health, learning disability, substance misuse, primary care and other specialist services designed around the needs of people in our city.
We have a dedicated and skilful team of people caring in Sheffield, which you could become a part of.
Our values are at the heart of everything we do. These are: working together for our service users, respect and kindness, everyone counts, commitment to quality, improving lives.
Job Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the research team based in the Research Development Unit (RDU). Clinical research is an important strategic element of the work of Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust. To deliver this we have a wide range of research projects ranging from small student projects through to complex and intensive Clinical Trials of Investigational Medicinal Products (CTIMPs) running within the organisation. These run across a variety of disciplines including mental health, dementia and specialist community services.
The RDU is responsible for managing initial contact with collaborators and potential principal investigators (PIs), processing studies through capacity and capability review, and managing the governance and oversight of our research portfolio. We also carry out some research management functions for Primary Care in Sheffield.
The Mental Health Research Nurse (RN) will play a key role within the RDU research delivery team. The post holder will work alongside our dedicated research staff in clinical and non-clinical areas to support optimal delivery of patient-centred mental health studies, including commercially sponsored clinical trials. They will also be responsible for the collection and collation of data, both from study participant source data and that which is required for internal and external reports and key performance indicators.
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- Work with various members of the research delivery team including research nurses, research allied health professionals (AHPs), clinical studies officers and the wider RDU team to ensure necessary quality standards for research delivery are being adhered to.
- Based across the SHSC Research Development Unit (RDU) and associated sites of research activity to enable setup and delivery of NIHR portfolio studies and commercial studies.
- Ensure that NIHR RDN portfolio and commercial studies successfully recruit participants to time and target.
- Support uptake of new studies and support other researchers to plan, submit and obtain funding for research that is eligible for adoption on the NIHR RDN portfolio, while further supporting their engagement with non-commercial and commercial research delivery
- Support individual members of the team with a variety of administrative and research activities, including site file management and the updating and maintenance of accurate up to date study documentation in a timelymanner.
- Accurately enter data on a variety of study web-based platforms.
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Working for our organisation
At SHSC, we prioritise the well-being and safety of both our service users and employees. It is our policy and a condition of employment that all employees must join the DBS Update Service. This service carries an annual fee, which employees are responsible for paying up front. However, employees may claim this cost back through the Trust's Employee Expenses Reimbursement Policy. For those requiring a Basic DBS check, it is necessary to register for a DBS Online Account.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Key areas of responsibility
To take a lead role in completing the feasibility assessments of potential new studies in the trust, assisting the Research Manager and Research Delivery Manager.
To lead on the site set up and delivery of Mental Health Studies, recruiting to time and target, site file management, and site selection/ sponsor monitoring visits.
To identify participants to NIHR RDN portfoliostudies according to specific protocols and guidelines and assist clinicians in obtaining informed consent from those participants.
To build awareness of mental health studies running in Trusts across Yorkshire and Humber (and nationally, where possible) and consider whether these studies could be opened in other sites.
To attend multidisciplinary team meetings regularly to aid identification and recruitment of participants to commercial and non-commercial studies. To present research protocols to multi-disciplinary teams to encourage participation.
To actively promote Mental Health studies and raise awareness of RDU initiatives by attending trust wide forums and conferences.
To liaise closely with the Research Manager and Research Delivery Manager, principal investigator/research team and other services involved in the delivery of research studies.
To provide verbal and written information and support to research participants and their carers for the duration of their involvement in the research project, and to assist participants with the completion of questionnaires, and interviews, as necessary.
To undertake home visits when necessary to engage with and recruit service users to research projects.
Coordinate assessment and follow-up as necessary in accordance with research protocol, ensuring adherence and escalating where appropriate.
To assist the RDU and Research Delivery Manager to monitor patient recruitment
Identify areas of low patient recruitment and liaise with RDU and Research Delivery Manager to identify strategies for improving.
To ensure that any data collection is conducted according to specific research protocols and adheres to the Data Protection Act 1998 and according to Good Clinical Practice guidelines.
To be responsible for the recording of patient recruitment and adverse events on the Data Entry System (EDGE).
To provide information / reports on recruitment.
To attend project management group meetings for specific research projects which may, on occasion, involve travelling outside the region.
Be willing to engage in flexible working hours to facilitate study visits.
To provide support for research projects to obtain approvals from Health Research Authority and NHS Ethics.
To provide support to participants, and other team members, for assessments and follow-up.
To liaise with other Research Nurses (RN), Allied Health Professionals (AHP) and Clinical Studies Officers (CSO) across regional Mental Health Trusts to ensure the needs and higher level objectives of the RDN are met.
To maintain a working knowledge of relevant mental health practice and to promptly disseminate up to date information, protocol amendments etc. to personnel working on research projects.
To provide information and education on research projects to interested parties, in verbal and written format as well as face to face and virtual presentations.
To support and supervise band 5 staff and other staff by completing regular supervision sessions and annual professional development reviews (PDRs), monitoring periods of sickness and annual leave, and documenting supervision appropriately.
To cover duties of other RNs/ AHPs/ CSOs when required.
To work at all times according to Good Clinical Practice, Research Governance and Trust guidelines.
To undertake any other duties, which may be required from time to time, as are consistent with the responsibilities of the grade and needs of the service.
Undertake any research training that is a requirement for the post.
To support and promote the Trusts Research Champions Network to increase engagement with clinicians and clinical services.
To support and work with SHSC Lived Experience Research partnership to increase services user engagement with research and identify opportunities for service user volunteers to support research.
Service Development
- Participate in local campaigns to help raise awareness of our research to staff, service users, carers and the public (via events and health awareness days, for example).
- Contribute to the maintenance of standard operating procedures (SOPs), guidance, and procedures.
- Contribute to the ongoing maintenance of the RDU pages on the Trusts website and intranet, including updating revisions to current studies and guidance, where necessary.
- Undertake mandatory and non-mandatory training related to the role, to maintain up to date technical and professional knowledge relevant to the post and attend research meetings as required.
Service User Involvement
- Promote service user involvement in research and research development
- Support the development of patient and public involvement groups and Patient Research Ambassadors.
Human Resources
- Post holder will participate in regular supervision and undertake annual PDR as per Trust policy
- Supervise B5/B4 staff as necessary, providing regular supervision and PDR
- Attend all required Trust mandatory training and any training needed to fulfil requirements of the role
We aim to be an organisation that is diverse and inclusive and to meet this aim we welcome applications from people with a wide range of life experience and whose diversity echoes the diversity of Sheffield, that of the people who use our services, and that of the people who may need to use our services but face barriers to access. Please think about your personal values and how these align with our values when you are applying. Find out more about our organisation through our website .
We are a Disability Confident employer level 2 and hope to achieve level 3 this year. We offer a guaranteed interview to disabled applicants who meet all of the essential criteria for a role. When you apply you will have the opportunity to let us know if you require adjustments to be made, please contact us if you are not sure or if you require adjustments to the application process itself.
Our six staff network groups welcome new members, these are:
- The Ethnically Diverse Staff Network Group
- The Disability Staff Network Group
- The Lived Experience Staff Network Group
- The Rainbow Staff Network Group
- The Staff Carers Staff Network Group
- The Womens Staff Network Group
We know how important flexible working can be to applicants and therefore we encourage you to discuss any working arrangements as part of this process. We will always aim to accommodate requests, wherever possible.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children and as part of our safe recruitment practice the successful applicant(s) will be subject to a check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) if it is deemed appropriate for the role. The cost of the DBS check (currently up to £48.23) must be met by the successful applicant(s).
When applying for this post you will redirected to complete your application in our preferred applicant management system, Trac. If you are successfully offered a role, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. In addition, in submitting an application, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed.
Please note, all communication regarding your application will be made via email, please ensure you check your junk/spam folders as emails are sometimes filtered there.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) when writing job applications
If you choose to use AI or other tools to assist in writing your application, it's essential to personalise this information, particularly your supporting statement.
While AI can help streamline the writing process, these tools cannot fully grasp the context or requirements of the job youre applying for, nor can they accurately reflect your skills, knowledge, and experience. It is crucial that you personalise your supporting statement by articulating these in your unique voice.
Relying solely on AI to write your application or supporting statement is not advocated by SHSC and could negatively impact your chances of success in the application process.
For example, AI responses
usually lack relevance and fail to address the key criteria outlined in the job description and person specification.
may come across as generic and fail to distinguish you from other applicants.
may be ambiguous or open to misinterpretation. Without careful review and editing, the supporting statement could convey messages that are unclear or misconstrued by hiring managers.
may include qualifications, skills, knowledge or experience that you do not possess, potentially leading to misrepresentation.
Supporting Statement
The supporting statement is an opportunity for you to showcase how your qualifications, knowledge, skill and experiences align with the requirements and criteria outlined in the job description and person.
Recruiting managers score applications based on the criteria listed in the person specification. Managers will be looking for evidence of how you meet these criteria. To increase your chances of securing an interview, provide examples of how you have applied your skills and knowledge in real-life situations. Share work-related successes and challenges youve navigated that align with the criteria. These could be from various aspects of your life, including work, education, and personal experiences.
Consider structuring your statement with clear headings or bullet points. This approach will help both you and the recruiting manager navigate through your application more effectively.
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 and Skills
Essential criteria
- Specialist mental health knowledge and understanding of the mental health research agenda
- Understanding of NHS Research Management and Governance and NHS Ethics processes
- Understanding of basic research skills and methodologies.
- Understanding of GCP, HRA and ethical considerations
Training And Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RGN/ RN Mental Health/ RN Learning Disability with current valid registration with the NMC.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of additional research training skills.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of recruiting participants to research projects
- Experience of working independently and being part of a dispersed team.
- Experience of working in a clinical research environment.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working on commercial research.
- Experience of supervising staff within a clinical and or research environment
Documents
- Mental Health Research Nurse (, 466.7)PDFKB
Further details / informal visits contact
NameDaniel CullenJob titleResearch Delivery ManagerEmail address [email protected]Telephone number07483 452282Additional information
Mishell Cunningham, Senior Research Nurse
[email protected]
