THE VISION FOR OUR SINGLE CORPORATE SERVICES IS TO:

• Be an employer of choice for corporate talent, attracting and retaining people who share our values for excellence in care and welcome the opportunity to benefit from the broad range of flexible career and development opportunities we can offer.
• Improve efficiency through simplified and standardised policies, processes, and systems, drawing on the best from both Trusts.
• Do things once and reduce any duplication on transactional tasks giving corporate staff the ability to focus on higher value and more diverse activities.
• Co-invest in the latest digital solutions and standardise our approach, meaning we do things once for both organisations.
• Improve learning and development opportunities and sharing best practice, upskilling both Trusts.
• Co-locate teams in purpose-built facilities on the Island and in Portsmouth to enable closer working and sharing.
• Build resilience for individuals and our teams.
  The single corporate service is delivered across both organisation. You may be based at either IWT or PHU and individuals may be required to undertake business travel between sites. For leaders managing staff across multi-site locations, you will need to be visible and provide in person leadership. The arrangements and frequency will be agreed locally.
  For further details please refer to the Single Corporate Service Summary
  Job Description

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A NEW AND DIFFERENT CAREER PATHWAY WHILE STILL MAINTAINING YOUR CLINICAL SKILLS AND WITH DIRECT PATIENT CARE?

Due to an expanding portfolio of research trials, Portsmouth Hospitals University Trust is looking for a highly motivated Nurse to join their established respiratory research team.
We are looking for a confident, enthusiastic, and highly organised nurse ready to take on a new challenge. The role of Band 6 respiratory research nurse would see you leading and delivering a variety of respiratory studies from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Portfolio and a commercial portfolio to patients with a range of different respiratory conditions.
Working as part of a team you will be responsible for offering research opportunities to suitable patients, providing direct patient centred support throughout their research participation, and contributing to all aspects of clinical research trial delivery. You will work across a range of trials including observational and interventional studies, alongside a team of research fellows, respiratory physicians, physiotherapists, pharmacists, and laboratory scientists from the respiratory MDT. The role has the potential to work in collaboration with our primary care partners, therefore the ideal candidate will be confident to work across organisations and be able to work autonomously.

We are looking for a registered nurse with sound respiratory knowledge, excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills, whilst possessing a keen eye for detail. Spirometry assessment and phlebotomy skills would be an advantage; however, training can be provided. You will be responsible for identifying and recruiting patients, supporting the patient through the trial, performing study assessments, and ensuring data is reported accurately and on time. You will work closely with a variety of healthcare professionals.
The post holder will be expected to have sufficient skills to enable patients to make informed choices concerning their involvement in clinical trials by providing advice and information and acting as the patient’s advocate.
Previous line management experience and leadership skills are essential to support both team and portfolio development, as is an ability to work independently and flexibly. The successful applicant will need to be enthusiastic and ready to work actively to support recruiting patients in line with NIHR targets. There may be times when you will be asked to support other areas to achieve these targets.
This is a site-based role at Queen Alexandra Hospital; however, the post holder will be part of the Corporate Service team. As the single corporate service is delivered across both organisations, (Portsmouth Hospitals and Isle of Wight) individuals may be required to undertake business travel between sites. The frequency and arrangements will be discussed on an individual basis in line with study activity and requirements. The staff mobility local agreement will apply.
The post holder will be supported by the respiratory research team, senior research nurses as well as our respiratory clinicians and Principal Investigators. This role is ideal for a highly motivated nurse who is keen to further develop their experience in clinical research nursing to help shape the future of health care. The post holder will work in close collaboration with the Research department, Principal Investigators and research support staff, to ensure compliance with Trust Policy, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Human Tissue Act (HTA), and trial specific protocols.
In return, the department will be able to facilitate and support additional training and education including undertaking a range of respiratory testing, specialist respiratory courses and study specific training.
Think this new adventure could be for you? Please come and meet the team to find out more; we actively encourage an informal visit. Please contact Johanna Mouland, johanna.mouland@porthosp.nhs.uk or Louise Nel Louise.nel@porthosp.nhs.uk for further information.
Please refer to the Job Description for further details: