Welcome from our Chief Executive - Samantha Allen

Our organisation is expanding and we're looking for people with the right values, skills and/or potential to join us. We need people with energy, expertise, enthusiasm to help us provide the very best possible specialist NHS mental health and learning disability care. This involves helping us achieve our strategy to improve the quality of life for the communities we serve through People, Prevention and Partnerships.

So what can we offer you in return?

We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we'll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.

You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you'll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.

If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.

Samantha Allen

Chief Executive

Job overview

Ensure that Sussex Partnership provides excellent nursing research experiences for pre- and post-registration nurses.

Scope, map and evaluate nurses' access to research training and programmes.

Lead on developing innovative in-house research training experiences for nurses who want to be more research aware and research active.

Provide a visible and accessible senior nurse presence in the Research and Development Department and related forums to support clear and effective research leadership for nurses.

Prepare high quality, successful research proposals for The Department of Nursing Research, Education and Development and the School of Health Sciences.

Ensure that the highest standards of training and education are aspired to and achieved within the resources available.

Publish original research in appropriate journals or other media, as appropriate.

Assist the Director of Nursing Research, Education and Development in the delivery of the Nurse Education Vision, Nursing Research Strategy, Workforce Planning and Nursing Strategy.

Provide expert nurse research leadership, career advice and coaching, education and training consultancy to nurses and multidisciplinary teams.

Initiate and lead changes in practice through research and education particularly in situations where precedents do not exist.

Link with the CDS', lead nurses and nurse consultants to provide research information which can be acted on.

Main duties of the job

Lead on research proposals and project plans set out in conjunction with the Director of Nursing Research, Education and Development.

Work closely with the Director of Nursing Research, Education and Development to provide day-to-day professional nurse leadership for nursing research.

Lead on the provision of research training programmes for nurses.

The post holder will work across Sussex Partnership to provide nursing research advice and support in line with the Nursing Research Strategy Department of Nursing Research, Education and Development Vision and Nursing Strategy and the most up to date evidence and research.

Lead and co-ordinate a range of activities that promote excellence in nursing research, training and practice through utilisation of evidence and research.

Lead on the review, implementation and evaluation of the Nursing Research Strategy.

Work in collaboration with colleagues from universities and other organisations to develop effective nursing research partnerships that includes successful research proposals

Lead on the data collection, data analysis and report writing as part of the evaluation work and feedback mechanism for nursing research activity in the Trust.

Link with the Clinical Delivery Services', lead nurses, nurse consultants and professional education leads to provide nursing research advice, guidance and information which can be acted on.

Attend all relevant partnership meetings with stakeholders.

Working for our organisation

As Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing Research and Education working in the Department of Nursing Research, Education and Development and the School of Health Sciences, you will work across the Trust and with the School of Health Sciences to provide nursing research leadership advice and support and teaching in line with the most up to date evidence and research. For candidates without a PhD or doctorate, support to work towards a PhD by publication route at the University of Surrey will be provided.

The successful candidate will be expected to, within the first two years, commence a teaching/education PGCert in higher education if they are not a qualified teacher.

The successful candidate will be based at Trust Headquarters, Swandean, Worthing and at University of Surrey School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health & Medical Sciences Kate Granger Building (in order to provide face to face teaching). The post will be hosted by Sussex Partnership and the contract of employment is an NHS Agenda for Change agreement.

As part of our commitment to quality and professionalism the Trust and the University will provide a thorough induction. We can also offer professional development in a supportive environment where further develop of leadership, management, teaching and research skills can be achieved.

We encourage flexible working. We know that a positive work/ life balance brings about huge health-related benefits, which has a positive impact on the care we provide. Please speak to us about flexible working, for example, home-working, part time hours, flexible start/ finish times or anything else. If it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Provide expert leadership and support in all matters relating to pre and post-registration nursing research and education.

Lead and provide expert guidance to other practitioners in the coordination and management of research.

Contribute to local, regional and national policy developments.

Act as a lead change agent to manage the overall change process in potentially highly complex and contentious situations of workforce development and modernisation.

Act as an expert nurse for the Trust in pre- and post-registration education and training matters relating to becoming research aware and active.

Influence nursing at a Trust wide level, leading on major developmental projects that impact Trust wide.

Contribute to the development and strengthening of nurse leadership across the Trust.

Provide educational leadership for practitioners.

Collaborate with managers, service users, carers and other stakeholders in the development of research training and education programmes.

Support a culture where individuals and teams are encouraged to develop personal and professional knowledge and skills.

Lead on the development of evaluation tools for the assessment of new education and training developments, enhancing the evidence base for education and training practices.

Help to provide evidence required for external assessments and scrutiny (example, NMC and Ofsted visits to one of the Trusts HEI).

Liaise with partner organisations to ensure that identified educational needs are met through a range of educational programmes.

Develop and implement a strategic plan to provide a network of nurses who are teachers as an alternative career pathway and to support the CPD programme.

Person specification

Qualifications
Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse with current registration (mental health)
• Evidence of master's (Level 7) education or equivalent in related subject.
• Evidence of significant relevant professional development
• Completion of Mentorship/Assessors course
• Practice Assessor

Knowledge/Experience
Essential criteria

• Extensive clinical experience
• Expert knowledge of nursing practice and multidisciplinary team working
• Evidence of inter-professional collaboration
• Advanced decision-making skills that reflect an education and research focus
• Evidence of highly developed teaching skills and experience
• Evidence of implementing innovative education and learning practice
• Evidence of conducting audit/research
• Evidence of ability to drive change forwards through excellent leadership and the ability to create strategic vision.

Sussex Partnership NHS FT is committed to supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our communities. Our workforce is currently under-represented from Black and Minority, Ethnic and disabled communities and we would welcome applications from these communities.

We regret that we are unable to advise candidates if they have not been shortlisted. If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

In the event of an excessive number of applicants the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy earlier than indicated.

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust takes its responsibilities for the safeguarding and protection of children and young people and vulnerable adults very seriously and expects this of all its employees and bank workers. The Trust works with adult and children's social care to ensure that the integrated service has systems in place to equip staff and bank workers with the knowledge and skills to recognize abuse, and take action to safeguard and protect vulnerable adults and children and young people. It is expected that all staff and bank workers familiarise themselves with the appropriate structures and policies and with the Sussex child protection and safeguarding procedures and the Sussex multi-agency policy and procedures for safeguarding vulnerable adults and undertake the relevant essential training and further training appropriate to their role.

Successful candidates are normally offered salaries at the bottom of the relevant salary range. However, where previous or equivalent NHS experience in a similar role can be demonstrated and evidenced, this may be taken into consideration when setting the starting salary.