Are you a Senior Nurse, Midwife, or Allied Health Professional interested in developing your research and leadership capacity?
Could you help us to lead an exciting Research study whilst developing personally and professionally?
Yes? Then read on … the Chief Nurse Senior Research Fellowship may be for you!
We are delighted to be able to offer an exciting opportunity for our Senior Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals (NMAHPs) to apply for a charitably funded NMAHP Researcher Development Institute (RDI) Chief Nurse Senior Research Fellowship.
This is a part time opportunity (two days per week for 12 months) to enable professionals to remain in clinical practice alongside this fellowship. The fellow will be fully supported by the NMAHP Research Team.
The Newcastle Clinical Skills Academy and the Newcastle Health Innovation Partners (NHIP) Academy will also provide a range of other development opportunities. This will support the fellow to focus on their career development plans, to get the most out of their research portfolio for the benefit of patients, the organisation and wider health and social care system.
At the end of July 2022 our five-year Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals Strategy was launched. As the largest collective workforce, the uniqueness of our contribution as highly specialised professionals is delivered through our shared vision of achieving local excellence and global reach through compassionate and innovative healthcare, education, and research.
Our aspiration is to develop Newcastle Hospitals locally, nationally, and internationally as a centre of excellence for NMAHP leadership, education, clinical practice and academic research. To achieve this, we have identified six key priority areas:
- Improve quality and reduce patient harms.
- Develop a nursing, midwifery and allied health professional workforce strategy, plan and metrics for improvement.
- Develop leadership capacity, capability, and resilience.
- Engagement for improvement.
- Increase research opportunities and impact, whilst strengthening our academic links.
- Lead the digital healthcare agenda.
The Chief Nurse Senior Research Fellowship will support a stand-alone research project that clearly aligns to the overarching Trust strategy and/or the NMAHP Strategy.
In addition, there will be bespoke development opportunities identified in partnership with the appointable candidate.
What is Chief Nurse Senior Research Fellowship and what does the funding provide?
The Chief Nurse Senior Research fellowship will will fund 2 days per week of your clinical time over a 12-month period to enable an individual Nurse, Midwife or AHP to undertake a research project alongside identified development opportunities. The fellowship is part time and designed to enable the individual to remain present and visible within the clinical department, whilst undertaking the research project alongside.
Throughout the fellowship you will be supported by leadership from and close links with the Executive Chief Nurse. Mentorship and supervision in relation to research methods, study delivery and development opportunities will be provided by Dr Linda Tinkler (Trust Lead for NMAHP Research) and Professor Annette Hand (Clinical Academic Professor of Nursing) with additional input and support from the wider senior nursing leadership team.
Colleagues from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic background or from the international NMAHP community are welcomed to apply and will be given tailored support and mentorship as required.
In addition to the project-specific opportunities, you will have access to the following generic learning opportunities and training where required/appropriate:
- Support and mentorship from the Newcastle Health Innovation Partners (NHIP), the Newcastle Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC) and The Newcastle Clinical Skills Academy to enable you to identify appropriate development opportunities, build networks, draw on perspectives beyond your current role and plan for your future career
- Information about the National Institute for Health and Social Care Research (NIHR) and the NHS research landscape including clinical academic pathways and other research related funding and development opportunities
- Introductions to a range of resources available to support research and leadership including accessing local and regional training opportunities
- Peer support through participation at regular meetings to discuss research progress, experiences and needs
- Opportunities to support other NMAHP research related initiatives currently in development as part of our flagship charitably funded NMAHP Researcher Development Institute
What we would like to see from you in return:
- Successful completion of the research project within the confines of the 12-month period
- A written report for the organisation highlighting key themes from the work
- Preparation for a journal article and abstract submission to share the project outputs and your own development as a result of the fellowship
- Clear and demonstrable progress against a bespoke development plan as identified at the outset of the fellowship and supported by the Trust Lead for NMAHP Research, and Professor of Nursing
- Visibility as a role model, championing research across the trust
- A developed plan for your next steps post fellowship
Who is eligible to apply?
To be eligible, you must be employed by Newcastle Hospitals in a Nursing, Midwifery or AHP post as identified via NHS England here: https://www.england.nhs.uk/ahp/role/. You should have a genuine passion for research and self-development.
Timeframes and how to apply
- We will be running a Q & A session on Teams from 1:00 – 2:00 pm on Tuesday 2nd July 2024. To register, please click here.
- Applications should be submitted to [email protected] by Monday 19th of August 2024 midday please. Please ensure you have discussed your intention to apply with your line manager and gained support to do so – this should be mentioned in your application.
- Applicants will be informed week commencing 16th of September 2024 if they have been shortlisted for interview.
- Interviews will take place on Thursday 3rd of October 2024 with an expectation that the successful applicant will be informed of the outcome and the fellowship will commence soon after. The exact time is to be arranged, but please ensure you are available on this date for interview. No alternatives can be offered due to timeframes.
What to do next if you are interested in applying
Complete the application form below and submit by the deadline. Direct any questions to [email protected]
Application form – Chief Nurse Senior Research FellowshipWatch our NMAHP RDI video
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Contact us
Email Newcastle’s NMAHPs Research Team at [email protected]