Lead R&I practitioner

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• NHS AfC:
  Band 7
• Main area:
  Women and childrens
• Grade: NHS AfC:
  Band 7
• Contract:
  
  Permanent
• Hours:
  
  Full time - 37.5 hours per week (per annum pro rata)
• Job
• Site:
  Royal Berkshire Hospital
• Town:
  Reading
• Salary: £47,810 - £54,710 per annum pro rata
• Salary period:
  Yearly
• Closing: 25/01/2026 23:59

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is "Working together to provide outstanding care for our community". Following our CQC inspection we have been rated 'Good' with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements.

The Trust's overall rating has also improved to 'good'.

We are C om passionate in our thoughts, words and actions.
We are A spirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate.
We are R esourceful and responsible in the way we work and live.
We are E xcellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice.

We value candidates who bring their unique personalities, skills, and experiences to the Trust. When completing your application, we encourage you to highlight your individual achievements and strengths, showing us how they align with the requirements outlined in the job description and person specification. While we recognise that some applicants may use AI tools during the process, please be mindful that AI-generated responses can often lack the personal detail and relevance needed to demonstrate your suitability for the role.

AI generated content is discouraged by the Trust and may diminish the candidates chances of success.

Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don't you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.

Manage people and financial resources to ensure the effective operation of the team for which he/ she is responsible. Allocate work and assess performance of the team members objectively against set criteria/ competencies. Be responsible for ensuring that individual performance review and personal development plans are completed for each staff member. Provide clear feedback to team members in a way that is conducive to maintaining and improving performance.

Work closely with the Human Resources Department as appropriate. Demonstrate excellent personal communication. Establish and maintain effective two-way communication channels with individuals and groups. Demonstrate appropriate assertiveness and ability to challenge others when the rights of patients and others may be infringed. Be responsible for the standard of care delivered for research purposes. Demonstrate that patients and their carers / relatives where relevant are involved in both decisions affecting their care and wellbeing, and in service development.

• Practice in accordance with the professional, ethical and legal codes of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (or Health Professions Council if relevant), and Trust's protocols and guidelines. Be accountable for own practice and for the delegation of care he / she gives to more junior colleagues.
• Be responsible for the standards of cleanliness in the clinical research area and for a well maintained research environment.
• Prioritise workload to meet targets. Ensure that Nursing and Operational Management teams are alerted to quality issues.
• Be responsible for ensuring the clinical research area practices within Data Protection/ Confidentiality/ Caldicott principles.
• Actively promote diversity, including race diversity, both in the delivery of the Directorate's services and in the recruitment, management and development of staff within the clinical area. Generate and sustain relationships that promote dignity, rights and responsibilities. Identify and take action to address discrimination and oppression.
• Promote interdisciplinary working, with outcomes aimed at the best interest of patients.

• Registered Nurse/Haem professional
• Mentorship qualification
• Evidence of recent clinical practice in specialist area/ evidence of recent appropriate clinical experience.

• Leadership course/quliafication

• Must have recent clinical experience at band 6/7
• 5years post qualification of which 2years must be in a speciality-research/clinical

• Excellent interpersonal skills with particular ability to liaise effectively with multidisciplinary team members
• Excellent professional role mode
• Excellent personal and communication skills
• Demonstrable transformational leadership ability.
• Expert clinical skills in a speciality
• Demonstrates ability to place patient and family at centre of car
• Ability to facilitate and support…