Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Research and Innovation Team and Stroke Team to work as a Stroke Research Sister / Charge Nurse.

This post will be based in the Stroke department to enable the early identification of patients for Research studies. 

You will be a compassionate, accountable individual who treats all colleagues, patients and service users with respect and seeks to deliver excellence in their role.

Main duties of the job

This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of a multi-disciplinary research team, managing and coordinating stroke clinical research studies. The aim of this post is to increase recruitment into stroke research studies as part of the strategic development of Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The post will involve recruiting patients into stroke clinical studies, providing support and education whilst on the clinical study and the collection and documentation of accurate data.

The post holder will be responsible for co-ordinating the set-up of new studies, in conjunction with the R&I department. This will include studies adopted onto the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) portfolio and those commercially sponsored. The post holder will work as part of the larger team to ensure that Stroke research is delivered in accordance with the necessary requirements and regulations, including ICH Good Clinical Practice Guidelines.

Working for our organisation

DBTH is one of Yorkshire’s Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000.  Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.    

At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way.  We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions.    

As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you. 

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities. 
We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:
•    Extensive range of learning opportunities
•    NHS Pension Scheme
•    Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
•    Comprehensive health and wellbeing support 
•    NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
•    Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.