Divisional Lead for NMAHP Research and Innovation.

Job overview

Are you an ambitious, talented, and motivated individual with a passion for excellence ready to take the next step in your career? We are looking for three Divisional Leads for Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals (NMAHP) Research and Innovation to support the development NMAHP research within and to further develop the established partnership between Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUHFT) and Oxford Brookes University.

These new posts will collaborate with key stakeholders within the OUH/OBU partnership to:

• play a key role in aligning Corporate and Divisional research and innovation activity for the NMAHP and the research workforce.
• encourage and facilitate NMAHP research knowledge, skills and potential across the partnership, and support the creation and implementation of provision and policy to enable opportunities for the workforce.
• Ensure that research and innovation activity can show clear benefits to patients, carers and our workforce

The jointly funded posts will be based within the Trust with strong links to undergraduate and postgraduate education and research within Oxford Brookes University. They will have an honorary contract with the University as a Visiting Fellow, Reader or Professor dependent on their research portfolio and experience. In both organisations they will be expected to take a leading role within the organisation to grow NMAHP research capability and capacity.

Main duties of the job

• Align research and innovation with the Division, Trust's and OxInAHR strategic goals.
• Participate actively in the Trust's strategic forums to share best practice and align standards with Trust policy, procedures and initiatives as relevant.
• Take on the responsibility of conducting a Divisional analysis of highly complex data to inform the research and innovation developments needed based on priorities and risks.
• Work together with Divisional clinical and research leads and Director of NMAHP Research and Innovation to set up clear mechanisms to record, monitor and measure the outcomes of research and innovation activities.
• Support the development, progress and sustainability of clinical quality improvement initiatives within the Division, and where needed take a lead across the Trust and University to share best practice
• Support increased visibility of clinical practice development activities and outcomes through the initiation, promotion and support of research activities as agreed.
• Support the integration of clinical research delivery teams within the clinical areas within the Division.
• Maintain own research activity and portfolio through grant applications, conducting and supporting research as a CI/PI and research dissemination.
• Supervise students doing Doctoral studies and MSc dissertation supervision as required within the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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