Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Hiring for Practice Educator for Research Job at Stoke-on-Trent, England , UK Full Time

We are recruiting a Practice Educator to work within our research delivery team, supporting the team’s training and development needs.

This is an excellent opportunity for candidates with research experience to work within a friendly and supportive team. The successful candidate must have knowledge of research delivery, experience of designing and delivering training and excellent interpersonal and team working skills.

Opportunity for full time hours can be discussed.

At MPFT we pride ourselves on staff wellbeing and development and can we offer you:

• Our SOOTHE resources – supporting staff across the trust with their physical, mental and financial health. In addition to the support offered from our occupational health provider Team Prevent.
• Counselling support and lifestyle information with advice on a variety of personal matters
• “In our Gift” providing a platform for your voice to be heard to inform change
• The opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
• Opportunities for flexible working (depending on the role)
• Career development opportunities and coaching plus access to in house training programs
• Innovative research training program entitled STARS (Supporting the advancement of Research Skills)
• Child Care Vouchers Scheme
• Recognition and engagement through our staff LOVE awards, LOVE long service awards and Staff Engagement Surveys
• NHS discounts available via the Blue Card and Red Guava schemes

The role purpose is support the research management team to build capacity and capability of the multi-disciplinary research delivery team, who work across a range of clinical specialty areas, by assisting with the design and delivery of high quality, safe and effective clinical teaching and learning programmes. The post holder will support the research management team in the development of standard operating procedures within the service, reflecting current evidence and guidelines for best practice.

The role will involve supporting research delivery across the geography of the Trust, so the successful candidate must be able to travel across Staffordshire and Shropshire. The post can be based either at Stoke on Trent or Stafford.

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT) is an award winning organisation with over 9000 employees. We are one of the largest integrated Health and Social Care providers, covering services across North & South Staffordshire, Shropshire, Hampshire, Buckinghamshire, Isle of Wight and Essex.

Demonstrating our strong commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, and in context of our objective aligned to the growth of diversity across the workforce; we are particularly seeking applications from individuals who may be from under-represented groups, such as black, Asian or other ethnic groups, individuals with a disability, or LGBTQ+ individuals who meet the specific criteria.

We are embedding values based and inclusive recruitment practices to ensure that all applicants, from any backgrounds, have an equal chance of success in achieving a role with us.

1. Support the research management team to develop and implement a prioritised action plan for identified education and training needs

2. Assist the research management team to monitor standards for research delivery, promoting best practice. Support management team to ensure compliance with regulatory authorities, and Good Clinical Practice requirements

3. Support the research management team to develop, deliver and evaluate training and educational programmes covering all aspects of research delivery and trial management across a range of clinical specialties

4. Create and implement role development and learning packages for research delivery staff depending on their individual needs and specialty areas

5. Develop and maintain knowledge of the research delivery portfolio; work alongside the delivery team to develop the quality of clinical research practice, role modelling good practice, demonstrating research expertise and helping individuals to adapt their existing knowledge and skills to meet the needs of research participants.