The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the most successful teaching NHS Trusts in the country. We offer the second highest number of specialist services than any other group of hospitals in the UK. Our hospitals have over 2,250 beds and we manage over 1.69 million patient ‘contacts’ every year. We provide innovative, high standard healthcare, including community services and primary care. This year saw the Trust awarded as Outstanding by the CQCMy role is to… Show more The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the most successful teaching NHS Trusts in the country. We offer the second highest number of specialist services than any other group of hospitals in the UK. Our hospitals have over 2,250 beds and we manage over 1.69 million patient ‘contacts’ every year. We provide innovative, high standard healthcare, including community services and primary care. This year saw the Trust awarded as Outstanding by the CQCMy role is to respond to tenders and grant applications for the Trust and to assist with the management of the Trust’s R&D programme in innovative medical technologies and devices. I have also developed and implemented a standard process for responding to tender and grant applications. I am responsible for the identification and effective management of new tendering opportunities working with senior management, clinicians and nurses leading on the development of the tendering documentation with the relevant department(s) to ensure the Trust maximises its success rate. I am responsible for liaising with commissioners and the Assistant Director – Contracting and Performance to understand their commissioning intentions and horizon scan for opportunities including likely source of tendering portal. I liaise with Executive Director of Finance and the wider finance team to ensure that the financial stability checklist is completed ahead of tender submission.I respond to highly complex queries, analyse information and identify risks and issues. I produce reports and board documents as required for both internal and external stakeholders.The project management and delivery of an active R&D programme,includes the preparation of grant applications, for which I work closely with the Joint Research Office. I am also responsible for liaising and negotiating with other research focussed departments and organisations (DEC, EAC, AHSN) to ensure the delivery of the end product Show less

This post was as the lead for CRN: East Midlands in the Lincolnshire Healthcare Research Sector (HRS) managing research governance and performance. This HRS is made up of a secondary care Trust (covering 4 sites – Lincoln, Boston, Grantham and Louth), mental health Trust, East Midlands Ambulance Trust, Community Health Trust and 4 CCGs. I also undertake governance reviews for Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and most recently have taken on work where we are the Lead CRN – ensuring… Show more This post was as the lead for CRN: East Midlands in the Lincolnshire Healthcare Research Sector (HRS) managing research governance and performance. This HRS is made up of a secondary care Trust (covering 4 sites – Lincoln, Boston, Grantham and Louth), mental health Trust, East Midlands Ambulance Trust, Community Health Trust and 4 CCGs. I also undertake governance reviews for Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and most recently have taken on work where we are the Lead CRN – ensuring that the studies we are responsible for as a network are maintained, amendments validated and classified, documents correctly submitted through CSP and communicating with other CRN’s and the devolved nations responding to queries and advising them of new submissions and changes, ensuring that they have all the documents and information that they require to make considered opinions in their own areas. I primarily oversee and support the RM&G facilitators, in the delivery of research within the CRN area, ensuring they are compliant with national regulatory and local policies requirements. The role requires me to be able to communicate to a high level with a wide range of both internal and external stakeholders i.e. CRN staff at all levels, Trust R&D Managers, Chief Investigators/Principal Investigators, Lead Nurse Manager, research network nurses, supporting department staff (pharmacy, pathology, radiology etc.) CRA’s and sponsors. I am the first port of call for all queries, which are often highly complex, related to NIHR portfolio adopted studies, promoting and providing expert regulatory and governance advice and support in relation to studies for local researchers. Since starting in my role in Lincolnshire I have put in to place a robust feasibility system to support the review process enabling a decision on whether a study is feasible for the Trusts to be made at the meeting and thus speeding up the NHS permission process Show less

Achievements in this role: Succeeding in bringing in the financial and service level agreements for the Trusts two main private contracts for which I was responsible on time and within the envelope set by the CCG’s by identifying and clearing blockages through maintaining excellent communications with all parties on highly complex decisions Responsibilities:• Negotiate and liaise with acute services contracting teams within secondary care Trusts serving the county to ensure that all… Show more Achievements in this role: Succeeding in bringing in the financial and service level agreements for the Trusts two main private contracts for which I was responsible on time and within the envelope set by the CCG’s by identifying and clearing blockages through maintaining excellent communications with all parties on highly complex decisions Responsibilities:• Negotiate and liaise with acute services contracting teams within secondary care Trusts serving the county to ensure that all aspects of the contract are being delivered, including:o On an annual basis, re-negotiating the contract, making adjustments to what services are required and bringing the contract in within the monetary envelope agreed with the CCG’so Serving notice on to provider for services no longer required or where a new provider has been contracted to take on the serviceo Serving providers with performance notices and implementing penalties where they are not delivering and ensuring that the appropriate remuneration is receivedo Identifying, in association with CCG’s, services, new services and facilitating the tendering, contracting and implementation of those services within Lincolnshire.• Negotiating all of the above on behalf of any associate contract holders i.e. other NHS trusts outside of Lincolnshire where Lincolnshire is the lead contract holder with that provider• Producing monthly data and figures by set reporting dates to the required level and responding to queries arising from these figures• Managing staff within the department to deliver all of the above aspects – in my case for 26 contracts – as well as providing full line management function to the staff in the department• Taking on special projects that arise from monthly data or general contract requests Show less

Achievements in this role: Successfully programme/project managed, piloted and implemented a range of complex policy and governance based products on behalf of NRES (UK) which have been implemented into NRES policy and SOPs nationally and will shape the service for the futureResponsibilities:• Planning, development, management and monitoring of the transparency programme; a set of projects to design and produce the processes by which NRES will publish and share information (with WHO… Show more Achievements in this role: Successfully programme/project managed, piloted and implemented a range of complex policy and governance based products on behalf of NRES (UK) which have been implemented into NRES policy and SOPs nationally and will shape the service for the futureResponsibilities:• Planning, development, management and monitoring of the transparency programme; a set of projects to design and produce the processes by which NRES will publish and share information (with WHO, NHS choices, Clinical Trials Gateway etc.) on the work and decisions undertaken by REC’s and the research being undertaken in the UK, both in the NHS and in other healthcare organisations. • Planning, development, management and monitoring of the Proportionate Review Service, including analyzing of data to produce a system whereby research applications are assessed on the level of their material ethical issues and are accordingly reviewed either at a full meeting or at a sub-committee meeting as appropriate. • Special projects - setting up workshops to take forward pieces of work for further consideration prior to piloting or implementing into SOPs or REC governance procedure. • To lead in all aspects of the organisation of national conferences and project led training days Show less

Achievements in this role: Successfully devoloping implementing, as part of the accreditation team, an audit process into the Research Ethics service and identifying areas of work that were in need of further development and planning and presenting these as project areas to the boardFor 2 years prior to 2007 piloting and development of a QMS system for REC’s had been carried out. In the Spring of 2007 the outcome of this work was launched for the audit and accreditation of RECs in… Show more Achievements in this role: Successfully devoloping implementing, as part of the accreditation team, an audit process into the Research Ethics service and identifying areas of work that were in need of further development and planning and presenting these as project areas to the boardFor 2 years prior to 2007 piloting and development of a QMS system for REC’s had been carried out. In the Spring of 2007 the outcome of this work was launched for the audit and accreditation of RECs in the UK. In September 2007 the newly appointed QA team began implementing this process to ensure that the provision of the research ethics service in the UK was fit for purpose. Responsibilities:• Auditing and accreditation of REC’s UK wide; monitoring and development of QA systems; project management of specific projects identified from the implementation of accreditation to improve the research ethics service nationally Show less

Achievements in this role: Managing the two committee’s in Lincolnshire and implementing the new governance arrangements and SOP’s to ensure that the committee’s members and their decisions were in line with national standards.Responsibilities:To provide the full and complete day-to-day management and office administration of the business of the Research Ethics Service function for the NHS in Lincolnshire.Previous roles:Project co-ordinator – Lincolnshire Rural Activities… Show more Achievements in this role: Managing the two committee’s in Lincolnshire and implementing the new governance arrangements and SOP’s to ensure that the committee’s members and their decisions were in line with national standards.Responsibilities:To provide the full and complete day-to-day management and office administration of the business of the Research Ethics Service function for the NHS in Lincolnshire.Previous roles:Project co-ordinator – Lincolnshire Rural Activities Centre – setting up the charity (2 ½ yrs)Catering and Hospitality manager (9yrs Show less

Trained in all aspects of running licensed premises from bar and cellar managment to hotel management and organising large functions for all occasions for up to 300 people and ensuring they ran smoothly, covering all aspects and running as a complete project.Also trained in all kitchen areas from washing up to running a busy grill and pass, full kitchen management. Designing new menu's, costing of menu's and organising printing.Stock taking and auditing in all areas I hold a… Show more Trained in all aspects of running licensed premises from bar and cellar managment to hotel management and organising large functions for all occasions for up to 300 people and ensuring they ran smoothly, covering all aspects and running as a complete project.Also trained in all kitchen areas from washing up to running a busy grill and pass, full kitchen management. Designing new menu's, costing of menu's and organising printing.Stock taking and auditing in all areas I hold a proficiency certificate in stock taking and auditing.Book keeping and producing weekly, monthly and quarterly finance sheets. Invoice reconciliation and budget forecasts and responding to head office queries.I have since continued to work intermittently in the trade for my brother who has continued to have restaurants, hotels and bars in various countries - just to keep my hand in. Show less