Nursing & Midwifery Research Internships

•    Are you interested in finding out more about how Research influences your practice?
•    Are you a Nurse or Midwife working at band 5, 6 or 7?
•    Do you have questions about practice in your area that you could turn into a project leading to improved patient care, increased knowledge and/or innovation in your area?
•    Would you like to learn more about Clinical Academic Careers or opportunities to work within Clinical Research?
 

Did you answer yes to any of the questions above?

Then the STSFT Nursing and Midwifery Research Internship Scheme may be for you!
 

The STSFT Research Internship scheme has been developed to support Nurses and Midwives to develop their research awareness and critical thinking through a 6 month development programme.
Throughout this internship, interns will develop knowledge, skills & confidence in research which will enable them to make a positive influence on the NMAHP research culture.

We are delighted to be advertising this opportunity for four individuals to undertake a six month research internship.
This opportunity is open to Band 5, 6 or 7 Nurses and Midwives.
The programme funds one day per week of your clinical time over a 6 month period to support you to undertake a work based research project in your clinical area. The programme includes a short placement with the Clinical Research team where you will shadow staff who provide research opportunities to patients and care for them during participation in a range of clinical trials and research studies. You will have the opportunity to benefit from a range of internal and regional research training and learning opportunities including Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training and will also gain access to research links at Sunderland University during the programme. 
The remaining time will be spent undertaking a project of your choosing in your own clinical area, using research methodologies where appropriate. You will be supported by an identified research mentor and buddied up with fellow interns to support you through the programme. You will have access to regular meetings with your intern peers facilitated by a senior member of the research/ nursing team. You will also have the opportunity to share your progress, results and experiences of participating in the programme.
In addition to project-specific opportunities, you will have access to the following generic learning opportunities and training:
•    Information about the National Institute for Health and Social Care Research (NIHR) and the NHS research landscape including clinical academic pathways and research delivery careers.
•    Mentoring from a dedicated research experienced clinician to enable you to build networks, draw on perspectives beyond your team and plan for your future career.
•    Introductions to a range of resources available to support research including accessing local and regional training opportunities.
•    Peer support through participation at regular Internship meetings to discuss progress and experiences.
What we would like to see from you in return:
•    Attendance at support meetings and engaging with your Mentor and buddy.
•    Acting as a role model and championing research within your clinical environment.
•    Developing a plan for your next steps which may include formal education, exploring options to apply to research fellowships or funding applications, interest in a clinical research delivery career, or simply being able to influence research knowledge and awareness within your clinical area by acting as a champion for research.
•    A written report (in the style of a journal article) and/or poster presentation and abstract submission to the next STSFT Nursing & Midwifery related Conference to enable you to share the progress and outputs of the internship (to be agreed with your Mentor). This will also enhance your academic writing skills and confidence in presenting.
 

To be eligible you must;
 Be employed by STSFT in a band 5, 6 or 7 Nursing or Midwifery post
Have line manager support to apply to be released one day per week for 6 months which will be reimbursed with funding to backfill your day out
Have a genuine passion for finding out more about and getting involved in research.   
How to apply:
1.    Please complete the expression of interest form (below) and submit to carly.brown8@nhs.net 
by 12pm on 31st July 2022. Please ensure you have discussed your intention to apply with your line manager and gained support to do so (this should be mentioned in your application).
2.    Shortlisted applicants will be invited for an interview, to be held in the Education Centre at South Tyneside District Hospital on the morning of 9th August 2022 with an expectation that successful applicants will commence their internship on or around the week beginning 12th September 2022.
 

Click here for the experiession of interest form.