Clinical Research Facilities supporting Global Health Paula Darroch Clinical Research Facility Nurse Manager UKCRF Network Conference Manchester 2016

Objectives Overview of Twinning between Guys and St Thomas’ (GSTT) Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London Objectives Overview of Twinning between Guys and St Thomas’ (GSTT) Visit to Cape Town to attend Global Health Network events in November 2015 Development of the nurse blogs and plans for the future Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London www.guysandstthomasbrc.nihr.ac.uk

Twinning - Where it all began Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London Twinning - Where it all began Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London www.guysandstthomasbrc.nihr.ac.uk

Guy’s and St Thomas’ and the University of Cape Town Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London Guy’s and St Thomas’ and the University of Cape Town Two-way, mutually beneficial exchange started on an equal footing between two groups that represents a formal and substantive collaboration between organisations Promote sharing of ideas, skills and learning from each other through exchange of information and technology transfer Twinning provides opportunities for support and peer mentoring. Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London www.guysandstthomasbrc.nihr.ac.uk

UCT Research Centre Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London UCT Research Centre Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London www.guysandstthomasbrc.nihr.ac.uk

Types of Twinning Training exchanges On-site training Study tours Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London Types of Twinning Training exchanges On-site training Study tours Information exchanges Technical exchanges Collaboration on technical initiatives Reciprocity is key – both institutions benefit. Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London www.guysandstthomasbrc.nihr.ac.uk

Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London Achievements to date Hosted a visit to GSTT by Professor Karen Barnes (UCT) Hosted a visit to GSTT by Liz Allen and Dr Phumla Sinxadi Teleconferences to plan future collaboration between UCT, Oxford and GSTT Identified staff from both organisations willing to participate Paula Darroch and Paul Cross invited and funded to travel to the 3rd annual conference of Global Health in Cape Town Presented at the Nurses and Quality sessions and conducted an audit of the facilities Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London www.guysandstthomasbrc.nihr.ac.uk

Achievements to date Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London Achievements to date Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London www.guysandstthomasbrc.nihr.ac.uk

Nurses meeting Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London Nurses meeting Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London www.guysandstthomasbrc.nihr.ac.uk

Similar challenges Lack of recognition within Nursing profession Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London Similar challenges Lack of recognition within Nursing profession Inappropriate line management Misunderstanding of role responsibilities Isolation was common Employed on short term contracts Inadequate or no job descriptions Minimal opportunities for professional development Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London www.guysandstthomasbrc.nihr.ac.uk

Shared goals in research nursing Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London Shared goals in research nursing Development of Clinical Academic Careers Recruitment and Retention Diversifying research staff Recognition of the Speciality Integrating with wider clinical community Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London www.guysandstthomasbrc.nihr.ac.uk

Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London Nurse’ blogs Nurse exchange of ideas designed to facilitate discussion, interaction and knowledge sharing and raise the profile of research nursing First blog to go live on the GHN website on August 1st focusing on an individual’s journey into research nursing Variety of topics planned ranging from focus on support available, challenges of the role through to opportunities for knowledge sharing and continuous learning Supported by communications teams from both organisations. Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London www.guysandstthomasbrc.nihr.ac.uk

Examples of Twinning

What needs to be in place Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London What needs to be in place Equal participation on level ground All interactions based on mutual respect, honesty, trust and transparency Organisational integrity, honouring commitments, individual and organisational recognition and respect Must be equal contribution to all activities, jointly prepared and agreed action plan A written commitment is strongly suggested to avoid misunderstanding between collaborators. Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London www.guysandstthomasbrc.nihr.ac.uk

Could you engage in twinning? Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London Could you engage in twinning? What collaboration opportunities exist? What would you offer, as a twin? Would twinning be a useful mechanism for career development for you personally? What would you gain from having a twin (organisation and individual)? What are the limitations that you can see? eLearning? How can we take this forward? Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London www.guysandstthomasbrc.nihr.ac.uk

How to get involved Basic Download free tools and templates Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London How to get involved Email nurses@theglobalhealthnetwork.org Basic Download free tools and templates Join discussions Use the resource articles Take eLearning courses Build training profile Join regional faculty plans Contributor Start discussions Write an article or share something you’ve developed Write a blog about your trial Share news and research Events/training Senior Contributor Run a free skills-sharing workshop with your twin Run a seminar Run a skills month or ‘ask the expert’ panel Promote Global Health Trials and sharing of resources Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London www.guysandstthomasbrc.nihr.ac.uk

Thank you Karen Barnes (UCT) Liz Allen (UCT) Cody Leisegang (UCT) Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London Thank you Karen Barnes (UCT) Liz Allen (UCT) Cody Leisegang (UCT) Paul Cross (GSTT) Katila George (GSTT) Tamzin Furtado (Global Health) SA/ NRF Newton Fund Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London www.guysandstthomasbrc.nihr.ac.uk