1. “Mobilizing Research” Building the educational base for nurses to undertake research Liz Lees Senior Research Fellow – Faculty & Consultant Nurse – Acute Medicine

2. Overview of presentation Context of my role Take you on a Journey ‘mobilizing research’ Research Strategy – Faculty Building the Educational base Measures of success Hopes and Aspirations

3. From humble beginnings!

4. Going on that journey …… The topicSafetyQualityPatientVisionaryCIPNational Transfersxxx--X Follow up callsxxxxx- * Discharge risks xxxxxx * AMU staffingxxxxXX * VTExxxxXx ABG-xxx-- EDD-xxxxX

5. New world ‘clinical academic’ Time for deliberate planning to establish building blocks essential to delivery of research Encourage and optimize research ideas within the Faculty of Education Facilitate the translation of research knowledge back into practice Fundamentally – sharing knowledge and empowering others

6. Vision: Are U READY? U nderstanding R eading E valuating A pplication D elivery Y ear on Year U nderstanding R eading E valuating A pplication D elivery Y ear on Year

7. Building the research strategy Capacity and Capability Capacity and Capability Expertise and Team Expertise and Team Funding And Sustainability Funding And Sustainability The Research Strategy

8. Expertise: The Team Having the right people together helps to ….. 1.Mobilize good research idea 2. Enable the research vision 3. Develop expertise offering methodological support

9. Capacity and Capability 2013: Skills Analysis – pilot complete The research methods module The research master class (qualitative) 2014: Form connections Audit, Research & Publishing Master classes Semi-Structured interview training Focus Group training

10. Funding and Sustainability Collaboration with BC University (undergraduates documentation project) Collaboration with RCN, Wolverhampton Hospitals (Supervisory Ward Sister Project) NIHR - £300,000 – CDR Fellowship Professor recruitment to position Research Conference – 15 th November !!

12. End of year stock-take: 1.Gap analysis - educational support required 2.Skills Analysis – next stage 3.Articles ‘in press’:- – Learning Beyond Registration (Dec 2013) – Publishing Master Class (Dec 2013) – Vital 1 & 2 (Dec 2013) – Health Care Assistants in acute medicine

13. Measures of success 1.Building the team. 2.Numbers of Nurses (& Therapists) taking up research training opportunities 3.Development of more research projects 4.Our ability to communicate research findings 5.Steady stream of funding generated 6.Increased presence NIHR Portfolio research

14. From humble beginnings to hopes and aspirations! Collaboration Confidence Competence

15. Thank you for listening Any questions?