Agile Research Delivery Team Senior Nurse (XR06)

Job summary

Main duties of the job

The role will mainly be responsible for

Managing multiple concurrent projects and research sites, requiring flexibility and adjustment according to demand.

Manages all aspects of study delivery including; screening, recruitment (including obtaining informed consent), delivering interventions, follow ups, data management, sample collection and processing as required, across all specialties and settings.

Act in accordance with current legislation, including Good Clinical Practice, research governance legislation, and the Data Protection Act.

Contribute to the leadership and management of a dedicated research delivery and support team, with adherence to Host policies and procedures. This may include

undertaking supervision, mentorship and staff reviews to identify training and development needs, and establishing how those needs will be met, and managing performance against agreed objectives.

When required, participate in the selection and interviewing of staff for the Agile Research Delivery Team.

Participate in the induction of new staff joining the Agile Research Delivery Team.

Manages own workload seeking guidance from peers when necessary.

May supervise the work of others as directed by the Team Manager.

Acts as a role model for others.

Awareness of professional codes of conduct/standards, and co-ordinate professional updating and continuous development of staff within the Agile Research Delivery Team.

Job responsibilities

The NIHR RRDNs have three key roles.

First, to provide support to research sites to enable the effective and efficient initiation

and delivery of funded research across the health and care system in England.

Second, to enable the strategic development of new and more effective research

delivery capability and capacity. This includes bringing research to under-served regions

and communities with major health and care needs.

Third, to work jointly with the Coordinating Centre in the strategic oversight of the NIHR

RDN. This ensures that the Portfolio is maintained as a cohort of high-quality, fully-

funded, viable and deliverable studies. It also ensures that the NIHR RDN as a whole serves the needs of researchers and R&D teams and is responsive to the changing domestic and global environment for health and care, life sciences and health research.

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