Clinical Research Nurse - Cardiovascular

Job overview

We are looking to recruit a Band 5 Cardiovascular Research Nurse to join the dynamic Peart Rose Research Team. The Team manages the delivery of a wide variety of studies within the Cardiovascular Directorate; coordinating research trials across three acute hospital sites (Hammersmith Hospital, St Mary’s Hospital and Charing Cross Hospital). Much of the role will be conducted via the Peart Rose Research Unit within Hammersmith Hospital; however, flexibility with time and adaptability to work in different environments especially across three sites will be necessary to meet study requirements.

The post holder will support the coordination and management of cardiovascular research projects particularly Interventional Cardiology, Electrophysiology, and Cardiothoracic studies.

The main focus of the role will be in supporting the delivery and development of the research portfolio through identification of suitable participants, co-ordination, recruitment, performance and maintenance of study documentation as well as administration of Investigational Medicinal Products as appropriate. This role requires the successful candidate to be patient facing, including taking consent and samples from patients.

Main duties of the job

• To facilitate efficient, safe and participant-focused research across Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
• To contribute to the management of the local portfolio of clinical research studies.
• To work according to the principles of Good Clinical Practice & research governance standards for clinical research studies.
• To establish excellent working relationships with Clinical Trials Units and clinical research study personnel to ensure the smooth running of research studies, and to be the first point of contact for your research studies.
• To input into the feasibility and set-up processes for new studies, including patient target setting.
• To organise/attend site selection meetings, site initiation meetings and other relevant meetings.
• To recognise if the design of studies conflicts with regulatory frameworks and legal requirements and to act on concerns raised.
• To ensure that the clinical study protocols you are working on are adhered to and that research does not deviate from them.
• To identify and help recruit patients eligible to enter clinical research studies.
• To seek and participate in informed consent processes prior to any research-related procedure, in accordance with the study protocol and local procedures.
• To register/randomise patients into research studies.
• To identify barriers to recruitment to research studies and ensure that the Team Leader is aware of them, and to support and develop action plans and strategies to overcome these barriers as required.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews  please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.