Clinical Research Nurse

Job overview

We are looking to recruit a Band 6 Clinical Research Nurse to join the dynamic Peart Rose Research Team – Pulmonary Hypertension and Other Cardiology (PHOC) hub. The Peart Rose Research Team manages the delivery of a wide variety of studies within the Cardiovascular Directorate; co-ordinating research trials across three acute hospital sites (Hammersmith Hospital, St Mary’s Hospital and Charing Cross Hospital). Much of the role will be conducted at Hammersmith Hospital; however, flexibility with time and adaptability to work in different environments especially across three sites will be necessary to meet study requirements.

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 working relationships with Clinical Trials Units and clinical research study personnel to ensure the smooth running of research studies
• 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 relevant meetings such as site initiation 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.
• To line manage junior staff

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.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.