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Job requirements
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Essential
9 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
Understanding of resource management, health and safety, clinical risk and quality issues
- Skills
Understanding of professional and current issues in children’s nursing.
- Skills
Knowledge of clinical governance and improvement agenda
- Previous experience
Extensive experience of working within an acute paediatric ward environment as a qualified nurse with previous acute NHS experience
- Previous experience
Experience of handling clinical incidents and complaints
- Previous experience
Previous experience of research and audit
- Knowledge/Qualifications
NMC Registered Nurse (Child)
- Knowledge/Qualifications
Must be a holder of current paediatric immediate life support qualification
- Knowledge/Qualifications
Evidence of ongoing continuing professional development
Desirable
5 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Skills
Knowledge of research governance and regulations (ICH/GCP and EU Directives
- Skills
Knowledge of ethical and legal constraints of clinical research.
- Previous experience
Experience of staff management and development
- Previous experience
Venepuncture and cannulation trained
- Knowledge/Qualifications
GCP accreditation
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic team with an international reputation for looking after children with rare genetic diseases.
Focussed on developing new therapies for disorders of the skeleton, we run ground-breaking clinical trials using precision medications. We are proud to adopt holistic care for our patients, advocating for the children and their families too, helping them navigate this complex and innovative research space in improving their medical care outcomes.
This is an unrivalled chance to learn new skills in a unique medical field, practise high-quality nursing and be part of an energetic team, dedicated to helping infants and young people with rare diseases.
Main duties of the job
As a Paediatric Research Nurse, you will play a key role in coordinating and delivering a genetic portfolio of research studies including. This expanding portfolio, consists of a number of observational, phase 2 and phase 3 clinical trials involving investigational medicinal product studies (CTIMPs). You will be responsible for the holistic nursing care of children / young people and their families on existing and new clinical trials and contribute to the assessment and management of care pathways for patients participating in clinical studies.
As a skilled communicator, the successful candidate, must also possess excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills and be able to act as an ambassador for promoting research utilisation and best practice.
The normal working hours for the post is Monday - Friday 9am- 5pm although the post holder may need to be flexible to accommodate patient visits and assessments outside of these hours when required.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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This advert is for Paediatric Clinical Research Nurse with Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Research nurse role. The advertised salary is £46,419 - £55,046 p.a inc HCA (pro rata). The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (in first instance). The application deadline is 12 Jan 2026.
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