Registered Nurse-Research and Development

Job overview

We are recruiting for a Research Nurse who will be able to share our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

The post holder will be part of the Research Team delivering new and innovative treatments to patients at the Trust.

You will work closely with the team led by the senior research nurse as well as the multi-disciplinary team in delivering care to renal patients.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Main duties of the job

You will work with clinicians and other specialists recruiting patients to clinical trials and other NIHR research studies.

You will take responsibility for the coordination and management of clinical research projects, collaborating with key personnel throughout the network to ensure continued care and support for patients involved in clinical trials.

You may be required to take responsibility for the safe administration of experimental drugs and for monitoring the expected and unexpected side effects of drugs and other treatment modalities.

You will be expected to have sufficient skills to enable patients to make informed choices concerning their involvement in the clinical trials by providing advice and information and acting as the patients advocate.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.