Research Nurse (Paediatric)

Job overview

Are you interested in supporting the development of evidence-based care and new treatments in the speciality area of Paediatrics? Would you like to work at the forefront of medical and nursing practice through research?  If so, we would like to hear from you.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Research & Development Department to join us as a Paediatric Research Nurse working in the Kensey Research Team. As a member of the Kensey Team you will also get the opportunity to work in a number of specialties across the wider portfolio including Midwifery, Women’s Health and many other adult specialties. Kensey is particularly active with supporting vaccine studies across the age ranges. There may be a requirement to work out of hours, across sites and in patients’ homes, as and when protocols require.

You will be responsible for delivering and clinically managing your own portfolio of academic and commercial research studies in Paediatrics and provide research support to investigators.  This post will enable you to gain clinical knowledge and skills around a variety of specialist conditions through working closely with the consultants, specialist nurses and multi-disciplinary teams.

If you are adaptable, flexible, confident, enjoys working independently and as part of a team with a good attention to detail and want to be at the cutting edge of medicine then this post is for you!

Main duties of the job

A central part of the role will be to ensure that you provide excellent research monitoring and care to patients who have consented to participate in research and that the research/clinical teams you work with are appropriately trained, supported and developed within their professional/research roles.  An important aspect of the role will be the maintenance of highly accurate and comprehensive records of data derived from the research studies.

Within this post you will develop processes and systems for maximising the recruitment of patients to academic and commercial studies and will ensure that research patients/participants are monitored, supported and receive the highest level of research nursing care.  You will work across a range of studies including observational research, novel drug therapy and clinical interventions, in a range of specialty areas across the research portfolio and there will be an expectation to cover colleagues as and when required.

Under the direction of the Lead Consultants, Team Leader and Senior Research Nurses you will coordinate the clinical aspects of trials, participate in the recruitment and follow up of patients with responsibility for the assessment, planning and on-going care and safety of the research participants throughout their study journey.  The post holder will be required to work autonomously with supervision and guidance of the Team Leader and Senior Research Nurses.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:

• Identity Checks
• Professional registration and qualification checks
• Employment history and reference checks
• Occupational Health clearance
• Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
• Right to work in the UK

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We reserve the right to close this advert early.

We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.

We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed.