Research Nurse

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Research & Development Directorate to join us as a Research Nurse working on our Ologies and Covid portfolio within the Kensey Research Team. You will be responsible for delivering and clinically managing your own portfolio of academic and commercial research studies in these specialties and also providing 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 and specialist nurses and multi-disciplinary teams.

Demonstrate accountability for driving and growing research portfolio

Demonstrate responsibility for maintaining quality standards and adherence to regulatory bodies such as MHRA

Demonstrate ability to work under pressure whilst maintaining professional standards and behaviours

Demonstrate building and maintaining professional relationships with the MDT and external stakeholders

Demonstrating supervisory roles and responsibilities and managing HR situations within scope of practice

Demonstrate ability to motivate staff in a positive direction

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. 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.

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.