Children’s Research Nurse

Barts Health NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Barts Health NHS Trust in London is seeking a Band 6 Children\'s Research Nurse to join the Children\'s Research Team across RLH, NUH and WXH. You will conduct, coordinate and deliver clinical studies safely and effectively.

You will manage your own caseload of child participants, recruit and educate families, monitor care pathways and ensure accurate data collection, with weekend/bank holiday/night shift flexibility.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current registration and active practice.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organisational and time-management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Conduct, coordinate and deliver clinical research studies across RLH, NUH and WXH.
• Manage own caseload of children and carers in clinical studies.
• Recruit and educate participants and carers.
• Monitor children throughout study participation and ensure accurate data collection and documentation.

Skills

Communication skills

Organisation

Teamwork

Initiative

Data management

IT literacy

Education

Registered Nurse

Tools

Electronic data capture (EDC)

Job description

Band 6 Children\'s Research Nurse Barts Health NHS Trust is committed to delivering safe, compassionate and high-quality care to our patients across East London and beyond. We are proud to be a high-performing NHS Trust, renowned for excellence, innovation and our contribution to improving healthcare. We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 6 Children\'s Research Nurse to join our Children\'s Research Team.

About The Role

As a Children\'s Research Nurse, you will play a key role in the conduct, coordination and delivery of clinical research studies across The Royal London Hospital (RLH), Newham University Hospital (NUH) and Whipps Cross Hospital (WXH).

Working closely with the wider multidisciplinary team (MDT), investigators, sponsors, Research & Development (R&D) teams and clinical services, you will ensure that research studies are delivered safely and effectively.

You will have responsibility for managing your own caseload of children and their carers participating in clinical research studies. This will include assessing and managing care pathways, recruiting and educating participants, monitoring children throughout their study participation, and ensuring accurate and timely collection and documentation of research data.

About You

We are looking for a registered nurse who is enthusiastic, self-motivated, organised and committed to delivering high-quality clinical care and research.

You Will Need

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organisational and time-management skills
• Effective team-working and interpersonal skills
• The ability to work independently and use initiative
• Good computer and data-management skills
• A flexible approach to working across different clinical and research environments
• A commitment to maintaining high standards of patient care, safety and research practice

Previous clinical research experience is essential, and this role provides an excellent opportunity for a nurse wishing to further develop their knowledge and skills within children\'s clinical research.

Working pattern

This is a 1.0 WTE, fixed-term post for one year, with the possibility of a permanent position.

The role will require flexibility to work weekends, bank holidays and night shifts as required by the needs of the research service.

Why join us?

This is an exciting opportunity to develop your clinical research career within a supportive and innovative Children\'s Research Team. You will gain experience across a diverse portfolio of studies while working alongside experienced research and clinical professionals and contributing directly to improving healthcare for children and young people.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: nicolene plaatjies Job title: Children\'s Lead Research Nurse Email address: [e-mail]