Clinical Research Nurse / Practitioner

Integrated Care System; London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in London seeks a Band 5 Clinical Research Nurse to support cardiovascular research activities. The role requires co-ordinating studies, managing patient recruitment, and ensuring compliance with clinical protocols. Ideal candidates will have a healthcare background and experience in clinical research. Flexible working options are offered along with benefits such as career development and staff recognition.

Benefits

Flexible working

Career development

Staff recognition scheme

Qualifications

• Proven experience in electrophysiology, interventional cardiology or clinical research.
• Participation in consent process for patients entering clinical research.
• Experience of data collection and analysis.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate participant-focused cardiovascular research.
• Contribute to managing the local portfolio of studies.
• Ensure compliance with clinical study protocols.

Skills

Research Governance procedures understanding

Understanding of clinical research methodology

Ability to apply current research to practice

Ability to communicate complex protocols

Understanding of medical terminology

Education

Health professional registration or first degree in life sciences

Job description

We are looking to recruit a Band 5 Clinical Research Nurse to join the dynamic Peart Rose Research Team. The Team manages the delivery of a wide variety of studies within the Cardiovascular Directorate; co-ordinating research trials across three acute hospital sites (Hammersmith Hospital, St Mary's Hospital and Charing Cross Hospital). Much of the role will be conducted via the Peart Rose Research Unit within Hammersmith Hospital; however, flexibility with time and adaptability to work in different environments especially across three sites will be necessary to meet study requirements.

The post holder will support the co-ordination and management of cardiovascular research projects particularly Vascular medicine, Interventional Cardiology, Electrophysiology, and Cardiothoracic studies. The main focus of the role will be in supporting the delivery and development of the research portfolio through identification of suitable participants, co-ordination, recruitment, performance and maintenance of study documentation as well as administration of Investigational Medicinal Products as appropriate. This role requires the successful candidate to be patient facing, including taking consent and samples from patients.

Main duties of the job

• To facilitate efficient, safe and participant-focused cardiovascular research across Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
• To contribute to the management of the local portfolio of cardiovascular research studies.
• To work according to the principles of Good Clinical Practice & research governance standards for clinical research studies.
• To establish excellent working relationships with Clinical Trials Units and research study personnel as the first point of contact for your research studies.
• To input into the feasibility and set-up processes for new studies, including patient target setting.
• To organise/attend site selection meetings, site initiation meetings and other relevant meetings.
• To recognise if the design of studies conflicts with regulatory frameworks and legal requirements and to act on concerns raised.
• To ensure that the clinical study protocols you are working on are adhered to and that research does not deviate from them.
• To identify and help recruit patients eligible to enter clinical research studies.
• To seek and participate in informed consent processes prior to any research-related procedure, in accordance with the study protocol and local procedures.
• To register/randomise patients into research studies.
• To identify barriers to recruitment to research studies and ensure that the Team Leader is aware of them, and to support and develop action plans and strategies to overcome these barriers as required.

About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person Specification

EDUCATION/ QUALIFICATIONS

• Health professional registration or first degree in life sciences
• Evidence of continuous personal and academic development
• AHSC registration (For CRPs)

SKILLS/ KNOWELDGE/ ABILITIES

• Understanding of Research Governance procedures / ICHGCP, and the EU Clinical Trials Directive
• Understanding of clinical research methodology
• Ability to apply current research to practice
• Ability to acquire in-depth knowledge of trial protocols and to communicate this to professionals and lay persons
• Understanding of medical terminology, particularly in cardiovascular medicine, and ability to interpret patient records and extract clinical data

EXPERIENCE

• Proven experience in electrophysiology/ interventional cardiology/ cardiothoracic/vascular medicine or clinical research experience.
• Experience of working on clinical care pathway documentation
• Experience of managing complex information or projects
• Participation in consent process for patients entering clinical research
• Experience of data collection and analysis
• Experience of working within the NHS
• Experience of supervision of junior staff

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.