Clinical Trials Nurse Specialist

NHS Jobs; Leicester; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs in the United Kingdom seeks an experienced Research Nurse to manage a personal caseload of clinical trials and provide specialist nursing management in diverse settings, including outpatient clinics and wards. You will support the Lead Investigator, ensure trial approvals, and maintain governance compliance.

You'll educate staff, monitor patients for treatment-related toxicity, recruit patients, and contribute to trial setup, audits, and cost evaluation.

Responsibilities

• Manages a personal caseload of clinical trials and patients independently with minimal supervision/mentoring from Principle Investigators/senior research nurses/team leaders.
• Provide highly specialist nursing management for an individual client caseload delivering care in a variety of settings; outpatient clinics, on hospital wards and over the telephone.
• Support the Lead Investigator in delivering the funded study protocol and supporting the service associated budget.
• To ensure relevant approvals are in place prior to commencing each trial.
• To ensure all work is undertaken in line with the research protocol, ICH-GCP and Research Governance guidelines.
• To act as one of the primary points of contact for clinical trials patients.
• Educate other staff as to the responsibilities of the role and function of the research nurse and disseminate information on specific studies.
• Observe patients and monitor treatment/toxicity side effects; escalating findings accordingly.
• Maintain Professional Accountability for nursing research practice at all times
• Identifies, screens and recruits patients for the clinical trial using agreed protocols in accordance with ICH-GCP and Research Governance
• Provides education and support for patients in research trials
• Work with the lead clinician to evaluate clinical trial proposals, identifying potential patient populations and evaluating cost implications of the trial.
• Participate in set-up/initiation/monitoring visits, site audits and study close-down meetings carried out by sponsoring organisations and regulatory authorities. Provide on-going audit reports as required by the trial protocols and Research & Innovation department/ethics committee.
• Responsible for resolving data queries raised by sponsoring organisations.
• Demonstrates commitment to the role of patient advocate for patients considering or participating in clinical trials.
• Provide mentorship and supervision for other research professionals and staff within and outside the department.
• Act as a resource for ward based nurses wishing to undertake research once competencies have been achieved.
• Responsible for assisting with the completion of study costing templates along with assisting with invoicing and the recovery of income for commercial research as per financial contract agreement.
• Act as a role model for excellence in research.

Job description

NHS Jobs in the United Kingdom seeks an experienced Research Nurse to manage a personal caseload of clinical trials and provide specialist nursing management in diverse settings, including outpatient clinics and wards. You will support the Lead Investigator, ensure trial approvals, and maintain governance compliance.

You'll educate staff, monitor patients for treatment-related toxicity, recruit patients, and contribute to trial setup, audits, and cost evaluation.