Paediatric Clinical Research Nurse

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in London seeks a Band 6 Paediatric Research Nurse for its Children's Clinical Research Facility. The role involves working on allergy studies, recruiting and educating patients, and ensuring quality care in compliance with clinical guidelines. Candidates should have a nursing background, relevant experience in allergy, and a commitment to improving children's health. Flexible working options are available.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Flexible working options

Staff recognition scheme

Access to onsite leisure facilities

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years at band 5 in a relevant clinical area.
• Proven participation in the consent process for clinical trials.
• Experience in assessing asthma and eczema control.

Responsibilities

• Support the aims of the Trust in developing clinical and academic research knowledge.
• Provide high-quality, evidence-based nursing care.
• Ensure research safeguards the well-being of participants.

Skills

Knowledge of clinical research methodology

Ability to work across multidisciplinary teams

Change management skills

Expertise in asthma and eczema control

Education

Registered nurse or health professional

Educated to degree level in relevant subject area

RSCN/RN (child)

Non-medical prescribing

Job description

We currently have a vacancy for a Band 6 Paediatric Research Nurse to join our team to work on our allergy studies. The post will suit an enthusiastic, organised and motivated individual to join us on the Children's Clinical Research Facility (CCRF) at St Mary's Hospital. Hours will be full time (37.3hrs) but condensed into a 4-day week.

The successful applicant will join a first class team delivering ongoing, ground-breaking, paediatric research studies, particularly in the field of children's allergy.

This role involves working closely with medical and nursing staff along with research participants and their families. Central to the role is the recruitment, education and monitoring of patients participating in our allergy clinical research studies. The post holder will be involved in ensuring that any research undertaken within the department safeguards the well-being of the patients, and is conducted within ICH Good Clinical Practice Guidelines for Research.

This position provides the post-holder with the opportunity to work with a very supportive and welcoming team and to further develop your existing knowledge and skills. Prior experience of working in allergy is essential for this role and experience of research within an NHS setting is highly desirable.

Informal enquiries are welcome. Please contact:

Email: [e-mail]

Phone: [phone]

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will support the aims of the Trust and the NIHR in developing both clinical and academic research knowledge and skills to improve the speed, quality and integration of clinical research in the NHS. The focus of the role will be to provide a grounding in clinical practice and an academic framework conducting research particularly into children's respiratory and allergy conditions.
• Act as a recognised expert and professional role model within the clinical research environment, including direct and indirect clinical care, teaching, audit and research projects, which will involve managing a wide range of complex and sometime conflicting priorities.
• Provide safe, high quality, individualised, evidence based nursing care with the support and in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team; developing the specialist clinical skills and knowledge to achieve the competences required in order to carry out all relevant duties without direct supervision.
• The post holder will ensure that any research undertaken safeguards the well-being of research participants and is conducted to ICH Good Clinical Practice.

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.

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

• Registered nurse or health professional or first degree in life sciences
• Educated to degree level in relevant subject area or equivalent experience
• RSCN/RN (child)
• Non-medical prescribing

Experience

• Minimum of 2 year at band 5 in a relevant clinical area
• Proven experience in assessing asthma and eczema control
• Knowledge of National Institute of Health Research (NIHR), its values, aims and structure
• Proven participation in the consent process for patients entering clinical trials
• Clinical Research and audit experience

Skills/knowledge/ abilities

• Be able to demonstrate knowledge of specialist patient group
• Knowledge of clinical research methodology and trial protocols
• Ability to work across boundaries, integrating with multidisciplinary staff in relation to research trials
• Change management skills and involvement in project work

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.