Paediatric Clinical Research Nurse

Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS hospital trust in the City of Westminster is seeking a Paediatric Research Nurse to coordinate and deliver a variety of clinical trials focused on genetic research. The successful candidate will provide holistic nursing care to children and their families while playing a vital role in research promotion and best practices. Working hours are typically Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm; flexibility may be needed for patient assessments. This role offers the opportunity to work within an innovative research environment dedicated to clinical excellence.

Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to promote research utilisation and best practice.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and deliver a genetic portfolio of research studies.
• Responsible for the holistic nursing care of children/young people and their families.

Job description

Paediatric Research Nurse

As a Paediatric Research Nurse, you will play a key role in coordinating and delivering a genetic portfolio of research studies. This expanding portfolio consists of a number of observational, phase 2 and phase 3 clinical trials involving investigational medicinal product studies (CTIMPs). You will be responsible for the holistic nursing care of children / young people and their families on existing and new clinical trials and contribute to the assessment and management of care pathways for patients participating in clinical studies.

Key Responsibilities

As a skilled communicator, the successful candidate must possess excellent interpersonal and problem‑solving skills and be able to act as an ambassador for promoting research utilisation and best practice.

Working Hours

The normal working hours for the post are Monday - Friday 9am-5pm, although the post holder may need to be flexible to accommodate patient visits and assessments outside of these hours when required.

About the Trust

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals – Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

Team Leader

Dr Melita Irving has led the paediatric genetics team for several years, during which time she has helped establish whole exome sequencing as a diagnostic genetic test, and set up dedicated multidisciplinary clinics in skeletal dysplasia, achondroplasia‑hypochondroplasia and dental genetics, including KBG syndrome. As a key opinion leader and expert in clinical trials in rare diseases of the skeleton, Melita holds a number of national and international positions of responsibility.

Research Portfolio

Our trials portfolio covers various commercial and non-commercial trials covering various skeletal dysplasia conditions and biologic treatments. We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and – as part of King's Health Partners – we are one of England's eight academic health science centres, bringing together world‑class clinical services, teaching and research. We strive to recruit and retain the best staff as the dedication and skills of our employees lie at the heart of our organisation and ensure that our services are of the highest quality, safe and focused on our patients.