Primary Care Research Respiratory Nurse

Optimum Patient Care; Norwich; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Norwich is seeking a Nurse for a hybrid role focused on improving patient care through clinical trials and quality improvement activities. This position involves supporting GP sites, conducting patient clinics, and managing chronic diseases. The ideal candidate will have a Nursing degree, experience in primary healthcare, and hold relevant accreditations. Benefits include flexible working, additional leave, and company events.

Benefits

Additional leave

Company events

Company pension

Cycle to work scheme

Enhanced maternity leave

Enhanced paternity leave

Free flu jabs

Referral programme

Sick pay

Work from home

Qualifications

• A degree in life sciences, Nursing (NMC Registered) or relevant applied experience.
• Experience in the primary healthcare sector.
• ARTP Spirometry accreditation.

Responsibilities

• Provide a clinical nursing service and support to professionals.
• Recruit and coordinate GP sites throughout the research process.
• Travel to GP sites to collect and record data.

Skills

Clinical nursing service

Patient screening

Chronic disease management

Data collection and analysis

Education

Degree in life sciences or Nursing (NMC Registered)

Tools

Primary care electronic medical record systems (SystemOne, EMIS)

Job description

Overview

We are looking for a Nurse to support a range of business activities including delivering patient clinics and reviewing patient records for our clinical trials and quality improvement (QI) activities. Your work will help improve quality of care for patients with chronic conditions and rare diseases within primary care. You will support practices to participate in novel real-life research and pragmatic trials, with the opportunity to build and contribute skills to a unique clinical trials unit.

The role is offered on a hybrid basis (3 days in office, 2 days at home) based in either our central Norwich or Oakington, Cambridge office. We offer a welcoming and inclusive working environment in a dog-friendly office, with regular social and community activities. You can agree your own flexible working times to fit around caring responsibilities. We provide a range of benefits including additional leave, a health cash plan and a discounted holiday scheme.

Main duties of the job

• Provide a clinical nursing service and support to other professionals with patient screening, optimization of treatment, chronic disease management and advice.
• Recruit and coordinate GP sites throughout the research process, ensuring professional relationships and regular communication with all participating GP sites.
• Obtain and document informed consent (verbal or written) from clinic participants.
• Travel to GP sites to collect and record data as appropriate to the study objectives.
• Initiate new services in line with strategic aims and respond to opportunities as they arise.
• Contribute to the development, review and implementation of patient and clinician resources including questionnaires, clinical decision support, feedback and promotional material.
• Code and verify data in accordance with the research protocol and coding procedures and enter data into a database and/or spreadsheet for analysis.
• Identify, implement and evaluate treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition.
• Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication, regimens and side effects.

About us

Optimum Patient Care (OPC) is a leading provider of quality improvement (QI) programmes and services in the UK, with a network of over 1,200 GP practices covering 28 million patients. OPC also supports GP practices to participate in new and innovative real-life research, including UK-wide pragmatic trials, and provides end-to-end research delivery services for commercial and academic studies, especially in primary care.

Job responsibilities

We are looking for a Nurse to support a range of business activities including delivering patient clinics and reviewing patient records for our clinical trials and QI activities. You will help improve quality of care for patients with chronic conditions and rare diseases within primary care and support practices to participate in real-life research and pragmatic trials, with opportunities to contribute to a unique clinical trials unit.

The role is hybrid (3 days in office, 2 days at home) based in Norwich or Oakington, Cambridge.

We offer a welcoming, inclusive, dog-friendly environment with regular social and community activities. Flexible working times can fit around caring responsibilities. Benefits include additional leave, a health cash plan and discounted holiday scheme.

Role Requirements

• A degree in life sciences, Nursing (NMC Registered) or relevant applied experience
• Experience in the primary healthcare sector
• Experience with primary care electronic medical record systems (e.g., SystemOne, EMIS)
• ARTP Spirometry accreditation
• Nurse prescriber
• Specialist experience in research or respiratory disease management

Professional Registration

• Maintain annual registration with the NMC and ARTP (where applicable)
• Be conversant with the NMC code of Professional Conduct and understand professional accountability

Clinical Support band - £40,000 - £50,000

Travel

National travel may be required with occasional overnight stays to facilitate patient clinics, usually held within GP practices. Travel will be at the expense of the company in line with the expenses policy.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

• Additional leave
• Company events
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Enhanced paternity leave
• Free flu jabs
• Referral programme
• Sick pay
• Work from home

Qualifications and Experience

• Degree in life sciences, Nursing (NMC Registered) or relevant applied experience
• Experience in the primary healthcare sector
• Experience with primary care electronic medical record systems (SystemOne, EMIS)
• ARTP Spirometry accreditation
• Nurse prescriber
• Specialist experience in research or respiratory disease management

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and a Disclosure to the DBS will be required to check for any previous criminal convictions.