Research Charge Nurse - HIV, Hepatology and Sexual Health

Barts Health NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust in Greater London seeks a Research Charge Nurse focused on HIV, Hepatology, and Sexual Health. This role involves managing patient care in clinical trials, requiring specific qualifications and a commitment to patient-focused service. Candidates must be proactive and possess strong nursing skills, with at least 3 years of experience. The position offers personal and professional development opportunities in a supportive team environment while operating in a dynamic healthcare setting.

Benefits

Personal & professional development

Education & training

Friendly, supportive team

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years post registration nursing experience at Band 5.
• 2 years minimum experience working in a clinical trials setting.
• Ability to integrate nursing knowledge within research.

Responsibilities

• Support patients in clinical trials with a focus on HIV and Hepatology.
• Conduct and manage clinical trials in a research unit.
• Communicate effectively with patients and the healthcare team.

Skills

12 Lead ECG skills

Ability to triage unwell patients

Interpersonal and communication skills

Ability to produce clear medical notes

Fibroscan skills

Education

RGN Educated to BSc or Diploma

Post-graduate/MSc qualifications

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Research Charge Nurse - HIV, Hepatology and Sexual Health

An opportunity has arisen to join the Hepatology Clinical Research Team, based in the Grahame Hayton Unit at the Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust. The clinical research unit undertakes and manages clinical trials within the rapidly changing HIV/Sexual Health/Hepatology disease areas, offering a high standard of care to patients from a variety of backgrounds. This post will mainly focus on the areas of NAFLD (Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease) & NASH (Non Alcoholic Steatohepatitis) but will also include Viral Hepatitis, Auto Immune Hepatitis and Alcoholic Hepatitis.

Experience & knowledge within the areas of HIV/Sexual Health/Hepatology and clinical research is essential for this post alongside a recognised post graduate qualification in the care of HIV Disease and/or Liver Disease. The candidate should be highly organised, enthusiastic, patient focused and able to communicate effectively on a variety of levels. Support will be provided but the candidate should be able to work autonomously, show attention to detail and cope well under pressure.

Main duties of the job

Our role will be to support you in this interesting and challenging job, offering you:

• Personal & professional development
• Education & training
• Friendly, supportive and progressive team

Whilst this is predominantly a 9-5 position, it will require flexibility in hours to fit with service development and support and may therefore, where appropriate, require some early morning or evening cover.

We encourage you to undertake an in-formal visit & discuss the role with team leader.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm‑free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job responsibilities

We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.

For further information please contact: James Hand: Clinical Research Manager on 020 3594 6773 Or [e-mail]

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 documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• RGN Educated to BSc or Diploma or working toward & relevant experience.
• Post‑graduate/MSc qualifications, i.e. Physical Assessment in the Adult, Post‑grad Diploma.

Experience

• Minimum 3 years post registration nursing experience at Band 5.
• 2 year minimum experience working in the clinical trials setting
• Ability to integrate nursing knowledge and skills within research.

Knowledge

• Conducting Clinical trials and Recruitment of subjects into trials.
• Working Knowledge of Research Governance, EU Clinical Trials Directive and Good Clinical Practice
• HIV or Hepatology Course
• Competent in standard PC packages, i.e. Microsoft word, excel, power point.

Skills

• 12 Lead ECG skills.
• Ability to triage unwell patients and provide safe care.
• Well‑developed interpersonal and communication skills including: inter‑personal, liaison and negotiating skills
• Ability to produce clear, accurate written medical notes and verbal handover.
• Able to undertake fibroscan

Other

• It is essential to have the ability to confront challenging issues undertaking a problem solving approach.
• Demonstrate development and implementation of policies and procedures from initiation to completion
• Proactive and self‑motivated with ability to lead, motivate and empower others.
• Ability to prioritise, meet tight deadlines and work independently on a number of projects.
• Ability to work in a multi‑professional arena
• Ability to lead and manage meetings effectivelyAbility to plan and lead on one or more research studies.
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Motivated and enthusiastic. Ability to fulfil all aspects of the role

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.