Research Nurse

St Mary's Hospital; London; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the clinical research team at St Mary's Hospital as a Research Nurse, responsible for recruiting and supporting patients in surgical trials. You will manage care pathways for research participants while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, contributing to the advancement of clinical research in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Career development

Flexible working

Wellbeing programs

Staff recognition scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Qualifications

• Health professional registration or first degree in life sciences required.
• Relevant experience within a specialty and knowledge of research.
• Proven participation in patient consent for clinical trials.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for managing care pathways for research patients.
• Involves recruitment, education and monitoring of research participants.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure patient safety.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Interpersonal Skills

Mentorship

Problem Solving

Education

Health professional registration or first degree in life sciences

Tools

Electronic data management

Job description

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Are you an experienced Research Nurse with a passion for Clinical Research and/or a background in surgical trials?

We have an exciting patient-facing opportunity for a highly skilled, motivated and enthusiastic Research Nurse to join our well-established clinical research team, based at St Mary’s Hospital, part of the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. The successful candidate will be working on a portfolio of interventional and non-interventional clinical research studies, recruiting and supporting patients in surgical studies. Our surgical portfolio includes Upper GI, Urology, ENT, Breast, Orthopaedics, Bariatrics, Colorectal, Anaesthetics, and Plastics.

You will possess excellent communication, leadership and interpersonal skills in order to support patients and work effectively with colleagues while also raising the profile of research within the Trust. You will be required to collaborate closely with leading investigators, other research team members and the wider multidisciplinary team, to ensure the safety of patients throughout the trial. You will be required to manage your own workload. A proactive, flexible and solution orientated approach is essential.

The post-holder will be part of a small and dynamic team, so be competent to work independently as well as part of a team.

Main duties of the job

• As a Band 5 Research Nurse you will be responsible for assessing and managing the care pathways for patients and carers participating in research.
• This will involve the recruitment, education and monitoring of research participants and the collection and documentation of accurate data.
• You will work collaboratively with the research team and the wider multidisciplinary team in the management of your own caseload of research patients.
• You will act as a knowledgeable resource for staff, researchers, research participants and patients, alongside a working knowledge and compliance with local, national and international research regulations.
• You will contribute to the development of local policies related to all aspects of the research process and contribute to the training and supervision of staff and researchers.

Working for our organisation

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. Please talk tous at interview.

Detailed job description and main 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 overviewsplease view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person specification

Education/ Qualifications

• Health professional registration or first degree in life sciences

Experience

• Relevant experience within a relevant speciality.
• Knowledge of research and audit
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Ability to demonstrate application of the NHS Plan to own sphere of practice
• Proven participation in the consent process for patients entering clinical trials
• Competent in storing and retrieving electronic data
• Research experience
• Experience of coordinating and managing clinical trials for investigational medicinal products

Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities

• Ability to apply current research to practice
• Able to manage difficult situations effectively
• Able to prioritise and meet deadlines
• Demonstrates an awareness of the wider NHS service developments
• Demonstrate the ability to compile complex written information
• Proven mentorship, teaching and assessing skills
• Demonstrates ability to take charge and delegate duties

Please ensure you check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process. If you are shortlisted you will be contacted by email and text message (if you provide a mobile contact number).

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