Research Nurse

Clifton Medical Centre; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare facility in Rotherham is seeking an enthusiastic Research Nurse to join their clinical research team. The ideal candidate will be a Registered General Nurse with excellent communication and organization skills, ideally experienced in clinical research, although applications from candidates without such experience will be considered. This role offers a chance to positively impact patients' health outcomes through clinical studies, emphasizing a supportive team environment.

Benefits

Supportive team environment

Opportunities for training

Qualifications

• Must be a Registered General Nurse with an understanding of clinical research.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential.
• Experience of caring for patients in clinical research preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate treatment programmes.
• Review medication for therapeutic effectiveness and patient needs.
• Communicate effectively with patients and support them through treatment.

Skills

Excellent organisation skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Understanding of clinical research

Education

Registered General Nurse

Research experience

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a research nurse to join our team at Clifton Medical Centre, Rotherham.

Applications are invited from nurses with research experience, however, applications from candidates with no experience will be considered.

There has never been a more rewarding time to work within clinical research and see the immediate benefits that clinical research offers to our patients.

You will need to possess excellent organisation, communication and interpersonal skills, experience of caring for patients within the specialty of clinical research would be preferred but training can be provided for suitable candidates.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Practice

Assess,plan, develop, implement and evaluate treatment programmes that promote healthand well-being.

Reviewmedication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accord with evidence-based practice and national and practice protocols.

Workwith patients in order to support adherence on prescribed treatments.

GCP Training

Workingon commercial and non-commercial studies and Pharmaceutical companies adheringto their research protocols and ensuring the studies are delivered effectively.

AttendInvestigator meetings and Site Initiation meetings as appropriate.

Workingclosely with the Yorkshire and Humber Clinical Research Network.

About us

Located in the centre of Rotherham, and with a branch at Wickersley, we serve a varied population of approximately 13,000 patients.

Established research department with experience in a wide variety of clinical trials.

Long standing, committed teams which include GP Partners, Salaried GPs, Nurse Practitioners, Practice Nurses, HCA, Phlebotomist and admin

Training practice

Job responsibilities

Clinical Practice

Assess,plan, develop, implement and evaluate treatment programmes that promote healthand well-being.

Reviewmedication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and inaccordance with evidence-based practice and national and practice protocols.

Workwith patients in order to support adherence on prescribed treatments.

Provideinformation and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication onmedication regimens, side-effects and interactions.

Prioritisehealth problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex,urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergencycare.

Supportpatients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote patients to livehealthily, and apply principles of self-care.

Recognise,assess and refer patients presenting with mental health needs in accordancewith NSF for Mental Health.

Communication

• Demonstratesensitive communication styles to ensure patients are fully informed andconsent to treatment.
• Communicatewith and support patients receiving bad news.
• Communicateeffectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternativemethods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding,cultural background and preferred ways of communicating.
• Anticipatebarriers to communication and take action to improve communication.
• Estimateand maintain effective communication with individuals and groups withinthe practice environment and with external stakeholders.
• Actas an advocate when representing patients and colleagues.

Delivering a Quality Service

• Recogniseand work within own competence and professional code of conduct asregulated by the NMC.
• Produceaccurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation,consistent with legislation, policies and procedures.
• Prioritise,organise and manage own workload in a manner that maintains and promotesquality.
• Delivercare according to NSF, NICE guidelines and evidence-based care.
• Assesseffectiveness of care delivery through self and peer review, benchmarkingand formal evaluation.
• Participatein the maintenance of quality governance systems and processes across thepractice.
• Utilisethe audit cycle as a means of evaluating the quality of the work of selfand the team, implementing improvements where required.
• Collaborateon improving the quality of healthcare in partnership with other clinicalteams, responding to local and national policies and initiatives asappropriate.
• Evaluatethe patients response to healthcare provision and the effectiveness ofcare.
• Supportand participate in shared learning across the practice and widerorganisation.
• Participatein the management and review of patient complaints, and identify learningfrom clinical incidents and near-miss events using a structured framework(e.g. root-cause analysis).
• Assessthe impact of policy implementation on care delivery.
• Participatein the performance monitoring review of the team, providing feedback asappropriate.
• Understandand apply legal policy that supports the identification of vulnerable andabused children and adults, being aware of statutory child/vulnerableadult health procedure and local guidance.
• Workwithin policies regarding family violence, vulnerable adults, substanceabuse and addictive behaviour, and refer as appropriate.

Leadership personal and people development

• Takeresponsibility for own development learning and performance includingparticipating in clinical supervision and acting as a positive role model.
• Supportthe development of others in order to maximise potential.
• Activelypromote the workplace as a learning environment, encouraging everyone tolearn from each other and from external good practice.
• Encourageothers to make realistic self-assessment of their application of knowledgeand skills, challenging any complacency and actions that are not in theinterest of the public and/or users of services.
• Actas a clinical leader in the delivery of GPN services to patients, ensuringthat the needs of the patient are the priority.
• Participatein planning and implementing changes within the area of care andresponsibility.
• Workwith practice management to ensure sufficient staff of appropriateability, quality and skill-mix are available to meet current and futureservice delivery.
• Contributeand participate in the development of local guidelines, protocols andstandards.
• Participatein the planning and engagement of practice-based commissioning or similarinitiatives.
• Ensureawareness of sources of support and guidance (e.g. PALS) and provideinformation in an acceptable format to all patients, recognising anydifficulties and referring where appropriate.
• Promotethe role of the senior GPN in the provision of care.

Team Working

• Understandown role and scope, and identify how this may develop over time.
• Workas an effective and responsible team member, supporting others andexploring the mechanisms to develop new ways of working.
• Delegateclearly and appropriately, adopting the principles of safe practice andassessing competence.
• Ensureclear referral mechanisms are in place to meet patient need.
• Prioritiseown workload and ensure effective time-management strategies are embeddedwithin the culture of the team.
• Workeffectively with others to define values, direction and policies impactingupon care delivery.
• Participatein team activities that create opportunities to improve patient care.
• Participatein and support local projects as agreed with the practice management team.

Management of Risk

• Manageand assess risk within the areas of responsibility, ensuring adequatemeasures are in place to protect staff and patients.
• Monitorwork areas and practices to ensure they are safe and free from hazards andconform to health, safety and security legislation, policies, proceduresand guidelines.
• Ensuresafe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs. Oversee the monitoring, stock controland documentation of controlled drug usage according to legalrequirements.
• Supportmembers of the nursing team to undertake mandatory and statutory trainingrequirements.
• Applyinfection-control measures within the practice according to local andnational guidelines.
• Applypolicies that reduce environmental health risks, are culturally sensitiveand increase access to health care for all.
• Participatein the local implementation strategies that are aligned to the values andculture of general practice.
• Usetechnology as an aid to management in planning, implementation andmonitoring, presenting and communicating information.
• Reviewand process data using accurate Read codes to ensure easy and accurateretrieval for monitoring and audit processes.
• Manageinformation searches using the internet and local library databases, forexample, the retrieval of relevant information for patients on theircondition.
• Understandthe responsibility of self and others regarding the Freedom of InformationAct.
• Collate,analyse and present clinical data and information to the team usingappropriate charts and/or graphs to enhance care.

Learning and Development

• Actas a mentor for more junior staff and students, assessing competenceagainst set standards as requested.
• Disseminatelearning and information gained to other team members in order to sharegood practice and inform others about current and future developments.
• Assessown learning needs and undertake learning as appropriate.
• Providean educational role to patients, carers, families and colleagues in anenvironment that facilitates learning.

Equality andDiversity

• Identifypatterns of discrimination, take action to overcome this, and promotediversity and quality of opportunity.
• Enableothers to promote equality and diversity in a non-discriminatory culture.
• Supportpeople who need assistance in exercising their rights.
• Monitorand evaluate adherence to local chaperoning policies.
• Actas a role model in the observance of equality and diversity good practice.
• Acceptthe rights of individuals to choose their care providers, participate incare and refuse care. Assistpatients from marginalised groups to access quality care.

Working Conditions

Use of a VDU throughout the working day.

Exposure to patients body fluids, i.e.vomiting; occasional exposure to confrontational behaviour from patients.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered General Nurse
• Research experience

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.