Research Nurse

The Methodist Church in Britain; Sandbach, Nantwich; In loco; GBP 33.000 - 45.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Full training and development

No nights weekends or bank holidays

Recognition of NHS service

Opportunity to make a difference

Descrizione del lavoro

The Methodist Church in Britain is seeking an experienced Research Nurse to work across Ashfields Primary Care Centre and Kiltearn Medical Centre, coordinating trials from screening to close-out. You will recruit participants, obtain consent, perform study visits and manage investigational products across multiple sites.

Band 6/7 roles involve leading studies, supervising Band 6 nurses and clinical research assistants, and ensuring audit readiness and regulatory compliance.

Competenze

• NMC registration as a registered nurse.
• Band 6/7 experience in general practice or similar setting.
• Band 7 experience leading studies and supervising staff.

Mansioni

• Identify and recruit eligible participants and manage invitations.
• Obtain informed consent and explain studies to patients.
• Carry out study visits including ECGs, venepuncture and sample processing.
• Administer investigational products and manage storage.
• Record adverse events and escalate to PI.
• Enter data into sponsor EDC systems and resolve queries.
• Prepare for monitoring visits, audits and close-out.
• Lead a defined group of studies (Band 7) and supervise staff.

Conoscenze

Venepuncture

ECGs

Administering injections

Clinical systems

Microsoft Office

Communication

Data handling

Formazione

NMC registration (nurse)

Strumenti

EMIS

EDC systems

Descrizione del lavoro

This research nurse role sits in the research team across Ashfields Primary Care Centre and Kiltearn Medical Centre, working with GP principal investigators across five dedicated research rooms. The core of the work is managing trial participants from screening to study close-out, including consent, study visits, investigational product administration and sampling. The post is offered at Band 6 or Band 7, and Band 7 adds leading a group of studies and supervising Band 6 nurses and clinical research assistants.

What the job involves

• Identify and recruit eligible participants by running clinical system searches, managing invitations and pre-screening records against protocol criteria
• Obtain informed consent and explain studies to patients
• Carry out study visits, including observations, ECGs, venepuncture and sample processing
• Administer investigational medicinal products, manage storage and accountability, and use randomisation systems
• Recognise, record and elevate adverse events and serious adverse events to the PI
• Keep accurate source documents and enter study data into sponsor EDC systems, resolving queries
• Prepare for and support monitoring visits, audits, inspections and study close-out
• Carry out home visits where a study requires them and monitor treatment toxicity and side effects
• Keep delegation logs, training records and site files current
• Lead a defined group of studies from set-up to close-out and act as main sponsor and CRO contact (Band 7)
• Supervise Band 6 nurses and clinical research assistants, including competency sign-off and appraisal input (Band 7)
• Deputise for the Head of Research Nursing and lead audit readiness on allocated studies (Band 7)

What's required

Registration & licences

• NMC registration as a registered nurse

Experience

• Band 6: long-term condition management in general practice or a similar setting
• Band 7: at least three years delivering interventional drug trials, with commercial Phase II/III trials a significant part
• Led site set-up and delivery of commercial studies from initiation to close-out as main sponsor and CRO contact
• Supervising, training and signing off competencies of research staff
• Preparing for and hosting sponsor audits or regulatory inspections

Skills & knowledge

• Venepuncture
• ECGs
• Administering injections
• Confident with clinical systems and Microsoft Office
• Clear communicator with patients and colleagues
• Organised and accurate with data

Checks & eligibility

• Satisfactory DBS and occupational health clearance

Other

• Able to work independently and in a team
• Able to travel between sites
• Manual handling associated with clinical duties

Nice to have

• Sample processing and shipping
• IMP handling
• EMIS and sponsor EDC systems
• Full driving licence
• Band 6: any clinical research or audit experience
• Band 7: primary care research experience
• Band 7: postgraduate study in research or leadership
• Current GCP certificate

What's offered

• Supportive and experienced research team
• Full training and development opportunities
• No nights, weekends or bank holidays
• Recognition of previous NHS service
• Opportunity to make a difference to future patient care