Research Nurse/AHP/Senior Clinical Research Assistant

NHS; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in East Midlands is seeking a Research Nurse/AHP/Senior Clinical Research Assistant to join their Derbyshire Healthcare team. The role involves supporting participants through their research journey and conducting clinical research in mental health. Candidates should have clinical experience and a strong interest in research. The position offers competitive annual salary and generous leave benefits.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Commitment to flexible working

Yearly appraisal and ongoing training

Health and wellbeing opportunities

Qualifications

• Qualified nurse or AHP with significant clinical experience.
• Interest in clinical research and mental health.
• Experience working in health or social care environment.

Responsibilities

• Promote and support participants in research.
• Conduct research in mental health and learning disabilities.
• Follow protocols and maintain documentation.

Skills

Excellent problem solver

Motivated

Enthusiastic

Excellent communicator

Organised

Competent IT skills

Education

Degree or equivalent qualification

Good Clinical Practice in Research

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Research Nurse/AHP/Senior Clinical Research Assistant

We have a fabulous opportunity to join Derbyshire Healthcare's Research and Development team based at the Kingsway hospital site in Derby for six months.

If you are a qualified nurse, AHP or have significant clinical experience (at band 4 or 5 level for instance) and are looking for something new then this could be the post for you!

We are seeking someone motivated and enthusiastic, who has a can-do attitude, is an excellent problem solver and able to work well with people with mental health issues to join our small and friendly team of clinical researchers. The research and development team conducts National Institute of Health Research Portfolio research, clinical audit and own account research in a wide variety of healthcare areas.

The successful candidate will be involved in the delivery of NIHR portfolio research projects. Knowledge of clinical research delivery is desirable, not essential. However, applicants must have an interest in clinical research and mental health.

If you want to gain research experience by using your clinical skills to support the delivery of high quality nationally funded research focused on improving patient care in the NHS, please apply.

Main duties of the job

Promoting, supporting and following participants through their research journey on one of our many UKCRN research projects within Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

We conduct research in mental health, learning disabilities and children's services and we require the post holder to be organised, enthusiastic, self motivated, flexible and an excellent communicator.

Excellent IT skills are also a must.

It is Trust policy that for posts that are for a time limited period, applicants who are currently employed by an NHS organisation will only be appointed on a secondment basis and should have approval from their line manager this is possible before applying. Applicants who are not employed by an NHS organisation, will receive a fixed term contract.

About us

Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.

CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the trust."

Benefits include:

• Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
• 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
• Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
• Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
• Health service discounts and online benefits
• Incremental pay progression
• Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
• Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
• Structured learning and development opportunities

Job responsibilities

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As an employer and sponsor licence holder, to be able to provide sponsorship to overseas nationals via the Skilled Worker route we must ensure that we adhere to the sponsorship requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration. Please note that as the current salary threshold is £25,000 it is unlikely we will be able to offer sponsorship for this post as without 2 years previous NHS Service at Band 3 you will commence at the bottom of the pay band which currently does not meet the minimum salary requirement for sponsorship (bank and agency service is excluded). This would apply to anyone who has current time limited right to work in the UK and would require sponsorship in the near future commencing at the bottom of the band. For details on eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa, please follow this link to the gov.uk website

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Person Specification

Education, Qualifications and Training

• Professional knowledge acquired through degree or equivalent qualification or experience
• Good Clinical Practice in Research

Experience and Knowledge Required

• Recent and relevant experience working in a health or social care environment with patient contact
• Experience of working in multi-disciplinary teams and working across professional and organisational boundaries
• Involvement in research or experience of working in a clinical research environment with knowledge of research design, methods and governance processes.

Skills and Attributes

• Ability to stick to protocols and procedures and yet willing to work in a no-blame, honest environment at times of protocol deviation
• Ability to manage and prioritise workload to deadlines
• Ability to maintain appropriate documentation and record keeping to quality standards
• Access to transport is essential for this post, as you will be expected to travel in order to carry out required duties
• Ability to adapt to different environments for example visiting acute mental health wards to invite patient participation in clinical trials
• Competent IT skills including use of Microsoft Office packages
• Clinical skills competency, eg phlebotomy, ECG, etc (within professional boundaries)
• Clinical skills competency in processing of blood samples.

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.

Employer name

£31,049 to £37,796 a year, per annum, pro rata