Research Nurse - Clinical

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; Slough; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Slough is hiring a Research Nurse - Clinical to support clinical trials. The role involves managing patient care pathways, maintaining communication with healthcare professionals, and assisting in patient recruitment for trials. Candidates should hold a nursing degree and have experience in the NHS. Flexible working conditions and comprehensive training are provided.

Qualifications

• Experience working in the NHS as a registered nurse.
• Interest in Research principles, data collection, and paperwork.
• Evidence of continuous professional development preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of clinical trial patients with supervision.
• Maintain effective communication with patients and professionals.
• Assist in identifying suitable patients for clinical trials.

Skills

Good communication skills

Time management

Organisational skills

Flexible approach to work

Education

Degree or working towards one

Full NMC level one registered nurse

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Job Overview

We are looking to recruit a knowledgeable and dedicated Research Nurse - Clinical to join the Research and Innovation department at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust.

The post holder will work with a vibrant team of research nurses and practitioners delivering a broad portfolio of research studies. The post holder will be expected to contribute to the assessment and management of the care pathways for patients and carers participating in clinical trials. This will include the recruitment, education and monitoring of trial patients and the collection and documentation of accurate data.

Previous research experience is desirable but not essential. Full training and supervision is provided. Experience in any of the specialty areas such as cancer, urology, critical care or midwifery would be of advantage.

The role is based at Wexham Park Hospital but will involve some cross site working to support delivery teams at other sites of Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust.

Main duties of the job

• Initially work with supervision with the aim of working autonomously to assist in the management of a caseload of clinical trial patients, whilst working as part of a multi-disciplinary team. Maintain effective communication with patients, carers and professionals to ensure high quality service delivery
• Assist in identifying suitable patients for entry into clinical trials by attending clinics (screening notes) and relevant Multi-disciplinary Team meetings
• Maintain accurate documentation of patient events in nursing/medical notes and Case Report Forms.
• Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of treatment options, treatment side effects and disease processes to support patients in making an informed treatment choice
• Provide ongoing information, education and support to patients (and their significant others) regarding clinical trials and specific trial treatments
• Ensure that trial specific investigations are undertaken as required by the trial protocol and obtain results in order to establish eligibility and safety to enter the trial
• Ensure the safe administration of treatments and drugs that are given within the context of a clinical trial
• Engage in activities that raise the research profile of the organisation.
  
  

Working for our organisation

your Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.

As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.

We have three main hospitals; Frimley Park Hospital (Camberley), Wexham Park Hospital (Slough) and Heatherwood Hospital (Ascot).

Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.

We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details on working for Frimley Health Foundation Trust.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date if enough applications have been received.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Degree or be prepared to work towards this qualification
• Full NMC level one registered nurse (Nurse only)
• Experience of working in the NHS (For nurse applicants it must be as a nurse)
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Mentorship preparation
• Excellent IT skills
  
  

SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES FOR ROLE

Essential criteria

• Collaborative/cooperative
• Copes well with responsibility, pressure and emotional circumstances
• Enthusiastic, motivated and self-starter
• Good communication skills
• Commitment to self-development
• Able to draw on experience to date.
• Flexible approach to work
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Advanced listening skills
• Knowledge and implementation of ICH Good Clinical Practice Guidelines for clinical trials.
  
  

Professional Experience

Essential criteria

• IT literate in Word, Excel, emails
• Demonstrates good communication skills, both verbal and written
• Organisational skills
• Time management with ability to work to tight schedules
• Accurate with attention to detail
• Interest in Research principles, data collection and paperwork.
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Venepuncture and cannulation teaching experience
  
  

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. As a well performing, well led and ambitious Foundation Trust, we have exciting times ahead of us. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.

We are proud of the ambitions laid out in our strategy, Our Future FHFT, including our vision to be a leader in health & wellbeing, delivering excellence for our communities.

We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park.

We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR – Epic – went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment.

Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.

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