Research nurse/ facilitator

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust; St. Ives; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust is seeking a role to support its Research Team in promoting NIHR portfolio studies and expanding opportunities for patients to participate in community-led research.

The appointee will help integrate research into clinical services, foster collaboration with academic partners, and contribute to embedding a culture of research across the Trust to enable ethical approvals and efficient trial delivery.

Responsibilities

• Support clinical services to participate in NIHR Portfolio Studies, including commercial research, to develop the research culture and readiness for CTIMPs.
• Collaborate with academic institutions and networks such as NIHR RDN East of England (EoE).
• Assist clinicians and research staff to adopt research activities outside their specialist area where needed.
• Engage with portfolio studies to identify barriers, build readiness, scope suitable studies, and set up clinical trials.

Job description

This postis to support the Trust Research Team in the facilitation of the adoption of research studies which are currently on the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) portfolio into clinical areas throughout the Trust and in the promotion of other research opportunities. This includes being a part of developing into new clinical areas and expanding opportunities for patients to be a part of community led research

• The aim of the role is primarily to support our clinical services to participate in all relevant NIHR Portfolio Studies, including commercial research, to develop the research culture and the readiness of services to deliver Clinical Trials of Investigational Medicinal Products (CTIMPS). The post holder is also likely to collaborate with other academic institutions and research networks such as the NIHR Research Delivery Network (RDN) East of England (EoE).
• The applicant may already be working within a clinical area and wish to have more dedicated time to increasing and supporting the adoption of research within their specialism but must be able to also support the research team on research activities outside of their clinical role speciality.
• The post holder will work towards achieving maximum engagement with portfolio studies, which are relevant to our services. This includes identifying barriers and exploring solutions, building research readiness, assisting with scoping for suitable studies, participating in the clinical set-up process, identification of potential participants, consenting participants, treating participants as per the research protocol in studies relevant to the post holder's professional competencies, ensuring that the studies recruit to time and target and study close down.
• The post holder will contribute to continuing to develop the research culture across the Trust, including supporting the Research Champions programme. The post holder will provide support to clinical investigators in obtaining approval from the NHS Trust and have obtained a favourable opinion from Research Ethics Committees.
• The post holder will become familiar with each research protocol and its application in practice, including procedures and documentation, to ensure safe and accurate conduct and recording within the study.
• Identify, screen and recruit eligible participants into research studies according to specific protocols and guidelines Co-ordinate recruitment for a local portfolio of clinical studies across participating sites/ practices.

Please be aware that East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust will never ask applicants to pay fees at any stage of the recruitment process, including job applications, sponsorship arrangements, or employment offers. All recruitment communications and job applications should only be made through our official careers website and published contact details.