Research Nurse/Practitioner

University-of-Oxford; Oxford; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous family leave schemes

38 days of annual leave

Competitive pension scheme

Annual cost-of-living reviews and pay

Extensive training and professional 发展

Travel support schemes and transport

Job summary

University of Oxford's RDM Division of Cardiovascular Medicine invites applications for a Research Nurse/Practitioner to support the AdipoRedOx study. You will screen and recruit participants, coordinate imaging procedures, and collect and process biological samples.

As part of a multidisciplinary team, you will ensure informed consent, provide ongoing information to participants, and maintain high-quality data documentation. A clinical imaging background is essential.

Qualifications

• Registered healthcare professional with nursing, radiography, or physiology background.
• Experience in cardiac/vascular ultrasound and medical image analysis.
• Experience recruiting patients to clinical studies.
• Ability to work flexible hours.
• Experience with ethics applications.
• Understanding of cardiovascular disease pathophysiology.

Responsibilities

• Screen and recruit eligible participants into the AdipoRedOx study.
• Organise and/or perform imaging scans (ultrasound and CT).
• Obtain and process blood samples.
• Facilitate informed consent and provide ongoing information and support.
• Ensure data is accurately documented and maintained.
• Work closely with laboratory and clinical study personnel.

Skills

Registered Nurse

Radiographer

Physiologist

Cardiac ultrasound

Vascular ultrasound

Medical image analysis

Clinical study recruitment

Ethics applications

Tools

Ultrasound equipment

CT imaging

Job description

RDM Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, OX3 9DU

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Research Nurse/Practitioner to join the internationally recognised research teams within the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine (CVM), University of Oxford. CVM is renowned for its excellence in translational and clinical cardiovascular research, delivering innovative studies that improve patient care and outcomes worldwide.

About the role

As Research Nurse/Practitioner, you will drive the AdipoRedOx study, which investigates the mechanisms by which adipose tissue, the vascular tissue and the heart muscle interact. You will play a key role in screening and recruiting eligible participants into the study, organising and/or performing imaging scans (e.g., ultrasound and CT scans), and obtaining and processing blood samples.

Responsibilities will include facilitating the informed consent process and providing ongoing information, education, and support to participants, in addition to ensuring that collected data is accurately documented and maintained. The postholder will work closely with laboratory researchers and clinical study personnel within a multidisciplinary environment.

About you

The successful Research Nurse/Practitioner must be a registered Nurse, Radiographer, or Physiologist, or hold a similar relevant background, alongside experience in cardiac and/or vascular ultrasound and medical image analysis. Experience in recruiting patients to clinical studies and ability to work to flexible hours, if required, are also essential.

Experience of handling ethics applications and a basic understanding of the pathophysiology of cardiovascular diseases and their management will be an advantage.

This is a full-time appointment on a fixed-term contract until 31st July 2029. The Research Nurse/Practitioner will be based at the John Radcliffe Hospital site, OX3 9DU.

The University of Oxford offers a comprehensive range of competitive benefits available to all members of staff designed to support both professional and personal wellbeing.

• Generous family leave schemes, including maternity, paternity, adoption, and carers’ leave
• 38 days of annual leave, plus additional leave for continuous service
• Membership of a highly competitive pension scheme
• Annual cost-of-living reviews and automatic salary increments up to the top of the grade
• Extensive training and professional development opportunities
• Travel support schemes and a wide range of transport discounts, including bus, train, and bicycle travel

Committed to equality and valuing diversity

We welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds, including those under-represented within higher education. No applicant or member of staff shall be unlawfully discriminated against on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

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