Research Nurse-Research and Development

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in the United Kingdom is seeking a Research Nurse with a specialist interest in renal care. The post holder will deliver innovative treatments and coordinate clinical research for renal patients, ensuring a patient-centered approach. Responsibilities include collaborating with specialists and managing clinical trial recruitment while advocating for patients. Ideal candidates should have a Registered Nurse qualification and experience in clinical research. Flexible working patterns are supported to promote a positive work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Experience in coordinating clinical research projects.
• Ability to administer experimental drugs safely.
• Strong understanding of clinical trial processes.

Responsibilities

• Deliver innovative treatments to renal patients.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Recruit patients for clinical trials and NIHR research studies.

Skills

Clinical trial coordination

Patient advocacy

Research project management

Communication

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

We are recruiting for a Research Nurse who has a specialist interest in renal and who will be able to share our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients. The post holder will be part of the Research Team delivering new and innovative treatments to patients at the Trust. You will work closely with the team led by the senior research nurse as well as the multi-disciplinary team in delivering care to renal patients. Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!, You will work with clinicians and other specialists recruiting patients to clinical trials and other NIHR research studies. You will take responsibility for the coordination and management of clinical research projects, collaborating with key personnel throughout the network to ensure continued care and support for patients involved in clinical trials. You may be required to take responsibility for the safe administration of experimental drugs and for monitoring the expected and unexpected side effects of drugs and other treatment modalities. You will be expected to have sufficient skills to enable patients to make informed choices concerning their involvement in the clinical trials by providing advice and information and acting as the patients advocate.

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now. We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda. We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.