Research Team Leader - Cardiology

Royal Papworth Hospital Nhs Foundation Trust; Cambourne; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, seeks a Senior Research Nurse or Senior Clinical Trial Coordinator to lead a cardiology trials team. Based at HLRI on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, you will drive feasibility, set-up and delivery of multiple trials while maintaining high-quality data and compliance with ICH-GCP standards.

You will require extensive trial delivery experience, line management skills, and a commitment to training and

Qualifications

• Professional adult nursing or equivalent level science qualification
• Postgraduate learning or experience relevant to practice
• Teaching or mentoring qualification or equivalent
• Leadership/management training and/or experience
• Registered with Nursing and Midwifery Council or regulatory body and/or NIHR CRP accreditation

Responsibilities

• Lead a multidisciplinary team and mentor junior staff
• Oversee feasibility, setup, coordination and delivery of trials
• Ensure milestones are achieved and data is accurately recorded
• Coordinate sponsor communication and governance activities
• Adhere to ethical protocols and ICH-GCP standards

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Research coordination

Team mentoring

Data collection

Problem solving

Multidisciplinary teamwork

IT literacy

Education

Nursing degree / equivalent

Postgraduate training

Teaching or mentoring qualification

Leadership training/experience

NMC registration / regulatory body

Job description

Job summary

An exciting developmental opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 secondment to work alongside the Cardiology Team Leader. We are a team of experienced and dedicated professionals who collaborate closely with our multidisciplinary clinical teams to deliver a diverse portfolio of innovative, high-quality research trials that help shape the future care of our patients. The Research & Development Department supports a large and expanding portfolio of studies across multiple specialties. We offer a supportive and friendly working environment and are committed to career development, providing a range of training opportunities to help you achieve your full potential. We are seeking to appoint an experienced Senior Research Nurse or Senior Clinical Trial Coordinator to this Team Leader position. The successful candidate will have extensive experience in the set-up and delivery of research trials and will thrive on the challenge of delivering high-quality cardiology research while ensuring achievement of new NIHR performance metrics through close collaboration with the Governance Team. In addition, applicants will be required to demonstrate previous line management experience. The post will be based at the Heart and Lung Research Institute (HLRI) and Royal Papworth Hospital, located on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus.

Main duties of the job

As a key senior member of the Research Team, you will be responsible for team line management, study feasibility, set-up, coordination and delivery of multiple commercial and non-commercial trials. Your duties include sponsor collaboration and communication with other stakeholders, working closely with your Governance facilitator on study set up activities and leading the research team on achieving study set up metrics. You will ensure that specified milestones are achieved on time, that high-quality data is collected and that the trial is being conducted according to the ethically approved protocol and ICH-GCP E6 R3 standards. The post holder will be responsible for overseeing a portfolio of commercial and non-commercial cardiology clinical trials supporting the cardiology research delivery team and current Team Leader.

About us

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure. Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality. The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.

Job responsibilities

On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.

Qualifications

Essential

• Professional adult nursing or equivalent level science qualification and clinical knowledge acquired through training to degree level OR equivalent relevant experience.
• PLUS post graduate learning or experience relevant to practice with demonstrable competence OR specialist knowledge across the range of work procedures and practices, underpinned by theoretical knowledge or relevant practical experience.
• Teaching or mentoring qualification, or equivalent experience.
• Leadership/management training and/or experience.
• Registered with Nursing and Midwifery Council or other regulatory body as applicable and / or NIHR CRP accreditation.

Experience

Essential

• Experience in clinical research, clinical audit or experience of working in a health or relevant science related environment, including healthcare research.
• Ability to lead and manage a multi-disciplinary team as well as mentor and educate junior staff.
• Knowledge and application of clinical governance frameworks including Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF), policy and procedure, audit and quality assurance.
• Knowledge and application of safeguarding policies and procedures, particularly those related to vulnerable patients.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to be able to problem solve, use own initiative and plan, organise and prioritise own and others' workload.
• Evidence of continuous professional development and a willingness to participate in further training and education.
• Competent IT skills with the ability to pay close attention to detail and an understanding of the importance of accurate data collection and recording for clinical use.
• Proven experience of undertaking and coordinating research projects.

Additional Criteria

Essential

• As well as being able to demonstrate examples of how they work in a way that is consistent with our values of compassion, excellence and collaboration the successful candidate will be able to clearly demonstrate a commitment to driving culture change through equality, diversity and inclusion.

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. Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.