Respiratory Research Nurse

Optimum Patient Care Global Limited; Norwich; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working times

Dog-friendly office

Health cash plan

Discounted holiday scheme

Job summary

Optimum Patient Care Global Limited is seeking a Nurse to support a range of clinical trials and quality improvement activities. The role involves delivering patient clinics, reviewing records, and supporting GP practices in site recruitment across a hybrid setup based in Norwich.

You will contribute to improved patient outcomes, participate in real-life pragmatic trials, and collaborate on patient resources, consent processes, and data entry for analysis while benefiting from flexible working

Qualifications

• A degree in nursing with NMC registration or equivalent experience.
• Experience in the primary healthcare sector and with EMIS/SystemOne.
• Specialist experience in research or respiratory disease management.
• Active ARTP Spirometry accreditation or willingness to obtain.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical nursing services and support other professionals in screening and chronic disease management.
• Recruit and coordinate GP sites and maintain regular communication with participating sites.
• Obtain and document informed consent from clinic participants.
• Travel to GP sites to collect data and ensure data quality for studies.
• Develop and implement patient and clinician resources and data entry for analysis.
• Support patients with health promotion and self-care approaches.
• Maintain infection control and stock/equipment oversight.
• Uphold information security and patient confidentiality per guidelines.

Skills

Nurse prescriber

Respiratory disease experience

Research experience

Primary care experience

Education

NMC Registered

Nursing degree

Tools

SystemOne

EMIS

ARTP Spirometry accreditation

Job description

Optimum Patient Care (OPC) is a leading provider of quality improvement (QI) programmes and services in the UK, with a network of over 1,200 GP practices covering 30 million patients. OPC also supports GP practices to participate in new and innovative real-life research, including UK-wide pragmatic trials. We provide end-to-end research delivery services for commercial and academic studies especially in primary care.

We are looking for a Nurse to support a range of business activities including delivering patient clinics and reviewing patient records for our clinical trials and QI activities. Your work will help improve quality of care for patients with chronic conditions and rare diseases within primary care. You will support practices to participate in novel real-life research and pragmatic trials aimed at improving patient outcomes with the opportunity to build and contribute skills to a unique clinical trials unit.

The role is offered on a full or part time, hybrid basis based in our central Norwich office.

We offer a welcoming and inclusive working environment in our dog friendly office, with regular social and community activities.

You can agree your own flexible working times which can fit around caring responsibilities. We provide a great range of benefits including additional leave, a health cash plan and discounted holiday scheme!

Key Responsibilities

• Provide a clinical nursing service and support to other professionals with patient screening, optimization treatment, chronic disease management and advice.
• Recruit and coordinate GP sites throughout the research process, ensuring professional relationships and regular communication with all participating GP sites.
• Obtain and document informed consent (either verbal or written) from clinic participants.
• Travel to GP sites to collect and record data as appropriate to the specific objectives of the study/service.
• Initiate new services in line with strategic aims and to respond to opportunities as they arise.
• Contribute to the development, review and implementation of patient and clinician resources including questionnaires, clinical decision support, feedback and promotional material.
• As appropriate to the specified position, code and verify data in accordance with specified research protocol and coding procedures and enter data into a computer database and/or spreadsheet application for subsequent analysis.
• Identify, Implement and evaluate treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition.
• Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that encourage patients to live healthily and apply principles of self-care.
• Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens and side effects
• Ensure infection control guidelines are maintained.
• Monitor and manage maintenance of stock and equipment.
• Adhere to information security policies and maintain patient confidentiality in line with Coldicott principals.

Role Requirements

• A degree in life sciences, Nursing, (NMC Registered) or relevant applied experience
• Experience of working in the primary healthcare sector.
• Experience with primary care electronic medical record systems eg SystemOne, EMIS.
• ARTP Spirometry accreditation.
• Nurse prescriber
• Specialist experience in research or respiratory disease management

Professional Registration

You will be expected to maintain your own annual registration with the NMC and ARTP (when applicable)

You will also be expected to be conversant with the NMC code of Professional Conduct and understand the importance of professional accountability.