Senior Research Nurse

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading heart and lung hospital in Cambridge is seeking a Senior Research Nurse to coordinate clinical trials and recruit suitable patients. The role requires ensuring high quality research and adherence to ethical standards. Ideal candidates will have experience in clinical trial management and a proactive approach to challenges. This position offers the opportunity to work in a prestigious healthcare environment committed to quality and compassion.

Qualifications

• Experience in setting up and coordinating clinical trials.
• Ability to recruit and consent patients and manage data collection.
• Strong understanding of ICH-GCP standards.

Responsibilities

• Set up and coordinate multiple clinical trials.
• Recruit and consent suitable patients.
• Ensure timely achievement of milestones in trials.

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity to work as a Senior Research Nurse within the Research Team. We are a team of experienced and dedicated professionals collaborating with multi-disciplinary clinical teams to deliver a wide range of innovative, high quality research trials to inform the future care of our patients. The R&D team supports a large and growing portfolio of studies across multiple specialties.

Responsibilities

• Set up and coordinate multiple clinical trials.
• Recruit and consent suitable patients, coordinate data collection, arrange and conduct assessments and follow up appointments as specified by the protocol.
• Arrange all necessary tests and investigations and send appointment letters to patients to ensure tests are performed at the scheduled times.
• Ensure specified milestones are achieved on time, that high quality data is collected, and that the trial is conducted according to the ethically approved protocol and ICH-GCP standards.
• Manage a portfolio of commercial clinical trials including randomised, controlled trials and observational studies.
• Deliver high quality research with enthusiasm, motivation and a proactive approach to challenges.

About Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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 upholds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in 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.

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