Clinical Research Nurse
Closed for applications on: 15-Jul-2024 00:01
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 15-Jul-2024 00:01
Key details
Location
- Site
- St Thomas Hospital
- Town
- London
- Postcode
- SE1 7EH
- Major / Minor Region
- London
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- 3 years (Fixed term: 3 years)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Salary
- £51,488 - £57,802 per annum inc HCA
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS AfC: Band 7)
Specialty
- Main area
- Clinical Research Nurse
- Interview date
- 31/07/2024
Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.
Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital.
Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.
Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.
In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.
We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.
Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’.
The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.
We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity that have arisen at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.
We are looking for two enthusiastic Research Nurses to play a key role in developing a comprehensive Cardiovascular Biobank that leverages the high volume of clinical activity with King’s Health Partners (KHP).
The successful candidates will become an integral part of our KHP biobank team and will be responsible for the assessment, planning, organisation, recruitment of research participants and collection of patient samples.
The successful individuals will be dynamic, have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, as well as an ability to work independently and flexibly. They will be strong advocates for patients and for research, able to effectively recruit participants and provide the needed support to these individuals.
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The post will involve identifying patients treated at our NHS Trust hospital sites, namely, at Guy’s and St Thomas’, King’s College, Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals.
Typical duties will involve consenting patients prior to their hospital visit, arranging for collection of samples, collating patient related clinical data and follow up of patients.
The role will involve working closely with multidisciplinary clinical teams and liaising regularly with a dedicated Data manager to ensure comprehensive recording of sample associated data and patient follow up.
These post’s will be based at based at GSTT/KCH and may extern to Royal Brompton Hospital and Harefield Hospital subsequently. It is a requirement of employment that the post holder be prepared to work at any additional or different location owned or served by the Trust, either on an on-going or temporary basis, according to the demands of the service and, on occasion, working outside of normal working hours. Should the need arise, this will be agreed well in advance.
Working for our organisation
The post holder will work within a team of biobank researchers and research nurses. Key relationships include Modern Matron for Research, Consultants and Junior Medical Staff, Nursing Staff, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Allied Health Professionals, Administrative and Clerical Support Staff, Professional and Technical staff. Staff within non-commercial bodies and pharmaceutical companies.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for detailed information regarding the responsibilities and requirements for this post.
Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.
Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy.
As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.
Flexible working
We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual’s personal circumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process.
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RGN – first level
- Educated to degree level and above
- Relevant specialist course / research qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in clinical research
- Demonstrates experience in patient database systems and excel spreadsheets
- Experience of effective multidisciplinary team working
- Able to clearly demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of current UK clinical trial regulations, good clinical practice and the Declaration of Helsinki 1996
Desirable criteria
- Experience of recruiting patients for research
- Experience of electronic data capture
Skills
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates advanced communication skills (oral/written)
- Demonstrates skills in management and problem solving
- Ability to work across multiple specialties
- Experience of conducting audits
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Able to manage complex facts or situations, requiring analysis, interpretation and comparison in relation to research trials/studies
- Able to plan and organise complex activities and programmes, requiring formulation and adjustment as necessitated
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Professor Bijan Modarai
- Job title
- Consultant Vascular Surgeon
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0207 188 7188
- Additional information
Emma Perchard
Cardiovascular Research Matron
0207 188 0998
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