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About
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Contact
- Address
- Royal Victoria Infirmary
- Queen Victoria Road
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Tyne and Wear
- NE1 4LP
- Contact Number
- 0191 282 0999 option 2
Research Nurse
Closed for applications on: 14-Apr-2025 00:01
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 14-Apr-2025 00:01
Key details
Location
- Site
- Freeman Hospital
- Town
- 317 01 Freeman Hospital
- Postcode
- NE7 7DN
- Major / Minor Region
- Tyne and Wear
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 19 hours per week
Salary
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 6)
Specialty
- Main area
- 317 CR Team 5 570281
- Interview date
- 28/04/2025
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job overview
This post is an opportunity for a nurse to join the Rheumatology Research team. We are a multidisciplinary team that delivers research, mainly at the Freeman Hospital, but occasionally at the Royal Victoria Infirmary site too. Newcastle Hospitals is home to a wide variety of Rheumatology services, including being an NHS England Specialised Rheumatology Centre for Connective Tissue Disease and Vasculitis, and a regional service for Metabolic Bone Disease, affording us the opportunity to work on a wide variety of studies and trials.
This post will predominantly be based at the Freeman Hospital, but there may be a need for cross-site and cross-specialty working.
Our service runs Monday to Friday, and can involve early starts and occasional late finishes, however there are no weekend or unsocial hours commitments.
- Interview Date Monday 07 April 2025
- 19 Hours/Week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy
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The successful candidate will be expected to:
- lead a number of research studies and trials
- work to all regulatory guidelines including Good Clinical Practice, Informed Consent and Data Protection
- be a mentor and positive role model to other members of the team
We are looking for people will a keen eye for detail and excellent organisational skills, who want to be at the forefront of advances in clinical practice.
Working for our organisation
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
• Freeman Hospital
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
• Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To participate in the creation and maintenance of a high-quality clinical research environment.
- To initiate and manage nursing activities related to academic studies and clinical trials, from initiation to termination, according to ICH good clinical practice guidelines.
- Supervise junior members of the team.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form
All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.
Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse (appropriate to branch)
- Academic attainment at diploma level and prepared to undertake degree level study
- Meets Nursing and Midwifery council requirements for mentorship
Desirable criteria
- Current driving licence if relevant to role
- Academic attainment at degree/masters’ level
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- An understanding of the application of research in the clinical governance agenda
- An understanding of research governance and the research process
- Substantial post registration experience in clinical speciality area and/or clinical research delivery
- Evidence of research activity and ability to demonstrate research competency
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within speciality
- Experience of supporting clinical research delivery
- Experience related to information retrieval and research application
- Experience of mentoring junior staff
- Evidence of current role expansion that can be applied to the role
- Experience of project management
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Excellent IT knowledge/skills
- Advanced interpersonal and communication skills
- Advanced clinical skills (i.e., venepuncture, cannulation, ECG)
- High level of organisation and time management skills
- Ability to work on own initiative
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Helain Hinchcliffe-Hume
- Job title
- Research Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01912137166
No longer accepting applications
Sorry, this vacancy is no longer accepting applications.
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