Clinical Research Nurse - Neurosurgery

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

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This vacancy will close at midnight on 1 January 2025

Interviews are due to be held on 14 January 2025

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered nurse.
• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Post registration qualification in speciality or willingness to complete

Desirable

• Degree
• Post graduate qualification
• Research Module

Experience

Essential

• Relevant clinical experience at Band 5 or above
• Experience of formal/informal teaching
• Experience of formal/informal teaching
• Supervision of junior staff
• Experience of working within multi-disciplinary teams

Desirable

• Experience of working in a clinical research environment e.g. Clinical Trials, participant recruitment and interviewing
• Experience of co-ordinating REC and HRA submissions

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of clinical research infrastructure in the UK and of research related legislation & regulation
• Understand the structure, role & functions of RECs and R&D departments
• Understanding of the requirements of ICH Good Clinical Practice; possess current GCP Certificate
• Knowledge of the role of the clinical research nurse; understanding the issues/process of gaining informed consent
• Basic knowledge of research methods

Desirable

• Capable of writing reports and of presenting research related information to a wide audience
• Competent in research/database PC packages

Skills

Essential

• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Capable of working as an integral member of a small team
• Adaptable to changing situations due to both workload and colleagues needs
• Ability to undertake teaching of staff and patients
• Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload; effective time management.
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Commitment to multidisciplinary working.
• Ability to work independently but also able to operate effectively within multi-disciplinary teams and across professional disciplines
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills: ability to develop good working relationships with diverse study participants, healthcare professionals and external agencies
• Able to support participants through the informed consent process
• Ability to lead, motivate and develop junior staff
• Good organisational, time & project management skills: and able to plan, prioritise & co-ordinate work under pressure
• Good presentation skills
• Numerate with good IT skills; competent in standard PC packages (Windows, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access)
• Proven administrative skills with attention to detail

Desirable

• Assertiveness/perceptive counselling skills
• Leadership skills

Additonal Requirements

Essential

• To act in a professional manner at all times in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct
• Capable of developing liaisons with other practice areas/academic institutions.
• The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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