Research Nurse
Job Description
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated nurse to join our small and friendly research team.
The successful candidate will work alongside dedicated research nurses to deliver a growing portfolio of commercial and non-commercial clinical trials.
The research nurse is expected to support the safe conduct of research in accordance with the regulatory and legal frameworks related to clinical research studies.
Working as part of the general research team, the research nurse will be responsible for a wide variety of research study activities. This will give you exposure to many different aspects of research and there will be day to day variation in your work. You will also work across many different specialities and clinical areas in the Trust and in the community.
There will be ongoing learning and development opportunities for the role. Your relevant clinical skills and knowledge will be transferable to the role of the research nurse.
The team collaborates with a variety of healthcare professionals, so flexibility and effective communication skills are desired.
Excellent organisational and time management skills are essential
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for assessing and managing the care pathways for patients and carers participating in clinical trials. This will involve establishing feasibility, pre-trial set-up, recruitment, education and monitoring of trial patients and the collection and documentation and analysis of complex, accurate data.
The role involves using an in-depth knowledge of trial protocols and their application in practice, alongside knowledge and application of, and compliance with the local, national and international research regulations. The post holder will work collaboratively with a number of trial stakeholders (e.g. Principal Investigators, clinicians, academics, industry and Research Network colleagues) in the management of their own caseload of clinical trial patients.
The post holder will employ specialist clinical nursing skills to assess patient suitability for studies, perform research activities, interpret complex data, communicate effectively and ensure patient safety.
About us
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
As part of our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion we encourage all applicants to complete a short survey. This can be accessed via the link below:
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Job responsibilities
Knowledge, Skills and Experience required
Leadership and Managerial
Manage own workload effectively and delegate roles appropriately
Constantly review study performance, identify opportunities for improvement and suggest new strategies
Encourage, motivate and support research colleagues, and enhance retention
Provide day-to-day supervision of other Research staff, including sickness management, appraisals, performance management etc.
Write SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) and guidelines for practice for use by research staff, following national guidance from Health Research Authority (HRA), using specialist clinical knowledge.
Provide new ideas and initiatives, facilitate their implementation and evaluate outcomes
Participate in the management of change
Strive to continuously develop resources, facilities and services
Support research-active clinicians and encourage potential Principal Investigators
Support research personnel in other departments
Incorporate flexible approach to accommodate the unpredictability of the workload
Promote a healthy and safe working environment
Clinical
Demonstrate knowledge and skills commensurate with significant specialist clinical experience
Ability to learn, assimilate and retain new clinical knowledge as required for each research study
Understand complex clinical information across multiple specialities
Understand and be able to explain the concept and details regarding each study, where there may be barriers to understanding and where concepts may be complex.
Employ specialist knowledge to assess the suitability of patients for inclusion in a study
Demonstrate skill at interpreting complex clinical information and data
Ability to review medical notes and hospital databases to extract relevant information
Display insight into workload and demands of clinical colleagues, displaying empathy and flexibility
Competence in clinical skills required for research study visits including venepuncture and a variety of clinical measurements
Use hospital information systems and wider NHS systems effectively and appropriately to collate and analyse data.
Participate in clinical decision-making regarding patient treatment and care, where a range of options may need to be analysed in relation to ongoing participation and results.
Research
Take responsibility for all aspects of study conduct
Work autonomously to manage their caseload of studies and patients, whilst working as part of the research team
Actively seek potential research study opportunities and promote SWFT as an attractive site
Establish, manage and complete studies across multiple specialities in the Trust
Perform feasibility assessment for potential studies and submit Expression of Interest as appropriate
Facilitate study set up which includes liaising with clinical staff, ensuring equipment and supplies are available, documentation is prepared, approvals are in place, study training is completed, recruitment strategies are agreed, access to databases is organised.
Develop a working knowledge of both the theoretical and practical aspects of each research study
Identify barriers to recruitment and assist in finding solutions
Attend and contribute to Site Initiation Visits, Investigator meetings, Study team meetings
Undertake study activity alongside other members of the research team, leading on own studies and cohorts of participants, including screening potential study participants, checking eligibility, approaching patients, obtaining Informed consent, collecting and uploading data, performing study visits, delivering interventions, handling and processing samples, completing follow ups, attending to data queries, maintaining study documentation and files, liaising with study teams, organising study close-out and archiving
Ensure patients are randomised and allocated treatment in accordance with the clinical trial protocol
Perform study activity with regard to timelines and targets
Keep Principal Investigator updated
Demonstrate advanced computer skills and be able to use databases, spreadsheets, flowcharts and tables
Maintain study site information files, manage version control, archive documentation and ensure security of data, confidentiality and anonymity
Implement study amendments and communicate effectively with R&D governance team
Collect, manage and upload data accurately
Forward trial data in a timely manner to trial teams, including responses to data queries
Supply trial progress data/information as required to senior managers, Trust R&D departments and Management Systems
Maintain, troubleshoot and operate specialist study devices and laboratory equipment for the purpose of each study
Check stock levels of study supplies and ensure timely replacement as required
Perform laboratory procedures as required for each study, including centrifuging and aliquoting
Arrange and prepare transport of specimens including hazardous ...
