Overview
We are offering an opportunity for a highly competent candidate to work as a Research Nurse / Clinical Research Practitioner primarily delivering the Cancer Research portfolio of studies. Candidates should be educated to degree level or significant equivalent experience.
The post holder will work collaboratively with the wider multi-disciplinary team in the coordination of clinical studies and ensure that local, national and international research regulations are adhered to with an express commitment to abide by the NHS values and the Constitution. As a Clinical Research Practitioner / Nurse, the post holder will also continue to retain clinical skills and credibility by maintaining their practice as per governing body ensuring that professional standards of practice and behaviour are upheld and sufficient practice is undertaken in order to revalidate if required.
Responsibilities
* Support the management and coordination of the cancer research portfolio studies, with support from senior research colleagues.
* Provide effective, caring and compassionate services to patients who are participating in clinical research studies.
* Complete procedures and investigations according to study protocol as well as Trust and local policies.
* Identify potential participants for recruitment, provide verbal and written information to explain the study, monitor participants progress, and collect and collate patient data.
* Perform clinical practice such as clinical assessment, venepuncture and normal vital monitoring.
* Work collaboratively with the wider multi-disciplinary team to ensure adherence to local, national and international research regulations and NHS values.
Qualifications and experience
* Essential: Educated to first degree level in a health related subject or significant equivalent experience.
* Essential: Considerable and current experience in the NHS clinical environment as a registered nurse/practitioner with recent clinical skills practice in a specialist area.
* Essential: Evidence of continuous personal, professional and academic development within current role.
* Essential: Current Good Clinical Practice certificate or willingness to complete.
* Essential: Excellent IT skills with expertise in database management and current knowledge of NIHR systems.
* Essential: Ability to work independently with own initiative as well as within a team.
* Essential: Excellent attention to detail and evidence of being a completer finisher for project work and delivery of research.
* Essential: Ability to organise, prioritise and co-ordinate work of self and others.
* Essential: Knowledge and experience of mentoring new/junior staff and supporting them with competency achievement.
* Essential: Ability to work across boundaries, integrating with multidisciplinary staff in relation to different clinical situations.
* Desirable: Experience of undertaking staff appraisal.
* Desirable: Delivery of research, knowledge of processes, practice and governance.
Knowledge
* Ability to work within the boundaries of the NMC professional code of conduct.
* Commitment to evidence based practice.
* Ability to use initiative to make decisions within the sphere of work and/or knowledge, recognizing when assistance is required.
Other details
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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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