Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Research Nurse to join the ELoPE CVD Prevention team at Barts NHS Trust. We are looking for a dynamic and driven individual who is willing to lead and support the delivery of high quality research. As a Research Nurse you will lead, coordinate and deliver the evaluation of staff health checks being offered trust wide to Barts NHS Trust staff. These checks will be delivered by Nuffield Health and the post holder will be responsible for supporting and encouraging members of staff to access this health check and carry out follow up appointments with them. Excellent communication skills are key as the post holder will be expected to deliver regular highlight reports to internal groups and wider stakeholders.
Main duties of the job
The ELoPE (East London Cardiovascular Disease Prevention) group was established 2016 within Barts NHS Health Trust to deliver an ambitious strategy for reducing CVD mortality and morbidity and health inequality across the whole of East and North-East London (NEL). You will be joining a multi disciplinary team with expertise in cardiology who are passionate about CVD prevention. ELoPE have developed several workstreams spanning primary and secondary care in addition to many community outreach initiatives. A current area of focus for ELoPE is staff CVD health, alongside the research you will also support ELoPE the wider CVD prevention efforts
Working for our organisation
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Educated to degree level
2. NMC Registered Nurse or NIHR/ AHCS Registered CRP
3. Good Clinical Practice (GCP) for Research Certification.
4. Post registration experience as a band 5
Experience
Essential criteria
5. Experience of working in a clinical research environment
6. Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
7. Experience of working with cardiology patients
8. Experience of explaining complex concepts to patients in a clear and specified manner
Desirable criteria
9. Research experience including set up, delivery and coordination of research studies.
10. Project management experience
11. An understanding of Research Governance and its application
Skills
Essential criteria
12. Ability to work within an MDT.
13. Time management and organisational skills.
14. Ability to work alone.
15. Excellent communication skills with patients and MDT including verbal and written.
16. Venepuncture skills
Desirable criteria
17. Ability to work with research management offices.