Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Band Neonatal Research Nurse to join the Neonatal Research Team, supporting our growing portfolio of studies as a maternity leave cover. The appointment will be working part-time at hours per week. The Neonatal Research Team provide the delivery and management of clinical trials and research studies across the Newborn Care Unit and Post-Natal areas at the John Radcliffe Hospital.
The research nurse will be involved in all aspects of conducting studies, including study set up, patient identification, screening, recruitment and follow-up of research participants according to the trial protocols, ensuring all research activity is in accordance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Guidelines. The research nurse will become part of an existing team of research staff and will work closely with clinical staff to help embed research into the clinical setting.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a committed and passionate nurse with an interest in neonatal care and in developing an evidence-base through research. The post holder will be responsible for supporting a variety of neonatal studies ranging from exploratory research to full clinical trials. They will be identifying and recruiting neonatal patients, performing clinical procedures, maintaining study documentation, and collecting data. You will ideally have experience of working within Neonatal Intensive Care and will need excellent communication skills, proven accuracy and numeracy skills, IT skills and the ability to prioritise and manage a busy workload with minimal supervision. If you have a flexible and positive attitude this will provide an excellent opportunity to work within a friendly multi-disciplinary team delivering high quality research. An understanding of the research process and previous experience of research is essential.
The Newborn Care Unit Research Team actively participates in current research and is involved with a number of studies including interventional and non-interventional studies, and commercial drug trials. We have a strong link with the University of Oxford.
The Newborn Care Unit, at the John Radcliffe Hospital, is a centre of excellence in neonatal care providing level care for extremely preterm infants, critically unwell term infants & infants requiring a number of specialties, including surgery, neurology, cardiology and ophthalmology.
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Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
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