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With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.
We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.
We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.
Job overview
Are you an enthusiastic and compassionate individual, looking to lead a clinical research delivery team?
We are looking for an individual with appropriate knowledge, skills and experience to join and lead our Neurosciences research team, within the Division of Medicine.
We are offering a great opportunity to lead clinical research trial delivery in one of the most dynamic and well-respected Academic Health Science Centres within the UK. This post offers a unique opportunity for an individual who would like to further develop their career within the area of clinical research and leadership, and gain valuable experience in clinical trial operations, from setup through to conclusion in the specialty of Neurology, including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease and MND.
The Senior Divisional Research Nurse will be responsible for overseeing a team of four clinical research nurses and a clinical research assistant, and ensuring the smooth running of participant recruitment and visits for studies adopted by National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) and commercial trials.
Using initiative and strategy, the team leader will manage day-to-day activites, link with multidisciplinary clinical teams and other researchers in the neurosciences research department, and work with the Lead Research Nurse for Neurosciences, achieving outcomes, participant recruitment and positive team culture, to continue the successes of the team.
Main duties of the job
* Takes an active lead in the setting up, coordination and management of clinical research studies.
* Demonstrates a detailed knowledge and understanding of different research designs and methodologies and the regulatory and legal frameworks related to clinical research studies.
* Provides comprehensive advice and guidance on matters relating to research ethics and governance.
* To advise staff and researchers, acting as a knowledgeable resource on matters relating to clinical practice and research, promoting an active and effective research culture.
* To co-ordinate the care of your own caseload of clinical research study participants.
* To contribute to the development of research protocols.
* To assist in the process of gaining local regulatory committee approval (ethics and R&D approval).
* Continue your own professional development keeping updated with current practice.
* Leads on the professional and educational development of staff.
* Coordinate own portfolio of clinical studies.
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .
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 overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Registered Nurse
Desirable criteria
* Postgraduate qualification
SKILLS/ ABILITIES
Essential criteria
* Leadership skills
* Ability to work as part of a team
* Proven teaching and assessing skills
* Ability to apply current research to practice
* Able to manage difficult situations effectively
* Able to prioritise and meet deadlines
* Able to use own initiative
* Demonstrates an awareness of the wider NHS service developments
* Excellent level of English language demonstrated through effective written and verbal communication skills.
* Demonstrate the ability to compile complex written information
* Ability to create and use a database and spreadsheet applications
Experience
Essential criteria
* Previous research experience
* Experience of supervision of junior staff
* For specialist areas able to demonstrate specialist knowledge of patient group
* Knowledge of research and audit
* Evidence of continuing professional development
* Ability to practice within the scope of the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.
* Ability to demonstrate application of the NHS Plan to own sphere of practice.
Desirable criteria
* Post registration teaching or mentorship qualification
* Experience of supporting the set-up of new research studies
Please ensure you check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process. If you are shortlisted you will be contacted by email and text message (if you provide a mobile contact number).
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
* JD (PDF, 336.4KB)
* FRF (PDF, 240.6KB)
* Our Strategy 2023-25 (PDF, 230.4KB)
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