Job overview
This is an exciting and unique opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Hepatobiliary Research Nurse / Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our team and play a key role in delivering and developing specialist care and research within the hepatobiliary service across all sites of HHFT.
You will be a passionate advocate for high-quality, patient-centred care, supporting patients throughout their diagnostic, treatment, and research journey. Working closely with the multidisciplinary team, you will contribute to the advancement of clinical practice through research, innovation, and evidence-based care.
Main duties of the job
Provide research nursing input into clinical research studies.
• Co-ordinate a group of patients enrolled in research studies.
• Support and maintain a framework to lead, deliver and support clinical supervision, mentorship and education for all staff and students.
• Work according to GCP and research governance standards for clinical trials.
• It is expected that the post holder will also provide non-specialty assistance to other Research Nurses/practitioners conducting clinical research.
Act in accordance with the Code of Conduct/Professional Practice Standards of your profession e.g. NMC, HPC etc.
• Maintain own professional development, maintaining a personal portfolio.
• Identify own needs for clinical supervision and the most appropriate way to implement this.
• Understand and adhere to Trust policies and procedures.
• Maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
• Adhere to the Code of Conduct/Professional Standards of your Profession e.g. NMC or HCPC.
• Embrace and implement the vision and values of HHFT
Working for our organisation
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
Your Next Career Move Made Easier – Accommodation May Be Offered
We understand relocating can be a big step. Hampshire Hospitals may be able to provide accommodation options for successful candidates, depending on availability. If this something you would like to explore please contact on 02080 360017
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Training and qualification
1. Able to demonstrate a good command of the English Language both written and verbal
2. Professional UK registration e.g. NMC, HPC
3. Degree level education or equivalent knowledge and skills gained through any combination of alternative study, or employment experience
4. Post registration qualification(s) in field of expertise
5. Formal training &/or experience in mentorship
Experience and Knowledge
6. Experience post registration
7. Evidence of Continued Professional Development (CPD) clearly recorded for professional profile
8. Recent experience working within an acute clinical speciality
9. Experience in conducting or managing clinical research.
10. Experience of managing a caseload of patients
·Experience of communicating complex information to patients and families
Skills and Ability
11. Experience post registration
12. Evidence of Continued Professional Development (CPD) clearly recorded for professional profile
13. Recent experience working within an acute clinical speciality
14. Experience in conducting or managing clinical research.
15. Experience of managing a caseload of patients
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Person specification
Training and quilifications
Essential criteria
16. •Post registration qualification(s) in field of expertise
17. •Professional UK registration e.g. NMC, HPC
Desirable criteria
18. •Communication skills learning and/or development
19. Good Clinical Practice training
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
20. •Experience post registration
21. •Evidence of Continued Professional Development (CPD) clearly recorded for professional profile
22. •Experience in conducting or managing clinical research
Desirable criteria
23. •Knowledge of hepatobiliary disease, surgical pathways and post operative care
24. •Knowledge of research governance, ethics and regulatory approvals (R&D)
25. •Understanding of clinical audit and service evaluation
Skills and Albility
Essential criteria
26. •Ability to evaluate, assess and plan care for patients
27. •Accurate record keeping
28. •Ability to explain clinical trials to patients
Desirable criteria
29. •The ability to work at problems from a unique or different angle.
30. •Experience of deputising or supporting senior staff