Overview
We are recruiting for a Research Nurse who will share our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
You will be part of the Research Team delivering new and innovative treatments to patients at the Trust. You will work closely with the team led by the senior research nurse as well as the multi-disciplinary team.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Responsibilities
* The successful candidate will work with clinicians and other specialists recruiting patients to clinical trials and other NIHR research studies.
* You will take responsibility for the coordination and management of clinical research projects, collaborating with key personnel throughout the network to ensure continued care and support for patients involved in clinical trials.
* The post holder may be required to take responsibility for the safe administration of experimental drugs and for monitoring the expected and unexpected side effects of drugs and other treatment modalities.
* You will be expected to have sufficient skills to enable patients to make informed choices concerning their involvement in the clinical trials by providing advice and information and acting as the patients advocate.
About East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
We are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now. We Run The Following Hospitals
* The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
* New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
* Hertford County, Hertford
* Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation, and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
Work-life balance
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
How to apply
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Carina Cruz Job title: Lead Research Nurse Email address: carina.cruz@nhs.net Telephone number: 07917534555
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