Role Overview
We are recruiting for a Research Nurse who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
Would you like to take the next step in your nursing career and support the delivery of world class health research to improve people's lives?
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Research Nursing team, based at the Lister Hospital.
The role is people focused involving recruiting participants into a wide range of research studies, receiving informed consent, conducting study procedures and the collection of baseline and follow up data in accordance with ICH GCP.
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
Screen & identify patients eligible for clinical trials and maintain detailed knowledge of the protocols for the clinical trials associated with the designated site-specific groups.
Provide verbal and written information and offer support to patients and carers for the duration of their involvement in a clinical trial; assist in the informed consent process, receiving informed consent where appropriate; act as a point of contact for patients and carers for the duration of their involvement in a clinical trial.
With appropriate training, take and process clinical samples (e.g. blood samples) for studies, co-coordinate tissue sample collection and dispatch to relevant department or trial centre as appropriate.
Assist in providing background information about potential clinical trials to obtain approvals from Research Governance and Local Ethics Committees.
Work in conjunction with research clinicians, nurses, pharmacists and other support staff within the East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust.
Work at all times in accordance with regulations described in ICH Good Clinical Practice and EU Directives, and the most current guidance relating to Research Governance and Research Ethics in each Trust.
Participate in the informed consent process, CRF completion, safety reporting, protocol compliance, monitoring and auditing of clinical trials.
Location
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
Benefits
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. 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.
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