Band 5 Clinical Research Nurse

Main area
Research
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract
Fixed term: 1 year
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday-Friday)
Job ref
196-RD094
Employer
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Brompton Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£34,089 - £41,498 per annum inc HCA
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
03/06/2024 23:59
Band 5 Clinical Research NurseNHS AfC: Band 5 Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.
Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital.
Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.
Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.
In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.
We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.
Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’.
The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.
We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS. Job overviewWe are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Band 5 Clinical Research Nursewith relevant experience to join our team of respiratory research nurses and coordinators at the Royal Brompton Cardiorespiratory Clinical Research Facility. You will be working on a portfolio of respiratory research studies, with a focus on trials in asthma and interstitial lung disease patients.Main duties of the jobKey job activities will include screening, recruitment, and consenting of eligible patients, arranging clinical assessments of trial participants, data collection and entry, randomisation and organisation of day to day trial activities. This role will involve extensive liaison with both internal and external clinical and research staff and requires attention to detail and a proactive approach.Working for our organisationRoyal Brompton & Harefield hospitals make up the largest specialist heart and lung centre in the UK and among the largest in Europe and are known for their expertise, standard of care, and research success. The hospitals are part of Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust.Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesAs a Band 5 Clinical Research Nurse, you will be based in the CRF, and will be responsible for the co-ordination of clinical trials across asthma and interstitial lung disease research, carried out in the Clinical Research Facility. This will include the complete life cycle of the research study, from set up to delivery and archiving in parallel with meeting agreed patient recruitment targets.Person specificationEducation and QualificationRegistered Nurse on relevant part of the registerEvidence of on-going personal developmentExperience and KnowledgePost registration experience in relevant specialityKnowledge of current issues within acute Health ServiceRecent NHS experienceUnderstanding of personal accountabilityLogical and consistent work and career patternInterest in Clinical ResearchClinical Research experienceKnowledge of Research Governance Framework (RGF), International Conference on Harmonisation/Good Clinical Practice (ICH/GCP)Skills and AbilitiesExcellent interpersonal, communication, organization and time management skillsClear written communication with attention to detailAbility to use own initiativePersonal QualitiesAbility to deal with stressful situationsCommon senseAware of learning needsOther RequirementsAble to work flexible hours including shifts, night duty rotation and weekend workAbility to move and handle patients and equipmentDemonstrates clarity and breadth in use of English languageAppropriately completed application formGuy’s and St Thomas’celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership. Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy.As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual’s personalcircumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process.Your e-mail address is important to us -We communicate to all job applicants via the e-mail address which has been provided on the application form. Please ensure that you check your e-mail on a regular basis.Please apply for this post by clicking "Apply Online Now."Employer certification / accreditation badgesYou 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.
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