Clinical Research Nurse in Birmingham

If you believe that nursing is about making a real difference to patients lives, then clinical research nursing can provide a stimulating and rewarding career pathway. As a clinical research nurse, you have the opportunity to spend quality time with your patients and help them reach an informed understanding of the treatment options available and provide support throughout their care pathway. And by contributing to clinical research, you're making sure the NHS can meet the challenges of the future, by providing vital evidence on 'what works', so we can keep improving treatments for patients.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the R&D department and we are looking for an enthusiastic , dedicated Research Nurse to join our friendly Paediatric Generic Research Nurse Team for maternity cover.

The post holder will have a primary role in supporting all aspects of research activity including recruitment, administering assessments and data collection for the research, audit and evaluation of studies being delivered by Birmingham Women and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust. This post is ideal for someone with an interest in delivering research across a wide range of specialties for children, young people and young adults.

You will be an excellent communicator, be on sub part one ( children ) of the nursing register and have previous working experience and knowledge of audit, research design and delivery of research projects. You will need excellent interpersonal and team working skills; and be capable of working independently and flexibly.

The post holder will be responsible for maximising recruitment into research studies within the Trust. The post will be based in the R&D team at Birmingham Children’s site and duties will include study setup, protocol implementation, development of recruitment strategies and general data management for a variety of NIHR portfolio studies. The post holder will be responsible for the co-ordination and maintenance of accurate, comprehensive records for clinical trial files in order to support the Research and Clinical Teams in all aspects of recruitment, education and monitoring of patients entering clinical trials. They will support the development of the department by working alongside Research Teams in setting up and raising the profile of clinical trials.

A comprehensive induction and training/development program will be provided.

Please note this post is for maternity cover

Birmingham Women and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children’s Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women’s Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.