Clinical Research Nurse

This vacancy is open to employees of Isle of Wight NHSTrust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust only.

Full time: 37.5 hours per week

Permanent contract

Base location:St Mary\’s Hospital, Parkhurst Road,Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 5TG.Across site travel will be required, thefrequency will be agreed locally

We are recruiting for a Clinical Research Nurse, who wishesto join the Core Research Delivery Team.

If you would like to join a supportive team in a dynamicrole, where you can develop your skills and work with colleagues across theTrust then this role is for you.

We require a person with excellent communication andinterpersonal skills with an interest in developing specific skills to be aresearch nurse. You will be self-motivated and driven to work alongside theclinical and administrative staff ensuring patients a service of the highestquality.

It is highly recommended that you arrange an informal visitto come and meet the team prior to interview, please contactCharlotteTurner -Senior Research Sister oncharlotte.turner59@nhs.netor01983552354.

In return, we can offer you a friendly working environmentwith professional support and training/development opportunities.

Main duties of the job

Attached you will find the person specification document andthe full job description which provide more detail about the essential anddesirable skills and experience needed for this role.

We highly recommend you review these documents and use themwhen completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managersas guidance during shortlisting.

The ideal candidate for this role will have sound clinicalexperience & an interest in or knowledge of clinical research. You will beinvolved in the delivery of trial interventions this may includeadministering trial medicines, working with new medical devices & takingand managing samples within study protocols. You will also be responsible forfollow up care either on the hospital wards, face-to-face, clinics, orvirtually with telephone calls and accurate data collection.

Key clinical skills will include phlebotomy and accurateassessment & documentation of basic medical history & symptoms. Youwill have excellent interpersonal skills & be able to work autonomouslymanaging a caseload of participants, while adhering to trial protocolrequirements.A good working knowledge of Microsoft Office systems is required, as isattention to detail, and the ability to work independently & flexibly, aspart of a close-knit team.

The role includes working autonomously, in a variety ofsettings.

About us

Our vision for Single Corporate Services

Isle of Wight NHS Trust (IWT) and Portsmouth HospitalsUniversity NHS Trust (PHU) have a shared vision of a single corporate serviceacross our two organisations, supported by a single set of identical systemsand processes, under joint leadership, to drive significant efficiencies,improve employee experience, and return time to patient care.

This vacancy is part of the Single Corporate ServicesDivision.

Why are we changing the way we deliver CorporateServices?

Working as a partnership, both IWT and PHU have a sharedvision for excellence in care for our patients and communities; with a set ofstrategic aims underpinning how we will achieve this. The creation of a singlecorporate service is essential for us to support our clinical and operationalservices, and our wider transformation programme.

The single corporate service is delivered across bothorganisations. You may be based at either IWT or PHU and individuals may berequired to undertake business travel between sites. For leaders managing staffacross multi-site locations, you will need to be visible and provide in personleadership. The arrangements and frequency will be agreed locally.

Job responsibilities

• Act as a professional role model, demonstrate clinical skills, promote clinical excellence and ensure an optimum standard of nursing care is delivered to all patients/research participants.
• Promote and set high standards of nursing care and maintain the delivery of quality care within the trust policies, protocols and guidelines.
• Provide and deliver a high standard of evidence based nursing care through the assessment, planning, and evaluating of individual patients needs based on evidence. Initiate and co-ordinate care in the clinical area for a specified group of patients.
• Recognise and respond to a change in patient status undertaking first line interventions within scope of practice and refer on to the appropriate clinician as required.
• Actively promote safe and effective working practices to prevent harm to the patients within your care and take part in safety audits and monitoring to maintain high quality standards.
• Communicate and work with the multidisciplinary team to improve quality of care, and informed clinical decisions. Promote innovation and share any new ideas to improve patient care.
• Coordinate patient care and trial procedures for a clinical area of practice once deemed competent to do so.
• Liaise, report and document any relevant nursing/patient needs with other health care professionals with on-going responsibility for patient care, communicating changes as they occur.
• Ensure that accurate and timely patient records are maintained.
• Implement the Trust Values ensuring they are embedded into everyday practice and evaluate their impact on the patients experience.
• Engage and interact with carers/family encouraging them to be actively involved in patients involvement in research.
• Ensure concerns raised by patients and their families are escalated and dealt with in an open, honest and transparent way, in line with trust policies, procedures and Duty of Candour legislation.
• Maintain and continually develop in-depth specialist knowledge of nursing practice relevant to the individual clinical speciality.
• Achieve competence in the use of medical devices/equipment by accessing training and maintain these.
• Promote health education within the clinical area and advise patient, family, and others in health promotion issues, making every contact count. Promote the health and well-being of staff, patients and their carers.
• Maintain links with other Research Nurses, Clinical Trial Practitioners and Clinical Nurse Specialists, to share knowledge and act as a mutual support.

For a full list of roles and responsibilities, please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Current RN Adult/RGN registration with NMC Evidence of recent CPD
• Degree in relevant field Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
• Training for Research Computer literate, knowledge of patient administration system

Experience

• Clinically experienced at Band 5 level
• Good communication and Interpersonal skills Teaching and mentoring skills Knowledgeable in current health care and Clinical Trials issues. Ability to prioritise workload, instruct and direct others
• Organisational skills and able to work as part of a team
• Ability to maintain record keeping systems and procedures.
• Ability to make clinical decisions and judgments. Strong customer service skills.
• Able to support development of others Articulate and knowledgeable of current professional nursing issues
• Health Promotion
• Previous experience of project management and/or participating in the co-ordination of Clinical Trials.
• IV, phlebotomy and cannulation skills

Knowledge and Skills

• Knowledge of Good Clinical Practice Guidelines and current Trials Regulations (EU Directive Clinical Trials
• effective communicator both orally and on paper
• Skills in motivating and working with the MDT
• Ability to act independently to ensure safe and efficient delivery of quality research
• Adaptable to change
• Responsive and flexible attitude and approach
• Computer literate, knowledge of patient administration system

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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