Senior Research Nurse in Poole

This is an exciting role for a Senior Research Nurse to be part of a new network of NIHR Clinical Research Delivery Centre (CRDC) in Primary Care. This post will be based within our hub at The Adam Practice. The Senior Research Nurse will be part of a large team delivering early phase medicine clinical trials and later phase clinical trials.

As part of the NIHR CRDC (Primary Care), we are affiliated with 5 other practices who act as the spokes for the hub. There will be an element of cross working with the spokes, but this position will be mainly based on The Adam Practice working on trials that have been running for the past couple of years.

The role of the Senior Research Nurse will be integral to the successful delivery of clinical trials at The Adam Practice. Knowledge of frameworks such as ICH-GCP, UK Policy Framework for Health and Social Care Research (2017) & Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2004 is a must and with this knowledge you will support junior members of the team. The role needs to be flexible in line with the present atmosphere for change within the health service delivery and the variance of research studies undertaken. It is essential that the nurse must work within their own level of competency and expand their role in accordance with practice requirements and own scope of practice.

The Adam Practice is a partnership of 16 GPs located across 4 surgeries in Poole, Dorset. This is an exciting opportunity to join our growing primary care team in a forward-thinking, innovative general practice, which has a current CQC rating of Outstanding in Care. Our Research team gives the best possible patient care and benefits our patients. We have been an active research centre for the past 10 years and have worked on early phase studies up to later phase. We are now an accredited NIHR CRDC (Primary Care) facility. As well as our work at the research hub, we are continuing to recruit into complex commercial trials. Additional benefits include access to NHS Pension Scheme and NHS discounts, 7.6 weeks annual leave (inclusive of bank/public holidays that fall in the holiday year). Entitlement is pro-rata for part-time employees.

• To support research within a primary care setting in liaison with the Lead Research Nurse and GP lead, working closely with multidisciplinary clinical teams and local research teams.
• To help identify patients eligible for research projects and recruit patients into clinical trials or studies.
• To act as an expert in clinical research gathered from experience either in primary care or secondary care settings.
• Have an excellent knowledge base of all research frameworks and maintain the safety of participants at all times.
• To act as a participant advocate enabling participants to make informed choices concerning their involvement in clinical trials and other research studies and ensuring advice and information is provided.
• To maintain accurate documentation in research documents and patient notes. To sustain all data collection and case report forms relating to clinical trials in adherence to Good Clinical Practice and the Research Governance Framework.
• Undertake clinical/patient-based tasks such as phlebotomy, processing of blood specimens, drug administration and clinical observation as required for studies.

• Substantial experience within Secondary Care OR Primary Care research delivery.
• Experience of problem solving & the ability to work autonomously.
• Experience of using IT programmes.
• Experience of administering vaccines for research studies.

• Understands the importance of evidence-based practice and clinical effectiveness.
• Experience of using web-based programmes for database entry or randomisation of study drug.

• Awareness of ICH-GCP.
• Awareness of regulatory issues, legislation and guidance relating to clinical research.
• Able to meet deadlines and work under pressure when necessary.
• To be able to recognise safety concerns with participants and have the working knowledge on what to do if there is a problem.
• Good attendance at work.
• A flexible approach to work.
• Effective time management.
• Strict attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently & as part of the team.
• Ability to organise, prioritise, co-ordinate own self & work.
• Takes accountability for one's actions.
• Shares information & good practice appropriately.
• Treats others with courtesy & respect at all times.
• Use of lateral thinking and insight.
• Is open to new ways of thinking.
• Can judge what is important from a mass of information.
• Teaching experience.
• Competent in use of Systm One.

• Educated to degree level OR relevant experience.
• GCP trained & certificate in date.
• Phlebotomy trained.
• IATA trained.
• Completed vaccine training via NIHR or RCN competencies.

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.