Richmond Medical and its linked surgery, Whitefield Health Care, are recruiting a research nurse or allied health professional on a 12-month fixed-term basis, working within the practice research hub. The post centres on recruiting patients onto clinical trials, educating them, monitoring their progress and acting as their main contact throughout their participation. It is part-time at 15 hours over two to three days a week and works under a GP lead principal investigator across both sites. Phlebotomy experience and a car driving licence are essential.
What the job involves
- Agree appropriate studies under the lead principal investigator and run clinical research day to day
- Recruit, educate and monitor patients entering clinical trials
- Act as the key contact for trial patients, giving advice and information
- Track study information and share it with the practice team
- Work with the multidisciplinary team to support patients on trials
- Onboard new trial recruits and meet the requirements of several projects at once
- Keep accurate records on the study's own software package
- Carry out clinical duties the study requires
- Liaise with the team on study elements outside the nurse or AHP role
- Report monthly to the team on study outline, patient numbers and completed elements
- Develop the research portfolio with the research administrator and deliver services from the unit and linked surgery
- Complete Good Clinical Practice and other courses required for the role
What’s required
Qualifications
- Relevant diploma or degree
- Research methods education
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Registration & licences
- NMC registration
Experience
- Phlebotomy experience
Skills & knowledge
- Basic computer literacy
Checks & eligibility
- Car driving licence
Nice to have
- Knowledge of the EMIS medical system and searches
- Phlebotomy
- Good Clinical Practice
- Previous experience in a clinical speciality
- Evidence of innovative practice, organisation or change management
- Experience in primary care with good organisational skills and workload prioritisation
- Experience using computers and EMIS
- Use of spreadsheets
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
