This two-year post sits in a new research team in surgical oncology at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, supporting current studies and building a sustainable research portfolio. The nurse manages allocated studies and their participants, covering planning, recruitment and retention, data management and nursing care during study visits. Work follows ICH-GCP and UK research governance, with close liaison between Trust teams and external research colleagues. Fit depends on NMC registration and a nursing degree, alongside significant speciality experience and knowledge of research methodologies.
What the job involves
- Hold day-to-day responsibility for an allocated portfolio of studies and their participants
- Plan, schedule and conduct studies, including interventions
- Recruit and retain study participants
- Manage study data
- Provide nursing care to participants during research visits
- Assess, plan, implement and evaluate participant care during visits
- Manage workload and coordinate allocated clinical trials and research studies
- Carry out clinical procedures required by the protocol with accurate data capture
- Ensure informed consent procedures are followed and support participants in decisions about study entry
- Process samples to protocol, handling dry ice and liquid nitrogen when trained
- Support the research team with administration, including study set-up and feasibility requests
- Ensure regulatory approvals are in place before approaching potential participants
Qualifications
- UK first-level nursing degree (HEI Level 6)
- Specialist training to post-graduate diploma level supporting the recruiting area
Registration & licences
- NMC registration, in the relevant area of practice
Experience
- Significant experience and expertise in the speciality of the recruiting area
Skills & knowledge
- Knowledge of research methodologies
- Competency in clinical skills relevant to the research area
- Organised, with the ability to prioritise own workload
Nice to have
- Post-graduate education or qualifications relevant to clinical practice or clinical research delivery
- Good Clinical Practice training
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
