Senior Clinical Research Nurse (Neonatal)

We are pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated Senior Neonatal Research Nurse to join the Women’s Health Research Team at UCLH to support the delivery of a new Phase III CTIMP study, sponsored by Aerogen Pharma, investigating the use of a non-invasively delivered aerosolised surfactant to treat respiratory distress in preterm infants. The post holder will play a key role in ensuring high-quality delivery of this interventional clinical trial, working closely with the Chief and Principal Investigator, Research Fellows and wider trial team. The role will involve supporting participant identification, recruitment, intervention delivery, follow-up, and safety monitoring, liaising closely with clinical teams to ensure research delivery is safe and efficient.

Main duties of the job:

• Lead on the operational delivery of the Phase III CTIMP nebuliser study at UCLH
• Coordinate and support screening, recruitment, consent, and follow-up of participants
• Administer and oversee the non-invasive aerosolised surfactant intervention in line with study protocol
• Ensure accurate and timely completion of study documentation and source data
• Maintain data quality and integrity, including CRFs and trial databases
• Undertake SAE reporting and contribute to safety oversight processes
• Support sample collection, processing, and shipment where required
• Act as a key liaison between clinical teams and the study team
• Provide day-to-day leadership and supervision to junior research staff
• Ensure compliance with GCP, CTIMP regulations, local SOPs and trial protocol

Person specification:

Knowledge & Qualifications:

• NMC Registered Paediatric Nurse with Neonatology experience with evidence of continuing professional development.
• Relevant post-registration programme
• Minimum 1 year experience as a band 6 Research Nurse

Experience:

• Evidence of ability to work collaboratively
• Knowledge of key professional issues and NMC guidelines relating to professional practice
• Previous experience of formal & informal teaching of patients & staff.
• Skills in critical analysis and application of research to practice

Skills & Abilities:

• Responsiveness and flexibility as service requires
• Able to work autonomously
• Able to resolve complex problems and make decisions
• Able to initiate, sustain and evaluate change.
• Presentation skills and able to use MS Word, MS Excel, MS Teams & MS PowerPoint

Communication:

• Effective communicator, in writing, verbally & electronically
• Demonstrates commitment to multi-disciplinary working
• Understanding of relevant national strategy / policy and how this relates to research governance

Responsibilities towards promoting Equality Diversity and Inclusion:

• Demonstrable understanding of the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion and/or Knowledge of the NHS obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duties

Infection prevention and control:

• Being familiar with, and adhering to Trust policies and guidance on infection prevention and control.
• Completing all required training and education (both via e-learning and face to face) on infection prevention and control.
• Including infection prevention and control as an integral part of your continuous personal/professional development and included in your annual appraisal
• Taking personal responsibility so far as is reasonably practicable, in helping ensure that effective prevention and control of health care associated infections is embedded into everyday practice and applied consistently.

Specific Requirements:

• The postholder will need to be passed fit to perform full duties of the post; this will be determined through occupational health with any reasonable aids provided wherever possible.

At UCLH, we have a real "One Team" ethos, and our values - safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff and has a dedicated policy which allows staff to apply for flexible working right from the beginning of employment.