Job overview
We are recruiting for a Research Nurse to join our Memory and Cognition Research Delivery Team where you will be involved with the set-up, recruitment and delivery of a range of different types of clinical research involving brain health and people with dementia or mild cognitive disorders. The studies we provide range from those involving questionnaires, to a therapy or intervention provided at home, to more involved clinic-based drug studies.
You'll work closely with Research and Development colleagues in finance, governance and informatics and partner with the Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility, the Mental Health Mental Health and Community Health Research Delivery Teams, the University of Oxford, Department of Psychiatry and Oxford University Hospitals NIHR Clinical Research Network - all of which enables us to use our specialist skills and contribute to a wider range of clinical research.
If you have prior experience in working with dementia, mental health, older adults or clinical research and want to make a difference to this field of research, we would love to hear from you!
This is a part time role (22.5-27.5 hours per week) based at our research facilities in Oxford and Aylesbury, however you will be required to work from home on a regular basis and all necessary equipment for this will be provided.
Main duties of the job
1. Support and coordinate the provision of National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) portfolio studies for people with Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer’s Disease and other dementias and their relatives
2. Recruit healthy volunteers to some of our studies
3. Development of physical health assessment, global and psychometric rating skills
4. Work closely with the Memory & Cognition team, the wider R&D team and study sponsors, to deliver a variety of commercial and non-commercial studies
5. Actively network with Memory Clinics and other potential referrers in the third sector and be involved in areas of service development
6. Assessing and managing the care pathways for patients and carers participating in clinical studies focused mainly on memory and cognition
7. Work collaboratively with the clinical trials team and the wider multi-disciplinary team in the management of your own caseload of clinical trial patients
Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties
Working for our organisation
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As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who or where you are, you will receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”
Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”
We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing:
8. Excellent opportunities for career progression
9. Individual and Trust wide learning and development
10. 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
11. NHS Discount
12. Pension scheme
13. Lease car scheme
14. Employee Assistance Programme
15. Mental Health First Aiders
16. Staff accommodation (waiting lists may apply)
17. Staff networking and support groups
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and guidance notes attached for further information on this role
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
18. Registered nurse/AHP or relevant health care related degree
Desirable criteria
19. Relevant postgraduate training
20. Phlebotomy training
21. ILS training
22. GCP training
23. Commercial rater training
Knowledge and skills
Essential criteria
24. Knowledge in the field of dementia, mental health, older adults or clinical research
25. Excellent communication skills
26. Good time management and organisational skills
Desirable criteria
27. Awareness of obligatory regulations and legal requirements of NHS research
28. Physical health assessment skills
Experience
Essential criteria
29. Significant post-qualification or post-graduate experience
30. Clinical or research experience working with older adults/people with dementia/people with mental health problems and their carers
31. Experience of conducting clinical assessments and rating scales
32. Evidence of continuing personal and professional development
33. Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary environment
34. Recent experience of working in the NHS
35. Experience handling confidential data
Desirable criteria
36. Experience of research in a healthcare setting
37. Experience of processing blood samples in a laboratory environment or willingness to learn
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
38. Self-motivated
39. Excellent attention to detail
40. Excellent interpersonal skills
41. Active team member
42. Committed to personal growth
Desirable criteria
43. Strong motivation to work within the field of research within older adults, dementia and mental health
44. All new starters have a 6 month probationary period. This, together with the induction process, aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale
45. Candidates not currently employed by the Trust who attend an interview for non-qualified Band 1-5 posts are required to undertake numeracy and literacy assessments.
46. Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.
47. Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
48. We are ambitious in our pursuit of excellence, driven by the belief that a fair, just and fully inclusive organisational culture enables our teams to deliver the best quality of care and services possible and we work hard to ensure that our diverse workforce reflects the communities that we serve.
49. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, are an Equal Opportunities employer with a number of internal networking groups to support our employees and where possible will always look to make reasonable adjustments in order that you can fulfil the role to recognise your full potential. All our employees are committed to demonstrating through their behaviour our core values – safe, caring and excellent.
50. Oxford Health is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
51. Oxford is a world-renowned centre of excellence for research. Oxford Health works closely with the University of Oxford department of Psychiatry and the Department of Primary care, has a Biomedical Research Centre dedicated to improving mental health and the NIHR Clinical Research Facility at the Warneford site. The Trust also hosts the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) which carries out applied research that directly impacts patient health and wellbeing