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Primary Care Research Nurse/ Clinical Research Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 6
Main area Primary Care Research Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (This is not a working-from-home post / Delivery staff is required to travel across North Central and East London) Job ref 333-C-HQ-0891
Site Noclor NHS Research Office, 1st Floor JML House Town London Salary £35,964 - £53,134 per annum inc HCAS (pro rata if P/T) (dependant on band) Salary period Yearly Closing 01/04/2025 23:59
Job overview
Are you a Registered Nurse (RN) or Clinical Research Practitioner (CRP) passionate about making a difference in patient care?
You can make a significant impact through research delivery knowing that your contributions towards patient care are valued.
We seek a highly motivated and energetic person with a can-do attitude to join our dynamic team and deliver high-powered research within primary care and the community.
This vacancy is open to Band 5 and Band 6 nurses/CRPs with desirable experience in clinical research and/or primary care.
However, anyone who can demonstrate that they can apply their clinical experience to promoting and delivering research within the community will be considered.
The successful candidate will be expected to screen, consent, recruit, and collect participant data for diverse research studies. As part of the delivery team, the post holder is expected to travel to different sites across North Central and North East London, such as GPs, non-NHS settings, and community events.
Main duties of the job
New Opportunity for Qualified Nurses and/or CRPs
This is an exciting opportunity for anyone with experience in clinical research or enthusiasm to learn and explore the primary care/community research field.
We are looking for people who are confident in their ability to explore and develop new skills and opportunities to enhance patient care across our regions.
You should be able to work with limited but regular supervision, have excellent communication skills, be friendly, helpful, and flexible, and be confident and willing to take on a challenge and work under pressure while maintaining a pleasant attitude.
As a Clinical Primary Care Research Nurse / CRP:
* You will be using your skills/clinical experience differently.
* You will make your clinical skills count towards creating new treatments.
* You will work with researchers, patients, community services teams, GPs, other primary care teams, non-NHS settings (care homes, prisons, dental practices, community settings, hospices, etc.), and NIHR stakeholders.
* You will acquire new skills that count towards professional development and enhance your revalidation portfolio.
* You will have the opportunity to experience the role of a Clinical Research Nurse/CRP and see if you are drawn into this direction.
* You will have an opportunity for a change in career direction.
As part of the delivery team, the post holder is expected to travel to different sites across North Central and North East London. This is not a work-from-home post.
Working for our organisation
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Noclor NHS Research Office (Home | Noclor ) is part of CNWL's Research and Development department, and it has a national reputation for research support.
We are affiliated with the NIHR North London Regional Research Delivery Network and are the R&D office for Primary Care/non-NHS across North Central and North East London. Our office is based in Kentish Town.
Training, support and mentoring will be provided.
Note: This is not remote work (working from home).
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We are a small, dynamic team eager to hear from interested dynamic nurses/ CRPs.
If you’re interested and would like to know more about the position, please get in touch with Maykon Meloat maykon.melo@nhs.net
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a detailed job description and main responsibilities.
Person specification
Abilities
* Flexible approach towards teamwork and patient/family involvement
* Enthusiastic and professional
* Ability to analyse and rationalise research information. Ability to make complex decisions.
* Able to manage difficult situations effectively using tact, discretion, persuasion and confident facilitation.
* Ability to use own initiative when working independently and also to be able to work effectively as a member of a team
* Ability to prioritise to meet deadlines
* Ability to work with staff at all levels
Knowledge
* Extensive knowledge of primary care
* Research, research terminology, methods and study designs
* Good Clinical Practice
Experience
* Considerable experience of working within a ward or primary care environment as a qualified nurse
* Experience of effective multidisciplinary team working
* Experience of teaching colleagues and staff
* Experience with Excel Spreadsheets, and patient database systems
* Experience in Clinical Research
* Post registration experience in a relevant specialty
Qualifications
* Educated to degree level or relevant specialist course
* Current UK NMC Registration (if a nurse)
* Level 1 Registered Nurse
* Clinical Research qualification/experience
Skills
* Knowledge of quality, standard setting, benchmarking and audit.
* Organisation and management skills
* Good interpersonal and negotiating skills
* Good record keeping skills and proficiency with IT systems to support this
CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.
Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We’re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.
We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. For more information on these and other benefits of working for us, see our Benefits, Reward and Wellbeing page
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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Letitia Coco-Bassey Job title Primary Care Community Delivery Team Manager Email address letitia.coco-bassey@nhs.net Telephone number 020 7685 5919
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