Main area: Cardiac Surgery
Grade Band: 5
Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (Possibility to extend subject to funding. Secondment considered.)
Hours: Full time / Job share
37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday, with possible occasional weekend work.)
Job ref: 387-SPS-4004-GB-A
Site: Bristol Heart Institute
Town: Bristol
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 pa pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 02/02/2025 23:59
As an organisation, we recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced band 5 nurse to work with the Cardiac Surgery Research Team to deliver a new study funded by Kidney Research UK. This will be an engaging role, with lots of patient contact. The study will involve patient recruitment, scheduling sampling, data collection, and completing follow-up for this important study. There will also be the opportunity for working alongside the senior nurses on a variety of other studies. Senior nurses will support full training and development, and this opportunity will provide the necessary skills and experience to progress within the research nurse career pathway.
Post is not eligible for sponsorship.
Main duties of the job
* Great organisation skills will be required in order to manage a detailed scheduling pathway for patient sampling.
* Attention to detail will be key to complete the trial activities according to the study protocol and ensure the collection of high-quality data and samples.
* Excellent communication skills - verbal and written will be essential to complete the consent process and record detailed data for the study.
* Experience of working in acute care such as an intensive care or coronary care setting, with patients receiving invasive monitoring, will be necessary to ensure that samples are taken safely during the acute phase of the patient stay.
* Other duties will involve support to deliver other cardiac surgery studies with support from the senior research nurses in the team.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston, and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston; join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds: city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Qualifications and training
* Registered General Nurse (RGN)
* Evidence of continuing professional development
* Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training
Knowledge and experience
* Broad knowledge and experience of clinical practice within a high care hospital environment within the speciality of cardiovascular disease
* Interest in clinical research
* Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and willingness to develop computer skills further
* Knowledge of Data Protection Act 1984 and Caldicott principles
* Good understanding of the use of medical terminology
Skills and abilities
* Good interpersonal and communication skills
* Demonstrated ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team and use own initiative
* Evidence of good management and organisational skills
* Demonstrated ability to manage resources effectively
* Good report writing, a focus on accuracy and meticulous attention to detail
* Ability to prioritise to ensure effective and efficient workload completion
* Experienced in central line/arterial line management and assessed and signed off to give intravenous medication
* Venupuncture or willingness to undertake training
* Personal insight and awareness with ability to recognise own limits
* Ability to work flexibly according to role need
* Enthusiasm for and desire to embed research within clinical practice
* Personal focus on the 6 Cs: Care, Compassion, Courage, Commitment, Competence & Communication
We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.
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Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts, we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification.
Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
As a guide, interviews should usually take place within 3 weeks of the closing date.
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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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: Emma Hopkins
Job title: Research Sister
Email address: emma.hopkins@uhbw.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 01173421144
Applicants are strongly encouraged to arrange an informal visit.
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