Are you a passionate and dedicated healthcare professional looking to expand your career in clinical research? Join our dynamic Research & Development team at Somerset NHS Foundation Trust as a Band 5 Research Nurse, where you'll play a key role in advancing patient care through innovative research studies.
This opportunity is for a Nurse to work within the Research and Development Department supporting a range of both non-commercial and commercial research studies across the Trust, with particular emphasis on the cardiology department.
We value our Research Nurses highly, so development and training within this role will be offered and prioritised so that you can conduct research safely as part of the South West Research Network. Providing a career pathway for further development within Research.
Main duties of the job
As Research Nurse, you'll be involved in the safe conduct of research in cardiology, vascular and potentially other areas of research as part of the South West Research Network.
Key Responsibilities
* Recruit and support patients participating in clinical trials.
* Ensure informed consent and provide ongoing patient care.
* Collect and record accurate study data.
* Liaise with clinical teams, research sponsors, and study coordinators.
* Maintain compliance with UK and EU research governance standards.
* Work flexibly to meet study requirements, including occasional weekend work.
You'll be supported to utilise a patient centred approach, have excellent communication skills and be accountable for the assessment, planning, organisation and ongoing care of research participants whilst maximising compliance.
If you're excited by the prospect of combining your clinical expertise with research, we'd love to hear from you!
About us
As an organisation, the NHS offers a wide range of benefits including flexible working, fantastic pension contributions, market leading annual leave allowance, career progression and regular conversations, not to mention our Blue Light Card and NHS exclusive discounts. The benefits of working in Somerset include the idyllic countryside, with our areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines. You will get to enjoy these perks whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London. There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the main duties and responsibilities for this role please read the attached job description and person specification. When completing your application please ensure your supporting statement reflects the criteria set out in these documents by showing how your experience and skills apply to this post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Registered Healthcare Professional
* Must be able to communicate in English Language, both written and verbally appropriate to the post
* Ability to evaluate the significance of research
* Able to critically appraise and use validated results to improve practice
* Thorough knowledge of caring for patients with a variety of Medical and Surgical conditions
* Evidence of a good standard of Literacy / English language skills
Desirable
* Basic Understanding of research governance
* Basic knowledge of research methodology
* Knowledge of drug therapies used in General Medicine and Surgery
Experience
Essential
* Demonstrable, recent healthcare professional experience in General Medicine/Surgery
* Recent or current extensive experience of the care of patients in an acute setting.
* Ability to carry out physical elements of the post, such as computer work, phlebotomy, transcribing data.
* Flexible working arrangements
* Committed to further professional development
* Excellent communication and assertion skills (verbal and written)
* Remain calm in stressful situations
* Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team
* Good listening skills
Desirable
* Previous experience of data collection.
Additional Criteria
Essential
* Ability to carry out physical elements of the post, such as computer work, phlebotomy, transcribing data.
* Ability to work at different locations across SFT sites
* Willingness to use technology to improve standards of care and support to our patients.
Employer details
Employer name
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Musgrove Park Hospital
Musgrove Road
Taunton
Somerset
TA1 5DA
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