Main area: Cardiac Surgery
Grade: Band 5
Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (Possibility to extend subject to funding. Secondment considered.)
Hours: Full time or 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
1. Great organisation skills will be required to manage a detailed scheduling pathway for patient sampling.
2. 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.
3. Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, will be essential to complete the consent process and record detailed data for the study.
4. 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.
5. Other duties will involve support to deliver other cardiac surgery studies with support from the senior research nurses in the team.
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 specialty 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 the 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.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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