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Site: The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS FT
Town: King's Lynn
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 08/03/2025 23:59
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity to get involved in cutting-edge research and innovation at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn. You will work alongside motivated clinicians to deliver new clinical treatments and drug interventions within the clinical services in the hospital. This post gives the opportunity to work independently, enhance skilled practice and learn valuable new research skills.
Main duties of the job
The main role of this position is to facilitate the organisation and delivery of research studies within the Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn, NHS Foundation Trust. The studies allocated will be managed by the Band 5 Clinical Research Nurse under the supervision/guidance of a Senior Research Nurse and the study Principal Investigator (PI).
1. To support the set-up, maintenance and closedown of studies in accordance with Good Clinical Practice guidelines (GCP) and all local, national and international legislation.
2. Assess patients’ suitability to participate in research studies.
3. Ensure Informed Consent is received appropriately and prior to participation in a research study.
4. Co-ordinate patient visits and undertake patient assessments in accordance with the study protocol and professional competencies.
5. Collect accurate data and ensure all case report forms (CRFs) are completed as required, either using paper format (if provided) or electronically using the designated data platforms. Ensure all data is stored in accordance with Trust policy and the study protocol/team.
6. Always maintain patient confidentiality in line with Trust policy.
7. Report any adverse events immediately to the study team, Principal Investigator and research lead. Ensure all relevant documentation is completed and recorded as per study protocol instructions and any relevant action is taken.
Working for our organisation
There’s never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We’re working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital to open in 2030 and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we’ve ever undertaken.
Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.
At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.
We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as ‘Good’, and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.
We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details regarding this opportunity please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Degree in Nursing or equivalent nursing qualification
* Professional registration
* Evidence of continued professional development
* Specific research training (e.g. Good Clinical Practice)
Experience
* Relevant experience of looking after patients in a healthcare environment
* Multidisciplinary team working
* Demonstrable experience of clinical research within the NHS or commercial setting
* Experience in maintaining databases
* Experience of working with clinicians to deliver a service
Skills
* Venepuncture
* Ability to interact sensitively and professionally with clinical staff and patients
* Awareness of Research Governance
* Awareness of informed consent requirements
Applications are welcome from anyone who meets the criteria specified in the person specification regardless of age, gender, disability, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, sexual orientation or other personal circumstances. Only those applicants who demonstrate in the application form how they meet the criteria in the person specification will be shortlisted for interview. We not only recruit employees based on their qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who possess and can demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our core values (attached).
Please be aware that if applying via NHS Jobs, your application will be imported into Trac. All subsequent information will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through NHS Jobs & we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent via NHS Jobs. By applying for this post you are agreeing to the transfer of information in the application form to Trac jobs & if you are offered a job your personal information will be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system. Please check your email account regularly for communication regarding this vacancy.
We offer our staff a wide range of benefits and support including:
* Flexible working opportunities
* Free counselling service
* Access to Wagestream - an app-based service that provides instant earned wage access*
* Support and advice for staff affected by either Peri-Menopause or Menopause
Opportunity to join our Staff Networks which include: Armed Forces, REACH (Race, Ethnicity and Culture Heritage), Disability and LGBTQ+ networks.
We are committed to being a menopause friendly employer.
Please note due to high volume of applications for some posts, this post may close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role asap.
Admin & Clerical staff may be required to act as Loggists for a major incident.
Everyone within the Trust has or will shortly need to have a minimum level of skill for computer literacy for their day-to day- work as we become more digitally mature. Therefore all staff should be computer literate.
Team QEH are one of the most research-active organisations for our size in the UK, recruiting 2,188 in 20/21 and ranked 10/16 in the Eastern Region. We have a wide-ranging and diverse portfolio of clinical studies and also recognised as one of the fastest trusts in the country from set up to recruitment.
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.
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