Clinical Research Practitioner - Research Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 6
Main area: Infrastructure R&D Research Nurses Grade NHS AfC: Band 6
* Contract: Permanent
* Hours: Full time
* Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday) Job ref: 381-CO-7044681
Site: SWB NHS Trust, Town: Birmingham
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 21/04/2025 23:59
Here at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, we’re committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all parts of the community. We actively encourage Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) and disabled applicants, as well as members of the armed forces community and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams.
Job overview
Applications are open for an experienced Research Nurse to join our research team. Due to the current needs of the portfolio this post is open to Registered Nurses only.
The successful candidates will have extensive research experience in both industry and academic studies. They will work on mixed portfolios, including cardiology, within the City, MMUH and Sandwell sites, closely with the multi-disciplinary team to support and deliver research projects relevant to our local population in a variety of clinical settings.
Main duties of the job
In addition to assisting clinicians and other members of the research team, the successful candidates will support research patients throughout the research process ensuring the well-being and safety of patients at all times. They will perform study related procedures, including participant assessment, informed consent, clinical examinations and reporting adverse events. The post holders will demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills and have the ability and initiative to work independently and manage a patient caseload across a variety of trials & studies. They will be required to prioritise their own workload and be responsible for the management of a caseload of clinical trial patients.
They will be required to work autonomously and will also be responsible for identifying new research opportunities, coordinating and managing a number of clinical trials.
Working for our organisation
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated care organisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.
We have three strategic objectives:
* Our People – to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
* Our Patients – to be good or outstanding in everything we do
* Our Population – to work seamlessly with our partners to improve lives
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of what this role entails.
Person specification
Experience
* Recent significant research experience of working as a first level registered nurse (all branches), midwife, RSCN/allied health professional or clinical research practitioner within an NHS or care setting.
* And/or previous significant patient facing experience within a relevant specialty.
* Experience and knowledge of principles of clinical research.
* Experience of data collection.
* Evidence of previous resource management.
* Experience of clinical research at Band 5 level.
* Previous experience within relevant clinical specialty.
Qualifications
* Undergraduate degree or equivalent theoretical knowledge.
* Registered nurse/midwife with current NMC registration/ Allied Health Professional with current registration / Clinical Scientist with current registration or Registered CRP (Academy for Healthcare Sciences) or able to complete CRP registration within 18 months.
* Teaching qualification.
As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region, we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work-life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service.
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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