Job Summary
Expected Shortlisting Date:
14/02/2025
Planned Interview Date:
25/02/2025
The Respiratory Research Team is recruiting!
The Research and Innovation Department is continuing its exciting expansion. We have several research specialties and the Respiratory research portfolio is looking for a clinical Research Nurse.
It is a full-time post (1.0WTE), with a permanent contract. This post will be based at St James University Hospital.
The post holder will contribute actively to the conduct, coordination, and delivery of the Respiratory Research Portfolio including recruitment, data collection, and governance of the trials. This includes ensuring that high standards of clinical care planning, delivery, safety, and patient satisfaction are maintained in compliance with Trust policy, study protocol requirements, and local and national guidance and legislation.
The successful candidate will ensure that research undertaken within the department safeguards the wellbeing of patients and is conducted within the confines of ICH Good Clinical Practice Guidelines for Research, EU directive, UK Governance Framework, and other relevant UK legislation pertaining to the conduct and delivery of research.
If you are interested in the post, we encourage you to contact the recruiting manager for an informal discussion.
Main Duties of the Job
We are looking to recruit a proactive and self-motivated individual with a keen interest in research to work within the Respiratory team.
The post-holder will work as part of, and be supported by, a well-established multi-disciplinary research team with a strong track record of producing high-impact, translational research to deliver high-quality clinical care to patients during their participation in both interventional and observational studies. The post will cover both the inpatient and outpatient settings with the caseload varying in size and complexity according to the trial portfolio.
Once trained, you will have responsibility for leading on a portfolio of clinical research studies. You will be tasked with liaising with clinical teams to recruit eligible patients, deliver clinical interventions (including dosing), and conduct tests according to specific study protocols. You will support junior members of staff within the team and act as a champion for research within the clinical areas.
You will also be responsible for study follow-up, data entry, ensuring patient safety, and maintaining high levels of quality assurance and data integrity.
The post holder will work alongside industry partners, the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), the Research Delivery Network Yorkshire and Humber (RDN,Y&H), and colleagues in neighboring establishments, attending regional and national meetings as required.
About Us
Research is at the heart of our Trust.
LTHT is involved in research at all levels, developing and trialing new treatments and interventions for patients. We believe that being involved in cutting-edge research helps us provide better care to our patients.
Our Research and Innovation CSU are very supportive in the development of individuals and has a proactive Research Academy that offers an extensive program of education and training.
The respiratory team is very supportive, and the patients are central to everything we do. We take pride in looking after our team's wellbeing and ensuring that we promote a healthy work-life balance where possible.
Our five Trust values are part of what makes us different. They have been developed by our staff. They are:
* Patient-centred
* Collaborative
* Fair
* Accountable
* Empowered
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay, or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.
Date posted: 17 January 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £37,338 to £44,962 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number: C9298-DRI-0197
Job locations: St. James's University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds, LS9 7TF
Job Description
Job Responsibilities
The post holder will contribute actively to the conduct, coordination, and delivery of the Respiratory Research Portfolio, under the leadership of the Senior Research Nurse/Midwife/AHP. Working effectively with the immediate and broader multidisciplinary team (MDT), being responsible for ensuring that high standards of clinical care planning, delivery, safety, and patient satisfaction are maintained, compliant with Trust policy, study protocol requirements, local and national guidance, and legislation.
The post holder will support the Senior Research Nurse/Midwife/AHP, Principal Investigators, and associated multidisciplinary colleagues in the planning, scheduling, conduct, recruitment, patient care, support, and data collection required for all studies within the department. They will be responsible for developing their own clinical practice, maintaining competencies (related to the research portfolio), and where appropriate taking delegated responsibility for the clinical elements of studies in line with Trust policies and study protocols.
Working effectively and proactively with agreed external agencies and collaborative partners, the individual will adhere to agreed study pathways and processes to derive accurate and robust data capture, and ensure pharmacovigilance is maintained.
The post holder will be involved in ensuring that research undertaken within the department safeguards the wellbeing of patients and is conducted within the confines of ICH Good Clinical Practice Guidelines for Research, EU directive, UK Governance Framework, and other relevant UK legislation pertaining to the conduct and delivery of research.
The post holder will act as a role model developing the research team and ensuring effective management of the department in the absence of the Senior Research Nurse/Midwife/AHP.
During exceptional times of need, you will contribute to clinical service, as agreed with the Matron for the CSU and in line with the Trust's escalation policy. #J-18808-Ljbffr