This is an exciting opportunity to take up an integral role in the newly developed Community Research Team as part of the Research & Innovation department in Nottingham University Hospitals.
You will be part of a service committed to taking the type of high quality clinical research you would normally expect to be undertaken in a hospital environment out into the community, giving the public access to a wider variety of clinically important and translational research within their own communities and working alongside them to develop new strategies of delivery with a greater emphasis on inclusion and diversity driven by the needs of the communities we serve.
You will work alongside a highly experienced clinical team to organise and facilitate International and National, Commercial and Non-Commercial Clinical Trials in community-facing venues throughout Nottingham.
A large part of this work will take place on our own purpose-built Mobile Research Unit, commissioned specifically with the needs of the wider community in mind and in operation since June 2023. The unit is a self-contained clinical research delivery space on wheels, built to work wherever the need is identified and intended to facilitate research access in areas of social and health deprivation in order to bring greater equality to research service provision by actively seeking those who traditionally would not have had access to this service.
The post holder will work predominantly on-board a purpose-built mobile clinical facility. As such there are a number of working regulations which must be observed in addition to the standard Trust requirements. You will be required to undergo specific health and safety training to observe while on-board the unit and you will be required to work alongside the other team members to maintain the safety and standards of the unit to a high level.
While not working on board the Mobile Unit, you will work from offices within the NUH Clinical Research facilities, which may be at the Queen’s Medical Centre or City Hospital Nottingham sites. You may also, on occasion, be required to work at or visit the National Rehabilitation Centre.
You will be required to work from a number of sites around the various areas of Nottingham and potentially into the surrounding Nottinghamshire area. You will be required to use your own vehicle or public transport to reach these sites and will be required to maintain appropriate insurance for any vehicle you use in order to have your travel expenses reimbursed.
The hours of work are flexible office hours with the occasional requirement to do unsocial hours and weekend working. There will be occasions when you are working with the general public in the community where adherence to strict lone-working policy and procedure will be vital to maintaining safe working standards.
NUH is one of the most research-active hospitals in the UK. We are already recognised as a centre of excellence for clinical research and innovation in healthcare, hosting the National Institute for Health & Care Research (NIHR) Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre and Nottingham Clinical Research Facility; and leading life-changing research in areas of established clinical and academic strengths.
Our strong partnerships with local universities are one of the reasons NUH was chosen as the host for the new National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) at Stamford Hall. Our collaborations with other research organisations drive the translation of research between our clinical staff and our academic partners to meet the needs of our patients. We are in the process of forming a regional NHS-academia-industry partnership which will further base our research in addressing the needs of patients locally, regionally, and nationally.
NUH has an established track record for high quality research; we are regularly in the top ten sites in England as evidenced by NIHR data. Research-active NHS organisations are the corner-stone of clinically, academically and industrially-led research to advance understanding of disease, develop new treatments and technology and transform health.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jack Squires Job title: Clinical Research Team Leader Email address: j.squires1@nhs.net Telephone number: 07812275045
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