Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Research and Innovation Team. You will be a compassionate, accountable individual who treats all colleagues, patients and service users with respect and seeks to deliver excellence in their role. A key member of the Research Delivery Team, you will support the delivery of a wide range of research studies undertaken at Sheffield Children's. This post will primarily focus on the delivery of research trials and studies within the Clinical Research Facility but will also support studies being undertaken across the Trust. With the complexity of clinical trials increasing and more specialties becoming research active this is an opportunity to work with different teams within and external to the trust and offer children and young people the opportunity to take part in exciting clinical research.
We are specifically seeking a candidate who has a valid NMC registration.
We will also consider applicants who don't have the skills or experience for a Band 6 Research Nurse post but who would like to be considered for a Band 5 Research Nurse opportunity. Please contact us for a copy of the Band 5 job description if required.
Main duties of the job
We will provide excellent opportunities for professional development. You will be responsible for assessing and managing the care pathways for patients and carers participating in clinical trials. This will involve the recruitment, education and monitoring of research participants and the collection and documentation of accurate data.
Job responsibilities
For more information on the main responsibilities for this post, please refer to the job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Degree or Diploma Level Education as Registered Nurse, Midwife, AHP or Graduate with degree in subject relevant to clinical research and research experience
* Have training in or be willing to undertake training in Good Clinical Practice and other relevant courses as required for the conduct of research in the NHS
* Good understanding and awareness of the National Institute of Health Research and how research in the UK is supported
* Evidence of continuing professional development
* Clinical Skills: Venepuncture and Cannulation, ECG, lung function tests etc
* Teaching, Mentoring and Assessors qualification
* Higher level of qualification (MSc / PhD) in a relevant clinical / scientific discipline
* Training in taking Informed Consent in clinical research
Experience
* Significant work experience - post registration experience for registered staff
* Significant knowledge/experience of delivering clinical research studies in the clinical setting and/or considerable exposure to research conducted in the NHS
* Recent experience of working with patients/children and planning and delivering their care
* Experience of liaising with and maintaining good working relationships with other health professionals across all clinical disciplines at all levels.
* Experience of coordinating and delivering multi-centred clinical studies and complex interventional trials
* Experience of preparing clinical research projects for monitoring / audit / regulatory inspection
* Clinical skills: experience of venepuncture and cannulation, ECG, lung function tests, intravenous drug administration, sample handling and processing
Knowledge and Skills
* Knowledge of EU Directive for Clinical Trials, Research Governance Framework and Good Clinical Practice
* Ability to follow complex protocols and SOP's
* Knowledge of pharmacovigilance and safety reporting
* Clinical skills: Venepuncture and Cannulation, ECG, lung function tests, intravenous drug administration, sample handling and processing
* Qualified and able to give intravenous injections and draw blood from lines
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
425-24-6702039
Job locations
Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust
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