Research Nurse / Practitioner

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced Research Nurse / Coordinator, with excellent planning and organisational skills to join our research team at Northwick Park Hospital.

The LNWH is a research active Trust. The research teams and R&D are committed to improving healthcare services by promoting and supporting a wide range of high quality research.

The role will involve setting up and coordinating clinical studies, delivering on key objectives and developing research capacity within the Research and Development. You will recruit patients into studies and be responsible for all aspects of the studies or enrolment and data collection. You will work collaboratively with the clinical studies team and the wider multi-disciplinary team (MDT) in the management of clinical trials.

The post holder will be expected to be proactive in educating clinical staff in the specifics of running clinical trials. You should demonstrate the ability to manage your own workload and to work as part of a team.

We will consider a hard-working candidate with no clinical research experience and newly qualified people with no research experience at Band 5.

The post holder will be responsible for assessing and managing the care pathways for patients and carers participating in clinical studies. This will involve the recruitment, education and monitoring of patients in studies and the collection and documentation of accurate data. You will work collaboratively with different clinical studies teams and the wider multi-disciplinary team (MDT) in the management of your own caseload of patients in clinical research studies.

The post holder will participate in the process of supporting the consent process, including the explanation of standard and research treatment, risks, benefits and side effects. She/he will be responsible for randomisation, completion of case report forms (CRFs) and the maintenance of accurate records according to ICH-GCP (Good Clinical Practice). The post holder will also have responsibility for the organisation of investigations, tracking follow-up of patients, entering data and making regular submissions of data to clinical trials centres and the R&D Department. The post holder will be expected to be proactive in educating clinical staff in the specifics of running clinical trials. Willingness to work flexibly is an essential aspect of this post.

Although the post holder will be based at Central Middlesex Hospital, they will be expected to work flexibly across the Trust.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond. Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

1. Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK.
2. St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease.
3. Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice.
4. Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

• Registered Nurse or possession of a relevant degree.
• Current good clinical research practice course (ICH-GCP).

• Able to demonstrate they have the ability to work in a clinical environment.
• Experience of managing and coordinating patient care.

• Previous experience in working in clinical research.

• Ability to acquire in-depth knowledge of trial protocols and to communicate this to professionals and lay persons.
• Able to work unsupervised as part of a team.

• Be flexible and adapt to the service need.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Northwick Park Hospital
Watford Road
London
HA1 3UJ

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