Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic nurse to join our
friendly, well organised, and supportive research team at our GP surgery for around
24hrs a week, to include a Wednesday, Friday, and either Monday or Thursday.
This post is available from December, but we are happy to wait for the right
candidate.
We have recently been selected by the NIHR and Department
of Health and Social Care to be a Primary Care Commercial Research Delivery
Centre (PC-CRDC), which is due to go-live from 1st November
Heavily involved in commercial research for over 10 years,
our busy clinical trials unit runs studies covering the whole scope of General
Practice. Please see our website www.southglosresearch.org.uk for more details about our site and the studies we run.
Previous research experience would be beneficial, but not
essential, and full training and support will be provided by our experienced
team. This could be an exciting change
to your normal practice nurse role. Patients are generally very motivated
to take part in these studies.
Main duties of the job
Previous research experience would be beneficial, but not
essential, and full training and support will be provided by our experienced
team. This could be an exciting change
to your normal practice nurse role. Patients are generally very motivated
to take part in these studies.
Opportunities to expand your skills depending on the
research project for example, if you do not currently perform spirometry, we
will train you.
About us
Our GP practice has 14,800 patients and our wider team
includes 11 doctors, a Clinical Pharmacy team, Mental Health Nurse, Physios and
Paramedics. We are proud to be a sought-after
training practice with regular F2s and GP registrars, and an award-winning Core
Undergraduate Teaching practice. We have
a daily catch-up meeting with the whole clinical team.
Located in Yate town centre, an expanding town 10 miles
north of Bristol, convenient for all amenities, we are a based in a large
purpose-built premises with X-ray department on site, and have a small branch
surgery in nearby Coalpit Heath.
Our current research team includes a Principal
Investigator, 3 research nurses, lab technician and research administrator, and
we are part of a much wider practice team at the surgery.
Due to our successful appointment as a PC-CRDC, we are
also recruiting an additional research doctor, an Outreach Study Coordinator,
second lab technician and administrator. You would be joining an expanding,
supportive and enthusiastic team with lots of experience.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Your roles would include:
Working closely with the whole research team.
Undertaking study related activities, for example, venepuncture,
ECGs, completing case report forms after study visits and liaising with study
sponsor staff.
Working closely with patients as they progress through a
trial.
Being involved in the application process for new trials
and with the set-up procedures in preparation for a trial to begin.
Ensuring full compliance with study protocols.
Undertaking training as required for each study and
keeping up to date with Good Clinical Practice.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Your roles would include:
Working closely with the whole research team.
Undertaking study related activities, for example, venepuncture,
ECGs, completing case report forms after study visits and liaising with study
sponsor staff.
Working closely with patients as they progress through a
trial.
Being involved in the application process for new trials
and with the set-up procedures in preparation for a trial to begin.
Ensuring full compliance with study protocols.
Undertaking training as required for each study and
keeping up to date with Good Clinical Practice.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse.
- Excellent communication and team-working skills.
- Ability to work independently, with meticulous attention to detail.
- Competence in range of essential nursing skills such as venepuncture, ECG performing etc.
- Be computer literate and keen to learn new systems that each different trial brings.
- Have a degree of flexibility in your working days at times. For example, if a planned study visit falls on a certain day when there is no other research nurse cover, working days may need to be switched that week, including occasional Saturday morning cover. However, the vast majority of hours will be fixed.
- Highly effective time management and organisational skills with the ability to keep track of multiple studies and their requirements.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse.
- Excellent communication and team-working skills.
- Ability to work independently, with meticulous attention to detail.
- Competence in range of essential nursing skills such as venepuncture, ECG performing etc.
- Be computer literate and keen to learn new systems that each different trial brings.
- Have a degree of flexibility in your working days at times. For example, if a planned study visit falls on a certain day when there is no other research nurse cover, working days may need to be switched that week, including occasional Saturday morning cover. However, the vast majority of hours will be fixed.
- Highly effective time management and organisational skills with the ability to keep track of multiple studies and their requirements.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).