Job summary
This is an exciting
role for an experienced Research Nurse to join a joined-up collaboration of
practices who wish to deliver research to their patients to enable better
health outcomes, to help find new innovative treatments to help treat diseases
with evidence-based research within the NIHR CRDC (Primary Care). Research is
at the heart of our values & part of everyday practice in the NHS. It gives
hope to patients & helps improve current treatment, medicines & develop
new treatments which enables hope to happen. As part of the NIHR CRDC (Primary
Care) there are 5 practices in the Poole locality and 1 practice in the Purbeck
locality.
Main duties of the job
The RRN would be
expected to work across all sites to help set up research services &
deliver commercial clinical research trials. The RRN will work with the Lead
Roving Research Nurse to ensure that the highest professional standard of
nursing care is delivered to research participants and, where relevant their
families, in partnership with all clinical teams and in adherence to all NIHR
CRDC (Primary Care) & TAP protocols/policies & guidelines. The role of
the RRN needs to be flexible in line with the present atmosphere for change
within health service delivery and the variance of research studies undertaken.
It is essential that the RRN must work under their own sphere of competency
& be able to work autonomously across all collaboration sites with recognising
the need to reach out for help when required. It is the role of the RRN to
adhere to Good Clinical Practice (GCP) at all times enabling a safe research
journey for each.
About us
The Adam Practice is a partnership of 16 GPs located across 4 surgeries in Poole, Dorset. This is an exciting opportunity to join our growing primary care team in a forward- thinking, innovative, general practice, which has a current CQC rating ofOutstanding in Care.
Our Research team give the best possible patient care and to benefit our patients. We have been an active research centre for the past 10 years and have worked on early phase studies up to later phase. We are now an accredited NIHR CRDC (Primary Care) facility.
As well as our work at the research hub we are continuing to recruit into complex commercial trials.
Additional benefits include access to NHS Pension Scheme and NHS discounts, 7.6 weeks annual leave (inclusive of bank/public holidays that fall in the holiday year). Entitlement is pro-rata for part-time employees.
Job description
Job responsibilities
It is expected that the RRN will
have the ability to work autonomously across the collaborative partners,
demonstrating a high level of co-ordination and effective communication skills
to ensure the smooth running of all trial-related work conducted within each
practice.
It is expected the RRN will be a beacon of
research expertise with guiding research naive sites to produce gold standard
research whilst maintaining patient safety at all times. Please see JD/PS
attached for further details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
It is expected that the RRN will
have the ability to work autonomously across the collaborative partners,
demonstrating a high level of co-ordination and effective communication skills
to ensure the smooth running of all trial-related work conducted within each
practice.
It is expected the RRN will be a beacon of
research expertise with guiding research naive sites to produce gold standard
research whilst maintaining patient safety at all times. Please see JD/PS
attached for further details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC registered Nurse.
- Evidence of ongoing professional development.
- Professional knowledge acquired at degree level of relevant years of experience.
- Evidence of leadership and management development.
- GCP trained & certificate in date.
Desirable
Qualities and Attributes
Essential
- Knowledge of research governance and regulations (ICH GCP & EU directives)
- Knowledge of research design and methodologies.
- Knowledge of clinical trials protocols & their application in practice.
- Excellent communication & interpersonal skills.
- Ability to initiate, manage & sustain change.
- Knowledge of clinical governance.
- Good attendance at work.
- A flexible approach to work.
- Effective time management.
- Ability to work independently & as part of the team.
- Ability to organise, prioritise, co-ordinate own self & work
- Takes accountability for ones actions.
- Shares information & good practice appropriately.
- Treats others with courtesy & respect at all times
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience within research
- Experience of problem solving & the ability to work autonomously.
- Experience of developing & implementing policies, procedures & SOPs.
- Experience of recruiting, educating & monitoring participants in clinical trials.
- Venepuncture trained.
- Experience in the setup of clinical trials
- Experience of producing proformas & lab worksheets.
- Experience of using a centrifuge, -20 -80 freezers and experience of using Dry Ice.
- IATA trained
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC registered Nurse.
- Evidence of ongoing professional development.
- Professional knowledge acquired at degree level of relevant years of experience.
- Evidence of leadership and management development.
- GCP trained & certificate in date.
Desirable
Qualities and Attributes
Essential
- Knowledge of research governance and regulations (ICH GCP & EU directives)
- Knowledge of research design and methodologies.
- Knowledge of clinical trials protocols & their application in practice.
- Excellent communication & interpersonal skills.
- Ability to initiate, manage & sustain change.
- Knowledge of clinical governance.
- Good attendance at work.
- A flexible approach to work.
- Effective time management.
- Ability to work independently & as part of the team.
- Ability to organise, prioritise, co-ordinate own self & work
- Takes accountability for ones actions.
- Shares information & good practice appropriately.
- Treats others with courtesy & respect at all times
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience within research
- Experience of problem solving & the ability to work autonomously.
- Experience of developing & implementing policies, procedures & SOPs.
- Experience of recruiting, educating & monitoring participants in clinical trials.
- Venepuncture trained.
- Experience in the setup of clinical trials
- Experience of producing proformas & lab worksheets.
- Experience of using a centrifuge, -20 -80 freezers and experience of using Dry Ice.
- IATA trained
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).
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).
Employer details
Employer name
The Adam Practice
Address
The candidate will be expected to move across sites within the collaboration
Upton Cross Blandford Road North
Poole
Dorset
BH16 5PW
Employer's website
https://www.adampractice.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
