Job summary
Are you a compassionate registered nurse with effective communication and organisational skills looking to develop your experience in a specialist area?
Our Brain Bank Research Nurse position offers the perfect opportunity for you.
Cambridge Brain Bank provides quality tissue and data for research into neurodegenerative disorders and other diseases. Individuals with or without neurological conditions can register to donate their whole brain, pituitary and CSF after death.
Youwill support individuals and their families in their wish for brain donation. This involves sensitive and impactful conversations to:
- register donors
- seek fully informed consent (from the donor or their representative)
- coordinate a timely donation pathway, liaising with the bereaved andrelevant professionals
You will be self-motivated with strong attention to detail and able to work autonomously and as part of a team. Most of the work is office-based.
You will assist the technical team, clinical leads and service users by keeping accurate and up to date notes and database records, ensuring procedures are followed, working in accordance with Human Tissue Authority and research governance legislation.
You will be adaptable and resilient to respond to changing service needs and priorities and cope with the demands of the role.
You will be an advocate for the service, presenting at open days or disease-specific clinics / meetings.
Evidence of continuing professional development is essential.
Main duties of the job
The postholder is responsible for donor recruitment and organising the donation of post-mortem CNS tissues including whole brain to Cambridge Brain Bank. They are a key member of a small team that collects and provides quality tissue samples and data for research into neurodegenerative disorders and other diseases to researchers across the Biomedical Research Campus, and both nationally and internationally.
The postholder will:
Use existing pathways to engage potential donors and register them with Brain Bank.
Support and provide information to individuals and their relatives/representatives. Holding high impact, sensitive conversations with sufficient knowledge to answer their questions.
Seek fully informed consent to brain donation.
Coordinate time-sensitive arrangements after each donor death, liaising with relevant professionals to ensure brain donation proceeds whenever possible, whilst assuring and empathising with the bereaved.
Perform administrative tasks with attention to detail, enabling effective communication by telephone, letter and email.
Keep accurate and up to date donor notes, ensuring the continuity of records by scanning and storing them electronically.
Assist the laboratory staff, clinical leads and service users by entering and updating donor and clinical details into local and national information management systems/databases and searching these systems to retrieve information.
About us
Come Nurse with us...
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the country. It comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital. We provide accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge and regional and national specialist services. It's a great place to nurse, work and live.
You will work on a vibrant hospital campus with a friendly community feel; we have excellent facilities to practise your skills and abilities to support your career pathway and development. Our values ofTogether - Safe, Kind, Excellentsupport the delivery of outstanding care. We have a fully electronic patient record system that is improving health-care quality; this is transforming services, improving patient safety and clinical outcomes.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
A welcome subsidy of £1000 is available to all Band 5 and Band 6 Nurses, Midwives, ODPs and Radiographers taking up substantive employment with the Trust.
Closing date is midnight on 24 January 2024
Interviews are due to be held in the week commencing 2 February 2024
Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?
- Our values and reputation for outstanding care
- Opportunities to experience a range of specialities
- Career and development opportunities
- Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
- Research experience and opportunities
- Lovely location and quality of life
- Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)
Benefits to you
We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
A welcome subsidy of £1000 is available to all Band 5 and Band 6 Nurses, Midwives, ODPs and Radiographers taking up substantive employment with the Trust.
Closing date is midnight on 24 January 2024
Interviews are due to be held in the week commencing 2 February 2024
Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?
- Our values and reputation for outstanding care
- Opportunities to experience a range of specialities
- Career and development opportunities
- Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team
- Research experience and opportunities
- Lovely location and quality of life
- Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)
Benefits to you
We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered nurse
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable
- Degree
- Research module/qualification
Experience
Essential
- Relevant clinical experience at Band 5 or above
- Experience of formal/informal teaching
- Experience of working within multi-disciplinary teams
- Experience of creating and maintaining accurate patient records, electronic and paper
Desirable
- Experience of working in a research environment e.g. clinical trials, participant recruitment and follow up
- Competent in research/database PC packages
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of clinical research infrastructure in the UK and of research and human tissue related legislation & regulation
- Understanding of the requirements of NIHR Good Clinical Practice; possess current GCP Certificate
- Knowledge of the role of the clinical research nurse; understanding the issues/process of gaining informed consent
Desirable
- Capable of writing reports and of presenting information to a wide audience
- Understand the structure, role & functions of RECs and R&D departments
Skills
Essential
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Capable of working as an integral member of a small team.
- Adaptable to changing situations due to both workload and colleagues needs.
- Ability to undertake teaching of staff and general public utilising good presentation skills.
- Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload.
- Effective organisational and time management skills: and able to plan, prioritise & co-ordinate work under pressure.
- Effective interpersonal and communication skills: ability to develop good working relationships with potential donors and their family members/representatives, other professionals from other disciplines and external agencies.
- Ability to work independently but also able to operate effectively within the team and with other professionals.
- Able to support individuals and their representatives through a fully informed consent process.
- Numerate with good IT skills; competent in standard PC packages (Windows, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access).
- Proven administrative skills with attention to detail.
Desirable
- Perceptive counselling skills e.g. SAGE and THYME training
- Leadership skills
- Grief and loss/bereavement training
Additional Requirements
Essential
- To act in a professional manner at all times in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct
- Capable of developing liaisons with other practice areas/academic institutions.
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered nurse
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable
- Degree
- Research module/qualification
Experience
Essential
- Relevant clinical experience at Band 5 or above
- Experience of formal/informal teaching
- Experience of working within multi-disciplinary teams
- Experience of creating and maintaining accurate patient records, electronic and paper
Desirable
- Experience of working in a research environment e.g. clinical trials, participant recruitment and follow up
- Competent in research/database PC packages
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of clinical research infrastructure in the UK and of research and human tissue related legislation & regulation
- Understanding of the requirements of NIHR Good Clinical Practice; possess current GCP Certificate
- Knowledge of the role of the clinical research nurse; understanding the issues/process of gaining informed consent
Desirable
- Capable of writing reports and of presenting information to a wide audience
- Understand the structure, role & functions of RECs and R&D departments
Skills
Essential
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Capable of working as an integral member of a small team.
- Adaptable to changing situations due to both workload and colleagues needs.
- Ability to undertake teaching of staff and general public utilising good presentation skills.
- Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload.
- Effective organisational and time management skills: and able to plan, prioritise & co-ordinate work under pressure.
- Effective interpersonal and communication skills: ability to develop good working relationships with potential donors and their family members/representatives, other professionals from other disciplines and external agencies.
- Ability to work independently but also able to operate effectively within the team and with other professionals.
- Able to support individuals and their representatives through a fully informed consent process.
- Numerate with good IT skills; competent in standard PC packages (Windows, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access).
- Proven administrative skills with attention to detail.
Desirable
- Perceptive counselling skills e.g. SAGE and THYME training
- Leadership skills
- Grief and loss/bereavement training
Additional Requirements
Essential
- To act in a professional manner at all times in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct
- Capable of developing liaisons with other practice areas/academic institutions.
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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
Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Addenbrookes Hospital-Division R&D
Hills Road
Cambridge
CB2 0QQ
Employer's website
https://www.cuh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)