Cardiology Research Nurse

Job summary

• The Cardiology Research Team manages a range of clinical studies, both observational and interventional, covering various aspects of cardiology.
• This includes acute coronary syndrome (ACS, trans-catheter valve intervention (TAVI), electrophysiology (EP) and heart failure and inherited cardiac conditions.
• We collaborate with the multi-disciplinary team (Consultants, Specialist Nurses, and Cardiac Physiologists) and liaise directly with the Wards, Cardiac Catheter Laboratories, Cardiac Outpatients and Cardiac Investigations for referring, screening, and approaching eligible patients for our studies.
• We recruit patients with various diagnoses including individuals with low-complexity conditions and with no comorbidities such as patients requiring only single percutaneous coronary intervention, but also individuals with high-complexity and life-threatening conditions such as severe left ventricular dysfunction associated with extensive coronary artery disease and poor renal function.
• Our Cardiology Research Team is proud to give these people the opportunity to receive innovative care by participating in high-quality clinical trials, to improve their quality of life and reduce mortality.

Main duties of the job

• Screening and recruitment of patients into clinical trials to meet recruitment targets.
• Ability to work autonomously in a diverse role.
• Manage own time. Good communication to manager and colleagues regarding workload.
• Pay attention to details- accurate data collection.
• Knowledge about the research authorities, regulatory bodies, protocols.
• Conducting presentations to inform colleagues about what we do in research.
• Support Principal Investigators and Sub-Investigators and senior research nurses.
• Setting up new trials.
• Ward base clinical skills are transferrable and sets a good foundation.
• Understanding of the science behind the Protocol.
• Act as an advocate for patients/participants taking part in the trial.

About us

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.