Job summary
Are you a Registered Nurse, Clinical Research practitioner or any other Allied Professional, passionate about making a difference in patient care?
You can make a huge impact through research delivery knowing that your contributions towards patient care are valued.
We are looking for a highly motivated and energetic person with a can-do attitude, to join our dynamic team delivering high powered research within primary care and the community.
This vacancy is open to nurses, healthcare workers, or any health/social care/ graduate with experience in clinical research.
However, anyone who can demonstrate that they can apply their clinical experience to the job of promoting and delivering research within the community will be considered.
The successful candidate will be expected to screen, consent, recruit and collect data from participants for a diverse portfolio of research studies across the North Thames Clinical Research Network locality, which covers all of North Central and North East London.
Main duties of the job
New Opportunity for Qualified Nurses
This is an exciting opportunity for anyone with experience in clinical research or enthusiasm to learn and explore the field of primary care/community research.
We are looking for nurses/allied professionals with the confidence to venture into exploring and developing new skills and new opportunities of enhancing patient care.
You should have the ability to work with limited, but regular supervision.
You should have excellent communication skills, be friendly, helpful and flexible. You should be confident and willing to take on a challenge with the ability to work under pressure whilst maintaining a pleasant attitude.
As a Clinical Research Nurse/Clinical Research Practitioner:
- You will be using your skills/clinical experience in a different way.
- You will make your clinical skills count towards creating new treatments.
- You will be working with Researchers, Patients, Community Services teams, GPs and other Primary Care Teams.
- You will be working on a variety of studies and each day will be interesting and different.
- You will acquire new skills that will count towards your professional development and enhance your revalidation portfolio.
- You will have the opportunity to experience the role of a Clinical Research Nurse/Practitioner and see if you are drawn into this direction.
- You will have an opportunity for a change in Career direction .
About us
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Noclor Research Support Services is part of the Research and Development department of CNWL with a national reputation for research support.
We are affiliated with North Thames and North West Clinical Research Networks and are the R&D office for Primary Care for North Thames CRN.Our office is based in Kentish Town.
Training, support and mentoring will be provided.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are a small and dynamic team, eager to hear from interested dynamic nurses.
If youre interested and would like to know more about the position, please contact Letitia Coco-Bassey : letitia.coco-bassey@nhs.net
Please refer to attached Job Description and Person Specification for detailed job description and main responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are a small and dynamic team, eager to hear from interested dynamic nurses.
If youre interested and would like to know more about the position, please contact Letitia Coco-Bassey : letitia.coco-bassey@nhs.net
Please refer to attached Job Description and Person Specification for detailed job description and main responsibilities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or relevant specialist course
- Professional/ Statutory Registration
- Relevant Clinical Experience
- Level 1 Registered Nurse
- NMC Registration
Desirable
- Clinical Research qualification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of working within a ward or primary care environment as a qualified nurse
- Experience with Excel Spreadsheets, and patient database systems
- Experience of effective multidisciplinary team working
- Experience of teaching colleagues and staff
- Experience of electronic data capture
- Experience in Clinical Research
- Experience of teaching colleagues and staff
Desirable
- Post registration experience in a relevant specialty
Knowledge
Essential
- Extensive knowledge of primary care
- Research, research terminology, methods and study designs
- Good Clinical Practice
Abilities
Essential
- Flexible approach towards teamwork and patient/family involvement
- Enthusiastic and professional
- Ability to analyse and rationalise research information. Ability to make complex decision
- Able to manage difficult situations effectively using tact, discretion, persuasion and confident facilitation.
- Ability to carry out detailed work accurately.
- Ability to use own initiative when working independently and also to be able to work effectively as a member of a team
- Ability to prioritise to meet deadlines
- Ability to work with staff at all levels
Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of quality, standard setting, benchmarking and audit.
- Good record keeping skills and proficiency with IT systems to support this
- Organisation and management skills
- Good interpersonal and negotiating skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or relevant specialist course
- Professional/ Statutory Registration
- Relevant Clinical Experience
- Level 1 Registered Nurse
- NMC Registration
Desirable
- Clinical Research qualification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of working within a ward or primary care environment as a qualified nurse
- Experience with Excel Spreadsheets, and patient database systems
- Experience of effective multidisciplinary team working
- Experience of teaching colleagues and staff
- Experience of electronic data capture
- Experience in Clinical Research
- Experience of teaching colleagues and staff
Desirable
- Post registration experience in a relevant specialty
Knowledge
Essential
- Extensive knowledge of primary care
- Research, research terminology, methods and study designs
- Good Clinical Practice
Abilities
Essential
- Flexible approach towards teamwork and patient/family involvement
- Enthusiastic and professional
- Ability to analyse and rationalise research information. Ability to make complex decision
- Able to manage difficult situations effectively using tact, discretion, persuasion and confident facilitation.
- Ability to carry out detailed work accurately.
- Ability to use own initiative when working independently and also to be able to work effectively as a member of a team
- Ability to prioritise to meet deadlines
- Ability to work with staff at all levels
Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of quality, standard setting, benchmarking and audit.
- Good record keeping skills and proficiency with IT systems to support this
- Organisation and management skills
- Good interpersonal and negotiating skills
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
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Noclor NHS Research Office, 1st Floor JML House
8 Regis Road, Kentish Town
London
NW5 3EG
Employer's website
https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/work (Opens in a new tab)
