Job summary
Are you a Registered Nurse 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 seek a highly motivated and energetic person with a can-do attitude to join our dynamic team and deliver high-powered research within primary care and the community.
This vacancy is open to nurses with desirable experience in clinical research and/or primary care.
However, anyone who can demonstrate that they can apply their clinical experience to 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 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 primary care/community research field.
We are looking for nurses who are confident in their ability to explore and develop new skills and opportunities to enhance patient care across our regions.
You should have the ability to work with limited but regular supervision.
You should have excellent communication skills, be friendly, helpful, and flexible, and be confident and willing to take on a challenge and work under pressure while maintaining a pleasant attitude.
As a Research Nurse:
- You will be using your skills/clinical experience differently.
- You will make your clinical skills count towards creating new treatments.
- You will work with researchers, patients, community services teams, GPs, other primary care teams, non-NHS settings (care homes, prisons, dental practices, community settings, hospices, etc.), and NIHR stakeholders.
- You will work on various studies; each day will be interesting and different.
- You will acquire new skills that count towards professional development and enhance your revalidation portfolio.
- You will have the opportunity to experience the role of a Clinical Research Nurse 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 NHS Research Support Office is part of CNWL's Research and Development department, and it has a national reputation for research support.
We are affiliated with the NIHR North London Regional Research Delivery Network and are the R&D office for Primary Care/non-NHS across North Central and North East London. Our office is based in Kentish Town.
Training, support and mentoring will be provided.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are a small, dynamic team eager to hear from interested dynamic nurses.
If youre interested and would like to know more about the position, please get in touch with Maykon Meloat maykon.melo@nhs.net
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for adetailed job description and main responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are a small, dynamic team eager to hear from interested dynamic nurses.
If youre interested and would like to know more about the position, please get in touch with Maykon Meloat maykon.melo@nhs.net
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for adetailed job description and main responsibilities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or relevant specialist course
- NMC Registration
Desirable
- Postgraduate qualification in a science/health-related subject or equivalent appropriate experience
- Good Clinical Practice (GCP) certificate
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of working within a ward as a qualified nurse
Desirable
- Experience of working in Primary Care environment and other wider care settings
- Experience of working in commercial or academic research
- Experience of teaching and leadership
- Familiarity with the set-up and structure of local community services
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to communicate highly complex, sensitive or contentious information both orally and in writing, both internally to colleagues and externally to a range of audiences, including large groups.
- Proven interpersonal skills to work with clinical and management colleagues at all levels across a range of organisations.
- Ability to analyse and interpret complex information and ability to make judgments regarding a range of highly complex research management issues.
- Good IT skills, particularly in the use of Web applications and MS Office applications.
- Ability to plan, manage, adjust and deliver complex projects, involving multiple agencies and individuals and a broad range of activities, to tight deadlines.
- Ability to work with minimal day-to-day supervision.
Desirable
- Venepuncture/cannulation skills/Clinical assessments
Values
Essential
- Attention to detail and conscientiousness
- Initiative and drive to achieve results.
- Highly developed communication skills, with ability to successfully liaise between all levels of staff
- Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines.
- Ability to deal with conflict and resistance to change.
- Flexible approach to working and a desire to develop knowledge.
- Ability to adapt to and positively implement changes that occur in clinical trial administration both locally and nationally
- Willingness to travel to all member organisation sites
- Enthusiasm for working in the role
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or relevant specialist course
- NMC Registration
Desirable
- Postgraduate qualification in a science/health-related subject or equivalent appropriate experience
- Good Clinical Practice (GCP) certificate
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of working within a ward as a qualified nurse
Desirable
- Experience of working in Primary Care environment and other wider care settings
- Experience of working in commercial or academic research
- Experience of teaching and leadership
- Familiarity with the set-up and structure of local community services
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to communicate highly complex, sensitive or contentious information both orally and in writing, both internally to colleagues and externally to a range of audiences, including large groups.
- Proven interpersonal skills to work with clinical and management colleagues at all levels across a range of organisations.
- Ability to analyse and interpret complex information and ability to make judgments regarding a range of highly complex research management issues.
- Good IT skills, particularly in the use of Web applications and MS Office applications.
- Ability to plan, manage, adjust and deliver complex projects, involving multiple agencies and individuals and a broad range of activities, to tight deadlines.
- Ability to work with minimal day-to-day supervision.
Desirable
- Venepuncture/cannulation skills/Clinical assessments
Values
Essential
- Attention to detail and conscientiousness
- Initiative and drive to achieve results.
- Highly developed communication skills, with ability to successfully liaise between all levels of staff
- Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines.
- Ability to deal with conflict and resistance to change.
- Flexible approach to working and a desire to develop knowledge.
- Ability to adapt to and positively implement changes that occur in clinical trial administration both locally and nationally
- Willingness to travel to all member organisation sites
- Enthusiasm for working in the role
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)
