Clinical Research Specialist Nurse - Bronchiectasis/Cystic Fibrosis

Job summary

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Health and Care Research Wales is a research infrastructure funded by the Division of Research & Development, Welsh Government. The overarching vision of Health and Care Research Wales is to be internationally recognised for its excellent health and social care research that has a positive impact on the health, wellbeing and prosperity of the people in Wales. A Support and Delivery infrastructure was established in 2015 in order to achieve maximum efficiency and effectiveness and international competiveness in the research environment within Wales. This included a Support Centre to provide centralised functions and services at a National level and local R&D functions via NHS R&D Departments at each organisation. The Health and Care Research Wales Support and Delivery mission is to facilitate health and social care research that will improve the health and well-being of people in Wales by providing and effective and efficient joined up centralised and local service.

The NHS R&D Departments led by a R&D Director provide local services for research support and facilitates the sponsoring and hosting of studies within in each UHB.

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a clinical research specialist nurse to support our Bronchiectasis research portfolio within the All-Wales Adult Cystic Fibrosis Unit and CVUHB Research Delivery Team. The post holder will be working closely with our Cystic Fibrosis research team, based within the All-Wales Adult Cystic Fibrosis Unit, University Hospital Llandough - primarily supporting an expanding portfolio of bronchiectasis clinical studies, whilst also having an involvement in the cystic fibrosis portfolio. The post holder will be required to lead on their own allocation of clinical studies, under the direction of the Research Team lead, working closely with the multi-professional team involved in the care of patients with bronchiectasis and cystic fibrosis, and the wider research delivery teams.

The All-Wales Adult Cystic Fibrosis Service has an extensive and expanding research portfolio with the recent addition of early phase clinical trials. There are currently >350 adult CF patients within the service and the research team is expanding to meet the expansion needs of the research team and portfolio. In addition to the research team, there is a large multidisciplinary team. The team work closely and support each other to deliver high quality specialist patient care.

Contact - Jennie Williams, Senior Research Nurse/Team Lead, 02921 825485

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Boardis one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focused on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.

Our mission is"Caring for People, Keeping People Well",and ourvision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population's health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.

Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiffand the Vale offers the best of both worlds.