Job responsibilities
Post: Clinical Research Nurse
Employer: K&W Healthcare
Accountable to: Andy Moore (Project Manager)
Starting Salary: £43,000 to £46,000 (negotiable based on experience)
Hours: Full-time (37.5 hours per week).
The Opportunity:
If you want to expand your nursing career options then why not explore a career as our next Clinical Research Nurse, making a direct impact on patient care by contributing to the development of new medical treatments.
The clinical team manage a variety of simple and complex national clinical trials. The successful candidates will have professional responsibility to coordinate specific research studies providing care and study related treatment to all patients participating in them.
This role involves liaison with Principal Investigator (PI) and other members of the multidisciplinary team to provide high quality data collection and clinical care, with a commitment to participant safety and welfare. This will also involve being an associate research nurse for multiple trials within the unit.
The post holder will be expected to advocate for patients and empower them to make informed choices concerning their involvement in clinical research studies by providing advice and information. The post holder will work with a high level of autonomy, taking delegated responsibility from clinicians for clinical decision making, and will work closely with investigators and multidisciplinary staff.
The post holder will be responsible for the co-ordination and management of an agreed clinical research portfolio at K&W Healthcare.
Responsibilities include facilitating study set-up; identifying suitable patients through the process of MDTs/screening notes; collecting data; interviewing; supporting and monitoring patients and data entry. The post holder must also be willing to move to different clinical specialties within the remit of their qualifications and where the need to do so is identified.
Job Summary:
On a normal day, you will:
- Work autonomously to manage the research portfolio, whilst working as part of a multidisciplinary Maintain effective communication with patients, carers and professionals to ensure service delivery.
- Identify suitable patients for entry into clinical trials (screening notes/clinician referrals) and Multidisciplinary Team (MDT)
- Utilise your skills, knowledge, nursing diagnosis, and clinical judgement in order to provide a high standard of care for participants in clinical trials and respond to emergency situations based upon nursing
- Utilise your nursing assessment skills to observe participant general well-being and potential adverse
- Record and report adverse events, serious advent events and suspected, unexpected, serious adverse reactions (SUSARS) that occur whilst the patient is participating in the clinical trial to relevant personnel and act as defined in trial protocol and according to Trust Take appropriate action as needed as per protocol.
- Ensure patients are fully informed prior to entry into any clinical trial programme, acting as a guide and advocate to the patient throughout the complex decision- making
- Act as an on-going resource and support to patients and their carers, regarding practical aspects of clinical trial
- Conduct comprehensive patient assessments and collect detailed medical histories in compliance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and the study
- Administer investigational product to participants according to the protocol and applicable
- Perform study related activities such as vital signs, ECGs, venepuncture, spirometry
- Collect and process biological samples adhering to the clinical trial study protocol and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), ensuring safe handling and appropriate storage of
- Record data obtained in a timely, error free manner according to the protocol and SOP, transcribing source data onto the Case Report Form (CRF).
- Prepare for and participate in internal and external audit inspections, evaluations and benchmarking exercises and suggest any change to improve standards
Additional Responsibilities (Including but not limited):
- Facilitate Clinical Research Associates (CRA) during monitoring
- Assist in facilitating closeout visits as needed for trial
- Develop protocol-specific study data sheets to ensure consistent procedures and data
- Monitor and replenish trial study supplies based on study
- Safely maintain laboratory equipment, supplies, and
- To ensure confidentiality at all times, only releasing confidential information obtained during the course of employment to those acting in an official capacity in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act and its
Education and Training
- Act as a role model for excellence in clinical research
- Act as a resource for colleagues in relation to clinical
- Maintain links with other clinical trials professionals across local and national networks to share knowledge, skills and provide mutual
- Maintain up to date knowledge of research related advances in clinical trials supported by the
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential:
- First-level registered nurse with at least 1 year of post-registration experience; research experience is preferred but not
- Educated to degree
Desirable:
- Good Clinical Practice or willingness to be trained
- Working knowledge of GCP Guidelines, EU Clinical Trials Directive and Research Governance Framework, Data Protection, GDPR and Freedom of Information Act
Experience & SkillsEssential
- Experience in phlebotomy
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, including Word and Outlook, and confident working with database
- Excellent communication, interpersonal & management skills
- Experience of explaining complex concepts to patients in a clear and simplified manner
Desirable
- Experience and understanding of clinical research and treatment protocols / participation in basic clinical or nursing research
- Experience in audit and evaluation
OtherEssential
- Motivated & demonstrates enthusiasm for the clinical speciality
- Adaptable & responsive to changing needs
- Able to use own initiative
Job Types: Full-time
Contract: Permanent
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Employee discount
Schedule:
- Day shift
- 5 hours per week
- Monday to Friday or in accordance with the business operating hours (Monday to Sunday)
Experience:
- Nursing: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
Work Location: In person on site Brent / Northwest London
Application deadline: 31/08/2024
Expected start date: 09/09/2024
We are also open to consider recent graduates, who are willing to consider advancing their nursing skills within the research clinical arena.
If you are ready to take your nursing career to the next level and make a difference in clinical research, apply now to join our dynamic team at K&W Healthcare Ltd.
This job description is not an exhaustive document but is a reflection of the current position. Details and emphasis may change in line with service needs after consultation with the post holder.