Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Cardiovascular Imaging Senior Clinical Research Nurse
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Job Overview
We are advertising for a dynamic and compassionate research nurse to join our cardiovascular imaging research team.
The role includes a spectrum of research and clinical tasks including, but not limited to:
- Recruiting and obtaining consent
- Conducting pre- and post-scan assessments
- Interviewing and supporting patients and their families
- Preparing patients for their scan
- Phlebotomy
- Cannulation
- Performing physiological observations, e.g. ECG, analysis of blood specimens
- Administering drugs
- Monitoring patients during and after their scan
- Performing data entry
- Assisting in the analysis and interpretation of trial data
The post holder will initially line manage a small team of three research delivery staff with the expectation to increase the workforce as the directorate study portfolio grows. The post holder will champion IPC compliance and promote the implementation of My Research Experience survey in the directorate.
Main duties of the job
The clinical research nurse will be responsible for the nursing needs of the cardiovascular imaging research programmes. The post holder will play a key role in ensuring that all aspects of the cardiovascular imaging research activities are planned and undertaken in a manner that safeguards the well-being of the patients in accordance with Good Clinical Practice and the new Clinical Trial regulations ICH E6 (R3) framework.
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The research nurse may contribute to the development of trial design by incorporating the patients’ and nurses’ perspectives. Liaison with pharmaceutical companies and academic institutions during trial development will be required for future studies. The post holder will work with a high level of autonomy, taking delegated responsibility from clinicians (including PIs) for clinical decision making, and taking a leading role in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating expert nursing care for clinical research applications.
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Guy's and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and– as part of King’s Health Partners– we are one of England’s eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research.
The King’s College London and Guy’s & St Thomas the Cardiovascular Imaging centre is one of the leading centres in the UK with a large and varied clinical service and a substantial and expanding research track record. Our work includes providing a clinical imaging service for patients under the NHSE PET II national contract and carrying out clinically related research with collaborators from the Hospital, the Medical School and other institutions.
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Activity within the Imaging Clinical Research Facility is delivered in partnership with King’s College London’s School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences (BMEIS). It is a cutting-edge research and teaching School dedicated to development, translation and clinical application within medical imaging and computational modelling technologies.
We strive to recruit and retain the best staff as the dedication and skills of our employees lie at the heart of our organisation and ensure that our services are of the highest quality, safe and focused on our patients.
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Hema Sreeneebus
- Job title: Research Matron
- Email address: h.sreeneebus@nhs.net
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