Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
CRF Senior Clinical Research Nurse
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About the Role
We are looking for an exceptional senior research nurse to join the clinical research facility (CRF) research team. This post will provide clinical leadership for our expanding research portfolio, manage junior research delivery staff and support the team to deliver high-quality research.
Responsibilities
- Management of Team's Research Portfolio: You will be responsible for the management of your team's research portfolio, reviewing protocols, amendments, and identifying resource implications.
- Line Management: You will have line management responsibilities and will actively be involved with staff recruitment, training, supporting, and mentoring of all team members.
- Coordination and Supervision: Responsibilities will include the co-ordination of a portfolio of early phase translational clinical research, collaborating with key personnel throughout the two adult Clinical Research Facilities (CRF), to ensure continued care and support for patients and healthy volunteers involved in these clinical trials and studies. The post holder will take responsibility for supervising the safe administration of experimental therapies, and for monitoring the effects of drugs and other treatment modalities used in these trials.
- Advocacy and Support: The post holder will be expected to advocate for patients and empower them to make informed choices concerning their involvement in the clinical trials by providing advice and information.
- Improvement Projects: The post holder will be involved in improvement projects to further develop the operational aspect of the CRFs. This includes attending feasibility and initiation meetings, monitoring CRF supplies and equipment, facilitating orientation and support of external staff to the CRF.
- Clinical Tasks: Aspects of the role will include clinical tasks such as phlebotomy, analysis of blood specimens, drug administration, and clinical observation.
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Requirements
- Qualifications: Applicants must be a registered adult nurse with evidence of continuing professional development.
- Experience: You should have good experience in clinical research within the NHS, a strong clinical background, and a desire and willingness to learn and develop others.
- Skills: Essential skills are excellent communication and interpersonal skills, the ability to prioritize and meet tight deadlines, the ability and initiative to work independently and manage a patient caseload across a variety of research studies.
- Work Patterns: The post holder is expected to work on shift patterns necessary to ensure patient safety and timely delivery of clinical trials. Work patterns will include day shifts, regular late and some night duties, and weekends as required by trial protocols.
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Interaction
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 the Investigator and multidisciplinary staff.
The postholder will interact with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders involved in the delivery of the Trial including clinicians, research and health care managers, research delivery staff, and research participants. Staff within the Medical School and other relevant hospitals and Trusts, non-commercial bodies and Pharmaceutical companies and/or sponsors. The postholder will lead a research nursing team dedicated to the delivery of a clinical trial portfolio.
Contact
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Nadia Castrillo
- Job Title: CRF Matron
- Email Address: nadia.castrillomartinez2@nhs.net
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