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Clinical Research Nurse in London

On-site in London·Full-time·Added today (last checked 9 Nov)

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

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Our summary

Salary: £47,951 - £56,863 a year
About £3,170 - £3,630 a month after tax.
Work mode: On-site, London
Contract: Fixed-term, full-time hours
Closing date: Apply by Sunday 15 November

Skills

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust is hiring for this role in several places. This vacancy is in London.

The role

What you'll do

Work autonomously to manage a caseload of complex haematology trial patients, providing duty of care and ongoing support to patients and their families throughout participation.
Work in accordance with the Research Governance Framework, EU Clinical Trials Regulations and ICH Good Clinical Practice (GCP), ensuring protocol compliance at all times.
Identify eligible patients by attending various Non-Malignant Haematology clinics, screening medical notes, reviewing consultant referrals, and participating in MDT meetings.
Support the informed consent process by providing clear information and ensuring consent is obtained and documented appropriately.
Coordinate the research patient pathway from screening through to trial closure, liaising with the trial set-up team and using trial-specific prompts where required.
Maintain infection prevention and control standards, including minimising cross-infection risk and ensuring safe disposal of body fluids and blood products.
Administration of investigational medicinal products (IMPs) and monitor, document and report adverse events/side effects as per protocol.
Maintain accurate, contemporaneous clinical and research records in medical/nursing notes and trial documentation.

Job overview

We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic and motivated Research Nurse to join the Non- Malignant Haematology Research Team within the Oncology and Haematology Clinical Trials service. This post will support the delivery of a high‑quality and expanding portfolio of complex Haematology research studies.

The successful candidate will work as part of the Haematology Research Team, supported by the Team Lead and senior research staff. You will be involved in identifying patients suitable for entry into clinical trials by attending clinics, screening medical notes, reviewing consultant referrals, and participating in Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) meetings. You will contribute to the informed consent process, acting as a point of support for patients and their families, and assist in coordinating the research patient pathway from screening through to trial completion, including supporting trial set‑up activities as required.

Applicants must be a registered adult nurse with evidence of continuing professional development. You should have extensive experience of clinical research in haematology within the NHS or a strong haematology clinical background with an interest in developing research skills. You will need excellent communication and interpersonal skills, the ability to organise and prioritise your workload, and the confidence to work both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team while managing a patient caseload across several Haematology research studies

Essential criteria

You have evidence of excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Evidence of accuracy and close attention to details
Ability to work autonomously and as a member of a small team, as well as part of the wider multidisciplinary team in relation to clinical trials
You will have the dexterity and coordination needed for undertaking venepuncture, intramuscular, subcutaneous, and accuracy required for e.g. intravenous injections, syringe pumps and infusions.
You will possess basic laboratory skills such as pipetting and centrifugation
Ability to set direction and lead a team of research professionals
Experience in clinical trials, teaching and mentoring as demonstrated by your individual portfolio (within the haematology nursing setting)
Knowledge of clinical trials and the drug development process.
Post registration experience in research nursing, managing own portfolio of trials
Knowledge and experience of handling complex relationships
Demonstrable leadership experience
Experience of mentoring and developing
NMC Level One Registration – RN Adult
ICH GCP & EU Clinical Trial Directive certificated
Post-registration teaching qualification (e.g. 998 or mentorship course)
Evidence of continuous personal, professional and academic development

Desirable criteria

Immediate Life Support (ILS) accreditation
Understanding of research methodologies including phase I – IV clinical trials
Relevant post registration qualification
Masters level qualification or demonstrable equivalent experience

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

About Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

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In their own words

About the company & team

OHCT sits within the Haematology Directorate, the team run and manage over 200 trials at any one time and cover all solid tumours and haematological malignancy and non-malignant diseases.

We have a dedicated team running the early phase studies and part of ECMC which is based in the clinical research facility.

Additional information

Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.

Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital.

Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.

Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.

In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.

We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.

Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’.

The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.

We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.

Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.

Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy.

As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.

We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual’s personal circumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process.

Due to recent changes in the UK immigration rules which affect Skilled Worker Visas, Global Business Mobility, Higher Skill Level and Increased Salary Thresholds, please ensure that you are able to meet the requirements to live and work in the UK before applying. Further information about eligibility is available on the UK Government website.

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