About this role
Job summary
We are recruiting for a Research Nurse who will be able to share our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
The post holder will be part of the Research Team delivering new and innovative treatments to patients at the Trust.
You will work closely with the team led by the senior research nurse as well as the multi-disciplinary team in delivering care to renal patients.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values:Include,Respect, andImprove. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job
You will work with clinicians and other specialists recruiting patients to clinical trials and other NIHR research studies.
You will take responsibility for the coordination and management of clinical research projects, collaborating with key personnel throughout the network to ensure continued care and support for patients involved in clinical trials.
You may be required to take responsibility for the safe administration of experimental drugs and for monitoring the expected and unexpected side effects of drugs and other treatment modalities.
You will be expected to have sufficient skills to enable patients to make informed choices concerning their involvement in the clinical trials by providing advice and information and acting as the patients advocate.
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
The Lister Hospital, Stevenage New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City Hertford County, Hertford Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Training Essential
Registered Nurse Post graduate level qualification/courses or equivalent experience.
Previous Experience Essential
Experience of working with patients and families within relevant clinical areas.
Desirable
Experience of teaching, and mentoring.
Skills Essential
Excellent organisational and time management skills Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Ability to work cross boundaries integrating with multidisciplinary staff Ability to make clinical judgments regarding patient needs where appropriate Computer literate with Microsoft Office software. (including word, Excel)
Knowledge Essential
Awareness of GCP (Good Clinical Practice)
Desirable
Awareness of research governance issues
Other Requirements Essential
Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion Adaptable and flexible Able to rapidly absorb and respond to complex information Excellent interpersonal skills Able to work in a team Self motivated
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
Address Lister Hospital
Coreys Mill Lane
Stevenage
SG1 4AB
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)