Senior Research Nurse - Critical Care
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.
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Research Nurse to join our unique research team within the Department of Critical Care at St Thomas’ Hospital. This role will be responsible for the co-ordination and delivery of research site trial education for a NIHR funded multi-centre study of a mechanical ventilation strategy in critical care (The RELEASE trial).
Main duties of the job
The Senior Research Nurse will play a key role in the trial education for site set-up and ongoing educational support for the delivery of the trial intervention. This role will work closely with the study investigator team and the Clinical Trials Unit (CTU) team based at Warwick to ensure the education for sites to participate in the trial is well coordinated and delivered in a timely and appropriate manner.
Working for our organisation
Our research programme is at the heart of everything we do at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. Research plays a vital role in helping us to consolidate and grow our position as one of the UK’s leading research Trusts.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Responsibilities will include the development, co-ordination, and management of the RELEASE trial site education and ongoing support programme to facilitate successful delivery of the trial and collaborating with key personnel to enable appropriate care and support for patients involved in this clinical trial.The post holder will deliver in-person and virtual trial education and support to participating sites coordinating with the trial investigators, the Warwick CTU, local PIs, research delivery and clinical delivery teams whenever relevant.
The post holder will work with a high level of autonomy to develop and coordinate all trial research education and site support.
Person specification
Education and Qualification
Essential criteria- Masters Degree in Life Sciences or related field or demonstrable theoretical knowledge/experience
- Post Grad teaching qualification
Skills Knowledge and Abilities
Essential criteria- Ability to set direction and lead a team of research professionals
- Ability to present/teach to a wide range of clinical audiences
- Thorough understanding of mechanical ventilation and related physiology and pathophysiology.
- Critical Care Skills in particular mechanical ventilation
Experience
Essential criteria- Substantial experience in the management of mechanically ventilated patients
- Knowledge and experience of handling complex relationships
- In-depth understanding of research methodologies including phase I – IV clinical trials
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.
Flexible working
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.
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