Clinical Research Practitioner - Research Nurse
Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust is a friendly, integrated healthcare provider focused on improving the life chances and health outcomes of our diverse population.
We have three strategic objectives:
People: To cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff.Patients: To be good or outstanding at everything we do.
Population: To work seamlessly with partners to improve lives.
We run services from Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, Sandwell Health Campus, City Health Campus, Rowley Regis Community Hospital, Birmingham & Midland Eye Centre, The Lyng and Leasowes Intermediate Care Centre. Our GP practices and community teams provide care in schools, healthcare centres and at home.
Developing and caring for our People is fundamental. We were one of the first Trusts to provide the Real Living Wage, as well as a Live and Work scheme to support people at risk of homelessness into paid work and training. We offer a range of staff benefits, health & wellbeing support and will help you to bring your ambition to life through our bespoke training and development programmes.As “People” is one of our three strategic objectives, we make a continued commitment to prioritise support for all our colleagues.
Healthcare services have a significant impact on the environment. We are committed to embedding sustainable practices. We expect all colleagues to support the delivery of our Green Strategic Plan and to drive positive changes in their department.
Job overview
Applications are open for an experienced Research Nurse to join our research team.
For the purposes of brevity the term CRP is used to represent all health professionals working in a patient facing role in clinical research including nurses, midwives, AHPs, scientists and clinical research practitioners on the relevant AHSC register.
Due to the current needs of the portfolio this post is open to Registered Nurses only.
The successful candidates will have extensive research experience, in both industry and academic studies. They will work on mixed portfolios, including cardiology, within the City, MMUH and Sandwell sites. They will be working closely with the multi-disciplinary team to support and deliver research projects relevant to our local population in a variety of clinical settings.
Main duties of the job
In addition to assisting clinicians and other members of the research team, the successful candidates will support research patients throughout the research process ensuring the well-being and safety of patients at all times. They will perform study related procedures, including participant assessment, informed consent, clinical examinations and reporting adverse events.The post holders will demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills and have the ability and initiative to work independently and manage a patient caseload across a variety of trials & studies. They will be required to prioritise their own workload and be responsible for the management of a caseload of clinical trial patients.
They will be required to work autonomously and will also be responsible for identifying new research opportunities, coordinating and managing a number of clinical trials.
Working for our organisation
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated care organisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.
We have three strategic objectives:
- Our People – to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
- Our Patients – to be good or outstanding in everything we do
- Our Population – to work seamlessly with our partners to improve live
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of what this role entails
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria- Recent significant research experience of working as a first level registered nurse, ((all branches), midwife, RSCN/ allied health professional or clinical research practitioner within an NHS or care setting.
- And/or previous significant patient facing experience within a relevant specialty
- Experience and knowledge of principles of clinical research
- Experience of data collection
- Evidence of previous resource management
- Experience of clinical research at Band 5 level
- Previous experience within relevant clinical speciality
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Undergraduate degree or equivalent theoretical knowledge.
- Registered nurse/midwife with current NMC registration/ Allied Health Professional with current registration / Clinical Scientist with current registration Or Registered CRP (Academy for Healthcare Sciences) or able to complete crp registration within 18
- Leadership or First line management qualification
- Counselling Skills Certificate qualification.
- Teaching qualification
- Assessing qualification
We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.