Research Nurse Co-ordinator, Band 5- GREG / Ophthalmology

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Feasibility and Study set

• up - Contribute to the set-up of research studies within the wider research team.

• Able to identify and plan strategies for recruiting patients into trials.

• Assist in the selection and recruitment of participants in compliance with study inclusion / exclusion criteria.

• Assist in achieving NIHR High Level Objectives and GHNHSFT Key Performance Indicators for patient recruitment, speed and quality of research
• Liaise with multi-disciplinary team members to teach and demonstrate procedures for the safe and smooth running of clinical trials and act as a training resource to other members of the clinical team and a contact point in matters concerning trial patients and trial protocols.
• Ability to line manage, train and develop junior members of the team, act as a role model.
• Act as a supervisor for students as applicable to professional registration.

• Good knowledge of clinical trials, including, but not limited to: Research Governance Framework, Good Clinical Practice for Clinical Trials.
• Ensure the safety and wellbeing of clinical trial patients, including safe administration of treatments and drugs that are given within the context of a clinical trial, as applicable to professional registration and Trust POPAM policy.

• Perform trial specific clinical observations and assessments as mandated by trial protocol.

• To be responsible for requesting internal monitoring reports for locally sponsored/hosted studies and actioning as required.

• Ensure trial protocols are followed and that trials are conducted according to the Research Governance Framework Procedures, R&I Standard Operating Procedures and Good Clinical Practice (ICH GCP).

• Comply with Trust policies and guidelines.
• Ensure trial records are accurately maintained, including, but not limited to: records in nursing/medical electronic and paper notes, case report forms and trial site files.

Maintain study records on EDGE (Clinical Trials IT system).

• Support the embedding of clinical research within our Trust.

• Respond to change in line with the needs of service provision, working flexibly within the delivery team.
• Identify own learning needs and proactively seek educational and training opportunities to develop and maintain competency.

• Working across a portfolio of research studies.
• Liaising and working with principal investigators, multidisciplinary clinical staff, and departments such as Pathology, Pharmacy, Radiology, and Clinical Trials Units.
• Encouraging other professionals, outside of the Research & Innovation team, to take an interest in and support clinical trials.
• Implementing and promoting Good Clinical Practice for research.
• Frequent interruptions to concentration from people, telephone, etc.
• Mental effort long periods of concentration required on often lengthy documents.

• Occasional lifting of boxes of A4 paper, A4 files and similar (up to 5kg) and transporting these to other sites
• Travelling between Cheltenham General & Gloucestershire Royal Hospitals.

• 40% of time spent working in clinical areas (talking to patients, taking blood, testing urine samples and administering some treatments as applicable).
• 60% of time spent working in an open plan office
• Physical effort is not strenuous, occasional lifting of boxes of A4 paper, A4 files and similar (up to 5kg), and transporting these to other sites
• The post involves a combination of sitting, standing and walking
• There is a regular need to use a computer