[ref. w40193024] Senior Clinical Research Nurse
Job overview
Senior Clinical Research Nurse Post - Band 6
EMERGING Research Team
Are you interested in an exciting career in clinical research?
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the UK, employing over 20,000 staff.
We are responsible for running a family of 10 hospitals across seven separate sites, providing a wide range of services from comprehensive local general hospital care through to highly specialised regional and national services.
We are the main provider of hospital care to approximately 750,000 people in Manchester and Trafford and the single biggest provider of specialized services in the North West of England. We are also the lead provider for a significant number of specialized services including Breast Care, Vascular, Cardiac, Respiratory, Urology Cancer, Pediatrics, Women’s Services, Ophthalmology, Genomic Medicine and infectious diseases.
Our vision is to improve the health and quality of life of our diverse population by building an organization that:
Excels in quality, safety, patient experience, research, innovation and teaching
Attracts, develops and retains great people
Is recognized internationally as a leading healthcare provider
Main duties of the job
We’re looking for a full time 37.5 hours/week, Band 6 Senior Clinical Research Nurse to coordinate and deliver clinical research studies at Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MFT).
We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual who is capable of contributing to the development of research within our EMERGING Research Team with cross site working.
You’ll be joining the EMERGING Team , a diverse team of experts at MFT who provide high quality care and support all patients taking part in research.
We are looking for highly motivated and enthusiastic individual who can contribute to the development of research within the EMERGING Research team. The team facilitates and support research delivery in the different specialities of research within MFT, with a particular focus on Emergency Medicine, Critical Care & Anaesthesia.The post holder will be a key member of the clinical team, they will assist in the management, co-ordination and facilitation of clinical trial activities to support delivery of current and future studies in the research team to time and target.
They will provide specialist research and clinical care for the participants and patients enrolling in a variety of the research studies and projects.
Working for our organisation
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification.This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post.As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [email protected].
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Registered Nurse -currently registered with NMC
- Degree in healthcare subject or equivalent level of experience
- Mentorship training
- Good Clinical Practice certificate
Knowledge
Essential criteria- Understanding of clinical research
- Knowledge of ICH- Good Clinical Practice regulations relating to clinical research
- Knowledge of clinical and research governance
- Knowledge of Trust policies and procedures
Experience
Essential criteria- Significant experience working in high-acuity patient care settings.
- Proven experience of working to deadlines
- Proven experience of dealing with a busy workload
- Experience of explaining complex concepts to patients in a clear and simplified manner
- Evidence of CPD
- Planning/organising workload
- Data management experience
- Audit experience
- Experience in clinical research
- Additional specialist training/experience in Emergency Medicine/ Critical Care/ Anaesthesia
Skills
Essential criteria- Wide range of clinical skills, including venepuncture
- Excellent communication skills
- Awareness and respect for confidentially
- Knowledge of electronic patient record system.
- Demonstrable IT skills including email and Microsoft office programs (including Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook)
- Clinical experience in Emergency Medicine/ Critical Care/ Anaesthesia
- Clinical Research nursing experience
- Evidence of IT training Advanced use of spreadsheets
- Knowledge of information governance
- Good presentation skills
- Ability to demonstrate people management
- Training and leadership skills
Attributes
Essential criteria- Proactive and able to work on own initiative
- Ability to organise and prioritise own workload
- Self-motivated, Innovative
- Conscientious and hard working
- Tactful and diplomatic
- Team player
- Ability to delegate where appropriate
- Ability to remain calm and professional under pressure
- Ability to work flexible shift pattern and across multiple sites as required
- Ability to troubleshoot effectively
Others
Essential criteria- Ability to work unsupervised or part of a team
- Demonstrate ability to meet the Trust values
- Awareness of research at MFT