Neurology Research Nurse

3 weeks ago

Luton, Luton, United Kingdom Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust Full time
Job Overview

We are seeking an enthusiastic and hardworking nurse to join our dynamic team driving forward research across the trust. As a Neurology Research Nurse, you will be responsible for assessing and managing the care pathways of patients and carers participating in research studies in accordance with Good Clinical Practice Principles.

Main Duties of the Job
  • Work autonomously to manage own caseload of research studies, maintaining effective communication with patients, carers and other healthcare professionals to ensure high quality service delivery.
  • Ensure that research study specific investigations are undertaken as required by the trial protocol in order to establish eligibility and safety to enter the trial.
  • Act as a resource and support to patients and carers, explaining practical aspects of research studies and working with clinical teams to map patient pathways as required.
  • Arrange collection of samples required as part of the research study and ensure safe and appropriate storage of specimens in conjunction with local support services staff.
  • Maintain adequate patient records and ensure all relevant information is documented in the patient's healthcare records.
  • Be responsible for accurate and timely completion of case report forms (CRFs).
  • Monitor participants for toxicity/side effects and ensure that changes to treatment are effected as required by the research study protocol.
  • Record and report any adverse events that occur whilst the patient is in the research study to the relevant personnel and through the Trust reporting system, acting as required.
  • Report and record all serious adverse events, within the required time period, that occur whilst the patient is in the research study to the local Principal Investigator, research study personnel as required and through the Trust reporting system.
Working for Our Organisation

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics.

You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career.

We have state-of-the-art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

  • Registered General Nurse
  • Valid GCP certification

Desirable criteria

  • Graduate Qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

  • The relevant experience working in Neurology

Desirable criteria

  • Experience of caring for patients involved in clinical trials.
  • Experience in administering and monitoring trial medications.
  • Experience in setting up, recruiting to, closing down and archiving clinical trials
  • Experience of teaching, supervising and mentoring junior staff.

Knowledge

Essential criteria

  • A good knowledge of: 1)clinical trials process 2)neurology pathways 3)regulatory clinical research frameworks
  • Knowledge of the data protection Act (2018) and implications for confidentiality.

Desirable criteria

  • Sound knowledge of neurology treatment/therapy and practice in the standard setting.
  • Knowledge and use of the local portfolio management system - EDGE

Skills

Essential criteria

  • Excellent computer skills including Microsoft Office applications
  • Capable of working with high degree of autonomy.
  • Excellent communication skills to all levels of staff and patients.
  • Capable of working effectively within different multidisciplinary teams.
  • Accurate, legible contemporaneous documentation skills including data collection and entry
  • Excellent time management
  • Proficiency in clinical observations

Desirable criteria

  • Knowledge and use of clinical computer applications e.g ICE iPM etc.
  • Venepuncture
  • Basic laboratory skills (Preparing samples e.g. Centrifuging and separating into aliquots, slide preparation.)

Other

Essential criteria

  • Excellent team player
  • Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with all people relevant to their work.
  • Ability to be proactive in problem solving and take initiative with an awareness of own limitations.
  • Mental agility to competently switch between studies, sometimes at short notice.
  • Meticulous attention to detail
  • Ability to work to precise protocols and deadlines
  • Work under pressure
  • Ability to make decisions, prioritise, organise and manage.
  • Able to rapidly absorb and respond to complex information.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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