Clinical Research Nurse

This vacancy is open to employees of Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust only.

Band 5: 31049 - 37976

Full time: 37.5 hours per week

Permanent contract

Base location: St Marys Hospital Parkhurst Road Newport Isle of Wight PO30 5TG. Across site travel will be required the frequency will be agreed locally

We are recruiting for a Clinical Research Nurse who wishes to join the Core Research Delivery Team.

If you would like to join a supportive team in a dynamic role where you can develop your skills and work with colleagues across the Trust then this role is for you.

We require a person with excellent communication and interpersonal skills with an interest in developing specific skills to be a research nurse. You will be self-motivated and driven to work alongside the clinical and administrative staff ensuring patients a service of the highest quality. 

It is highly recommended that you arrange an informal visit to come and meet the team prior to interview please contact Charlotte Turner - Senior Research Sister on  or .

In return we can offer you a friendly working environment with professional support and training/development opportunities.

Main duties of the job

Attached you will find the person specification document and the full job description which provide more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. 

We highly recommend you review these documents and use them when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.

The ideal candidate for this role will have sound clinical experience & an interest in or knowledge of clinical research. You will be involved in the delivery of trial interventions this may include administering trial medicines working with new medical devices & taking and managing samples within study protocols. You will also be responsible for follow up care either on the hospital wards face-to-face clinics or virtually with telephone calls and accurate data collection.

Key clinical skills will include phlebotomy and accurate assessment & documentation of basic medical history & symptoms. You will have excellent interpersonal skills & be able to work autonomously managing a caseload of participants while adhering to trial protocol requirements.
A good working knowledge of Microsoft Office systems is required as is attention to detail and the ability to work independently & flexibly as part of a close-knit team.

The role includes working autonomously in a variety of settings.

Please see attached Job description for additional information.

Qualifications :

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered General Nurse with valid NMC registration
• Description of 2 years post registration experience education and training

Desirable criteria

• Describe qualifications relevant to healthcare research and/or leadership and management

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Demonstrate project management within healthcare setting or equivalent
• Explain your understanding of the Isle of Wight NHS Trust

Desirable criteria

• Describe knowledge of the Health Service R&D the pharmaceutical industry partnership and relevant information sciences
• Share knowledge of the principles and practice of clinical research and/or clinical trials

Experience

Essential criteria

• Brief overview of career and current role
• Able to demonstrate attention to detail
• Demonstrate good organisational skills

Desirable criteria

• Relevant experience as a Registered Nurse

Skills

Essential criteria

• Demonstration of prioritising tasks and workload
• Evidence of accuracy and attention to detail
• Able to prioritise and meet deadlines
• Experience of working without direct supervision
• Able to work autonomously and lead others aware of own limitations and seeks out appropriate advice and support

Desirable criteria

• Explain why you are right for this role and what you can bring to the role

Additional Information :

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ Race Equality and DisAbility and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most. 

We serve a population of approximately 150000 residents making the services we offer variable and personalised with a flexible approach to our service users.

Working for our Trust brings a variety of benefits including an onsite day nursery cycle-to-work scheme discounts at local businesses and gyms and the opportunity to hire the Trusts beach hut in Ryde. We offer flexible working opportunities speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service we will do our best to make it work for you.

The Isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem located off the South Coast of England a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. The island offers an amazing coastline with beautiful countryside year-round events festivals and award-winning attractions.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education opinions culture ethnicity race sex gender identity and expression nation of origin age languages spoken veterans status colour religion disability sexual orientation and beliefs.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time