Senior Research Nurse
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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Job summary
An exciting opportunity to work as a Senior Research Nurse has arisen in the Multi-Specialty Research Team. We are a team of experienced and dedicated professionals collaborating with our talented multi-disciplinary clinical teams to deliver a wide range of innovative high quality research trials to inform the future care of our patients. The R & D team support a large and growing portfolio of studies across multiple specialities.
We offer a friendly working environment and are interested in your career development with a range of training opportunities available to help you fulfil your potential.
We are looking to appoint an experienced Research Nurse who is, enthusiastic, motivated, proactive and who will enjoy the challenge of delivering high quality research.
You will be based at the new Heart Lung Research Institute (HLRI) and Royal Papworth Hospital on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus.
Main duties of the job
As a key member of the Research Team, you will be responsible for the set up and coordination of multiple clinical trials. Your duties include recruiting and consenting suitable patients, coordinating data collection, arranging, and conducting assessments, follow up appointments, tests and investigations which are specified by the study protocol.
You will ensure that specified milestones are achieved on time, that high quality data is collected and that the trial is being conducted according to the ethically approved protocol and ICH-GCP standards.
The post holder will be responsible for a portfolio of commercial clinical trials including randomised, controlled trials and observational studies.
About us
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.
Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.
The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.
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Date posted
27 March 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£35,392 to £42,618 a year
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
1 years
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
175-2324-2-RD532
Job locations
Heart and Lung Research Institute
Papworth Road
Cambridge Bio Medical Campus
Cambridge
CB2 0AY
Royal Papworth Hospital
Papworth Road
Cambridge Bio Medical Campus
Cambridge
CB2 0AY
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Heart and Lung Research Institute
Papworth Road
Cambridge Bio Medical Campus
Cambridge
CB2 0AY
Employer's website
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