Job summary
The matron will provide strong clinical leadership and support to the senior CRF nurses in nursing care for the research participants in the Phase I Clinical Research Facility located on the 15th Floor Guy's Hospital and the Precision Medicine unit on the 4th Floor North Wing St Thomas Hospital.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work alongside the CRF staff and multidisciplinary team to ensure the delivery of the growing portfolio of experimental medicine studies undertaken in the CRF while ensuring regulatory compliance legislated for research. The post holder will ensure that all patients are treated with compassion, dignity and respect placing value on the diversity of the local community and beyond. The matron will promote best practice in the prevention of infection through ensuring a clean and safe environment.
The post holder will embed the culture of evidence-based medicine within the CRF units and ensure that Trust policies and procedures are adhered to. The matron's key responsibility is to ensure that the patient experience is of the highest quality inspiring patient and public confidence. This will be achieved through high visibility, accessibility and surveillance.
About us
Our research infrastructure includes our NIHR Clinical Research Facility (CRF) located St Thomas' Hospital, Guy's Hospital, Evelina London Children's Hospital and the Royal Brompton Hospital; the Guy's Phase I unit is an MHRA Accredited Phase I Unit (1 of only 2 NHS managed Units in England). Within the Biomedical Hub at Guy's Hospital, the NIHR CRF is co-located with our Advanced Therapies Manufacturing (GMP) Unit; the Advanced Therapies Accelerator houses our Immune Monitoring Platform and Genomics Platform. These are supported by the Statistics and Data Management Platform and a Clinical Trials Management. A Med Tech Hub exists at St Thomas' Hospital which incorporates the Imaging arm of our CRF, the pan-London 7T MRI scanner and the InnovateUK London Medical Imaging and AI Centre for Value Based Healthcare.
We have a large research workforce across the Trust including a range of technical experts, researchers, research support staff, research nurses, research delivery staff and administrative staff. Based in offices within the Tower Wing at Guy's Hospital we are co-located with the South London CRN and Clinical Trials Office, creating a dynamic, lively and diverse research department has the breadth of knowledge and skills to ensure that this high level of research activity and associated research processes are managed smoothly, efficiently and collaboratively.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. Key Relationships
- Director of the Clinical Research Facility, Deputy Director of the CRF, Deputy Director R&D Operations, CRF Business and Operation manager, KCL Divisional Manager for Imaging Sciences, R&D Quality Assurance Manager, CRF Research Nurses, Clinical Research Practitioners.
- Trust R&D Director, Director of R&D Strategy, Head of Research Workforce, Senior Researches.
- Trust finance including Director of R&D Finance, R&D Finance Managers and teams in addition to KCL Finance and KCL Grants & Contracts Teams,
- Principal Investigators from the Trust and College, and external investigators where
- King's Health Partner's Clinical Trials Office Director and Senior Management
- Clinical Directorate Management
- Externally key contacts will include the UKCRF Network; CRF Managers and Directors pan-London and nationally within major NHS Teaching Hospitals and Academic Health Sciences Centres.
- External contacts will also include the Department of Health, National Institute for Health and Social Care Research, international healthcare providers, commercial pharmaceutical companies, clinical research organisations, research funding organisations and other relevant organisations as appropriate.
2. Duties and Responsibilities
Management:
- Deputise for the Deputy Director of R&D Operations as appropriate for CRF requirements.
- Responsible for the recruitment and orientation of the new nursing, clinical research practitioner (CRP) and junior medical staff to the CRF.
- To fully manage the appropriate staff of the
- Ensure that working practices adhere to health and safety policies, and be responsible for reporting of any untoward incidents.
- Ensure appropriate and effective communication with all nursing, medical, paramedical and research staff and other external agencies.
- Demonstrate effective leadership qualities and
- Actively contribute to the development of the service by keeping up to date with current nursing and clinical literature and advising appropriately.
- Assume responsibility for the efficient day to day running of research
- Assist senior R&D management in securing the financial viability of the
- Provide on-call cover as appropriate and ensure appropriate on call cover is provided by nurses and CRPs as appropriate and required by CRF policies.
- Support the Quality Manager with regulatory body inspections (including those of the MHRA accredited phase I unit) and internal / external audits and lead on those elements of the inspections and audits related to clinical delivery of research and patient care.
Clinical:
- Establish, implement and monitor standards of patient
- Promote a clinical environment, which is conducive to quality participant
- Ensure participant care is delivered according to the Trust policies and
- Ensure that participant care is participant centred and where possible evidence
- Assume responsibility for the nursing care of research Deliver care according to the research protocol whilst maintaining the rights of the participant.
- Develop core operating procedures and ensure that staff adhere to standards
- Develop clinical audit tools and participate in audits to maintain and improve clinical and research practice.
- Develop and design nursing procedures for research protocols in conjunction with staff and researches and in line with Trust policies and procedures.
- Along with the CRF Business and Operations Manager and Quality Manager be the first point of contact within the CRF for external
Research:
- Have a comprehensive knowledge and provide expert professional advice to clinical staff on codes of conduct, regulations, policies, protocols and good clinical practice.
- Ensure all clinical staff adheres to study
- Ensure that studies are managed according to the Good Clinical Practice
- Coordinate the planning of studies and resources, attend site selection, site initiation and investigator meetings.
- Ensure that own knowledge and that of other nursing staff within the CRF is consistent with current research knowledge.
- In adherence to the Trust's Strategy to be effective in the implementation of evidence-based practice.
Administration:
- Allocate and supervise the work of nursing staff and junior medical
- Responsible for scheduling of studies and appropriate pharmaceutical
- Initiate and participate in unit
- Promote and maintain an effective reporting system between staff on the unit and attend 'Team Brief' as appropriate.
- Ensure all patient visit logs are submitted on a regular basis to appropriate R&D and finance officer and to be fully aware of the progress of all studies.
- To advise on the clinical IT and infrastructure needs of the CRF both now and in the future and to liaise closely with the CRF Business and Operations Manager, Trust IT, Engineering, Service and Maintenance and Procurement departments to ensure all the specific Clinical Trial infrastructure needs are met.
Professional:
- Facilitate change to meet the needs of the service
- Act in manner consistent with the UKCC Code of Professional Conduct (1992) carrying out role in accordance with locally agreed policies and procedures.
- Ensure all documentation relating to participant care is clear, concise and legible and in accordance with UKCC (1993, 1998) 'Standards for Records and Record Keeping'.
- Ensure familiarity with risk issues pertaining to confidentiality of participant and research related documentation (Data Protection Act, 2018).
- Be able to develop programmes of care for individual participants and communicate these appropriately.
- Be able to carry out technical nursing duties with skills and dexterity g. intravenous injections, venepuncture, Infusion and syringe drivers.
- Be able to deal with complaints from patients and staff appropriately and control difficult situations within the unit should they arise.
Finance:
- Control, monitor and ensure the efficient use of departmental equipment and resources and maintain any expenditure within the research budget.
- Participate in the annual business planning
- Identify and participate in any cost improvements measures as
Education and Training:
- Participate in promoting the CRF
- Take the lead role in the clinical and professional development of new nursing and CRP staff to the CRF and act as mentor/preceptor to junior nurses.
- Facilitate and participate in the development and delivery of teaching and education programmes.
- Act as an information resource for staff within the CRF and members of the multi discipline team from the partner organisations.
- Attend, when appropriate meetings, courses, seminars and conferences organised by internal and external organisations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. Key Relationships
- Director of the Clinical Research Facility, Deputy Director of the CRF, Deputy Director R&D Operations, CRF Business and Operation manager, KCL Divisional Manager for Imaging Sciences, R&D Quality Assurance Manager, CRF Research Nurses, Clinical Research Practitioners.
- Trust R&D Director, Director of R&D Strategy, Head of Research Workforce, Senior Researches.
- Trust finance including Director of R&D Finance, R&D Finance Managers and teams in addition to KCL Finance and KCL Grants & Contracts Teams,
- Principal Investigators from the Trust and College, and external investigators where
- King's Health Partner's Clinical Trials Office Director and Senior Management
- Clinical Directorate Management
- Externally key contacts will include the UKCRF Network; CRF Managers and Directors pan-London and nationally within major NHS Teaching Hospitals and Academic Health Sciences Centres.
- External contacts will also include the Department of Health, National Institute for Health and Social Care Research, international healthcare providers, commercial pharmaceutical companies, clinical research organisations, research funding organisations and other relevant organisations as appropriate.
2. Duties and Responsibilities
Management:
- Deputise for the Deputy Director of R&D Operations as appropriate for CRF requirements.
- Responsible for the recruitment and orientation of the new nursing, clinical research practitioner (CRP) and junior medical staff to the CRF.
- To fully manage the appropriate staff of the
- Ensure that working practices adhere to health and safety policies, and be responsible for reporting of any untoward incidents.
- Ensure appropriate and effective communication with all nursing, medical, paramedical and research staff and other external agencies.
- Demonstrate effective leadership qualities and
- Actively contribute to the development of the service by keeping up to date with current nursing and clinical literature and advising appropriately.
- Assume responsibility for the efficient day to day running of research
- Assist senior R&D management in securing the financial viability of the
- Provide on-call cover as appropriate and ensure appropriate on call cover is provided by nurses and CRPs as appropriate and required by CRF policies.
- Support the Quality Manager with regulatory body inspections (including those of the MHRA accredited phase I unit) and internal / external audits and lead on those elements of the inspections and audits related to clinical delivery of research and patient care.
Clinical:
- Establish, implement and monitor standards of patient
- Promote a clinical environment, which is conducive to quality participant
- Ensure participant care is delivered according to the Trust policies and
- Ensure that participant care is participant centred and where possible evidence
- Assume responsibility for the nursing care of research Deliver care according to the research protocol whilst maintaining the rights of the participant.
- Develop core operating procedures and ensure that staff adhere to standards
- Develop clinical audit tools and participate in audits to maintain and improve clinical and research practice.
- Develop and design nursing procedures for research protocols in conjunction with staff and researches and in line with Trust policies and procedures.
- Along with the CRF Business and Operations Manager and Quality Manager be the first point of contact within the CRF for external
Research:
- Have a comprehensive knowledge and provide expert professional advice to clinical staff on codes of conduct, regulations, policies, protocols and good clinical practice.
- Ensure all clinical staff adheres to study
- Ensure that studies are managed according to the Good Clinical Practice
- Coordinate the planning of studies and resources, attend site selection, site initiation and investigator meetings.
- Ensure that own knowledge and that of other nursing staff within the CRF is consistent with current research knowledge.
- In adherence to the Trust's Strategy to be effective in the implementation of evidence-based practice.
Administration:
- Allocate and supervise the work of nursing staff and junior medical
- Responsible for scheduling of studies and appropriate pharmaceutical
- Initiate and participate in unit
- Promote and maintain an effective reporting system between staff on the unit and attend 'Team Brief' as appropriate.
- Ensure all patient visit logs are submitted on a regular basis to appropriate R&D and finance officer and to be fully aware of the progress of all studies.
- To advise on the clinical IT and infrastructure needs of the CRF both now and in the future and to liaise closely with the CRF Business and Operations Manager, Trust IT, Engineering, Service and Maintenance and Procurement departments to ensure all the specific Clinical Trial infrastructure needs are met.
Professional:
- Facilitate change to meet the needs of the service
- Act in manner consistent with the UKCC Code of Professional Conduct (1992) carrying out role in accordance with locally agreed policies and procedures.
- Ensure all documentation relating to participant care is clear, concise and legible and in accordance with UKCC (1993, 1998) 'Standards for Records and Record Keeping'.
- Ensure familiarity with risk issues pertaining to confidentiality of participant and research related documentation (Data Protection Act, 2018).
- Be able to develop programmes of care for individual participants and communicate these appropriately.
- Be able to carry out technical nursing duties with skills and dexterity g. intravenous injections, venepuncture, Infusion and syringe drivers.
- Be able to deal with complaints from patients and staff appropriately and control difficult situations within the unit should they arise.
Finance:
- Control, monitor and ensure the efficient use of departmental equipment and resources and maintain any expenditure within the research budget.
- Participate in the annual business planning
- Identify and participate in any cost improvements measures as
Education and Training:
- Participate in promoting the CRF
- Take the lead role in the clinical and professional development of new nursing and CRP staff to the CRF and act as mentor/preceptor to junior nurses.
- Facilitate and participate in the development and delivery of teaching and education programmes.
- Act as an information resource for staff within the CRF and members of the multi discipline team from the partner organisations.
- Attend, when appropriate meetings, courses, seminars and conferences organised by internal and external organisations.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Eductaion
Essential
- NMC Level One Registration
- 1st Degree in Scientific/Clinical discipline
- Professional knowledge acquired at degree level will be supplemented by specialist training, experience and short course master level equivalent
- Extensive portfolio and evidence of personal development with achieved outcomes
Desirable
- A holder of current intermediate life support qualification and defibrillation skills.
Previous Experience
Essential
- Considerable experience in research including in interventional and observational clinical trials
- You will have line managed staff and mentored junior staff.
- You will have in depth knowledge of early phase clinical trials and the drug development process
- You will be able to clearly demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of current UK clinical trial regulations, good clinical practice and the Declaration of Helsinki 1996
- You will have the experience to deliver specialised programmes of care, and provide highly specialised advice for patients who are participating in clinical trials
- Evidence of working in a complex environment
- Experience of managing a nursing team
- You will have experience of being able to lead clinical audits in your own area. You will be able to demonstrate evidence of accuracy to detail in data collection
- You will have Phase I clinical trial delivery experience in a senior nursing or management role.
Desirable
- Experience of managing a clinical trials unit or having a senior management role within a clinical trials unit.
- Have been trained to deliver Systemic Anti-Cancer Treatment (SACT) and carry out intrapleural catheterization
Skills / Knowledge / Ability
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and I communication skills and ability to work autonomously and as part of a team and operate effectively in a multidisciplinary environment
- You will be able to provide and receive complex, sensitive information, communicating this highly sensitive information to patients using empathy and reassurance, gain cooperation where required and overcome barriers to understanding by possessing excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- You will be able to manage complex facts or situations, requiring analysis, interpretations and comparison in relation to research trials/studies.
- You will be able to plan and organise complex activities and programmes, requiring formulation and adjustment as necessitated.
- Ability to negotiate with and influence the work of staff not managed by the team.
- You will recruit to, support and develop a specialist nursing service provision.
- Be able to work on own initiative, make decisions and take responsibility for the unit.
- Have a flexible approach to challenges and be able to work to deadlines
- Be aware of other department's priorities and able to ensure unit is working to the best capacity.
- Able to demonstrate involvement with innovative practice developments and demonstrate evidence of significant achievements gained.
- Good presentation and report writing skills
- You will have the dexterity and coordination needed for undertaking venepuncture,intramuscular,skin punch biopsies and accuracy required for e.g. intravenous injections, syringe pumps and infusions. You will possess basic laboratory skills such as centrifugation and sample separation.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Eductaion
Essential
- NMC Level One Registration
- 1st Degree in Scientific/Clinical discipline
- Professional knowledge acquired at degree level will be supplemented by specialist training, experience and short course master level equivalent
- Extensive portfolio and evidence of personal development with achieved outcomes
Desirable
- A holder of current intermediate life support qualification and defibrillation skills.
Previous Experience
Essential
- Considerable experience in research including in interventional and observational clinical trials
- You will have line managed staff and mentored junior staff.
- You will have in depth knowledge of early phase clinical trials and the drug development process
- You will be able to clearly demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of current UK clinical trial regulations, good clinical practice and the Declaration of Helsinki 1996
- You will have the experience to deliver specialised programmes of care, and provide highly specialised advice for patients who are participating in clinical trials
- Evidence of working in a complex environment
- Experience of managing a nursing team
- You will have experience of being able to lead clinical audits in your own area. You will be able to demonstrate evidence of accuracy to detail in data collection
- You will have Phase I clinical trial delivery experience in a senior nursing or management role.
Desirable
- Experience of managing a clinical trials unit or having a senior management role within a clinical trials unit.
- Have been trained to deliver Systemic Anti-Cancer Treatment (SACT) and carry out intrapleural catheterization
Skills / Knowledge / Ability
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and I communication skills and ability to work autonomously and as part of a team and operate effectively in a multidisciplinary environment
- You will be able to provide and receive complex, sensitive information, communicating this highly sensitive information to patients using empathy and reassurance, gain cooperation where required and overcome barriers to understanding by possessing excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- You will be able to manage complex facts or situations, requiring analysis, interpretations and comparison in relation to research trials/studies.
- You will be able to plan and organise complex activities and programmes, requiring formulation and adjustment as necessitated.
- Ability to negotiate with and influence the work of staff not managed by the team.
- You will recruit to, support and develop a specialist nursing service provision.
- Be able to work on own initiative, make decisions and take responsibility for the unit.
- Have a flexible approach to challenges and be able to work to deadlines
- Be aware of other department's priorities and able to ensure unit is working to the best capacity.
- Able to demonstrate involvement with innovative practice developments and demonstrate evidence of significant achievements gained.
- Good presentation and report writing skills
- You will have the dexterity and coordination needed for undertaking venepuncture,intramuscular,skin punch biopsies and accuracy required for e.g. intravenous injections, syringe pumps and infusions. You will possess basic laboratory skills such as centrifugation and sample separation.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
