Job responsibilities
Communication and relationship skills
- To always maintain confidentiality of information regarding patients.
- Ability to provide complex research related information to research participants and their families when taking consent for the research study or carrying out a research procedure.
- Ensure that verbal and written information provided to research participants is appropriate.
- To communicate and liaise effectively with all members of the multidisciplinary and research teams within and external to the Trust, both verbally and in writing, providing and receiving complex or sensitive information.
- Ensure parents/carers and the child (when appropriate), have the opportunity to agree and/or negotiate care in line with research protocols.
- Provide training to researchers and research colleagues as required
Knowledge, training, and experience
Registered nurse or midwife
- Knowledge of local, national, and international research regulations and guidance.
- To understand and undertake training in Good Clinical Practice (GCP).
- To co-ordinate and facilitate research projects and clinical trials within the Trust.
- To undertake administration of prescribed medication within the Trust policy for administration of medicines.
- To be aware of the resources available for continuing education and demonstrate a positive attitude towards self-development.
- To work within Trust Child Safeguarding Policies and undertake safeguarding training at Level 3.
- Identify own personal and professional needs through the personal development review process, knowledge, and skills framework & clinical supervision process and to work and achieve objectives set.
- To ensure that personal mandatory and statutory training requirements are met in accordance with Sheffield Childrens NHS Foundation Trust policies, maintaining own professional profile.
- Maintain competence in the use of medical devices used in research activity in the Trust.
Analytical and judgement skills
- Ability to analyse complex facts and situations where decisions need to be made about the inclusion or exclusion of a participant on a trial and where this needs to be reconciled with the study protocol.
- Ability to assess patient condition, clinical situations and report as necessary adverse events and serious adverse events and breaches of GCP and the trial protocol.
- Utilise clinical and risk assessment skills to maintain a safe working environment.
- To review current practice and report to ward/departmental manager areas requiring change.
- Liaise with supporting departments to facilitate appointments for research participants to attend for research visits and assessments / interventions.
- Be able to manage and prioritise own workload and tasks, working to appropriate deadlines and to any targets set.
- Manage and co-ordinate the smooth running of allocated research projects, providing support as required to other research nurses within the Clinical Research Facility, elsewhere in the Trust and in local our research networks.
- To utilise various IT systems and platforms in place to transmit research data, communicate with external organisations and manage workload
- Ensure appropriate facilities and resources are available as required per research visit.
Providing patient/client care
- To be responsible for research participants care and wellbeing during their time participating on a study or trial.
- Ensure protocols are strictly followed and provide highly specialised advice concerning care during the trial and to guarantee that the study investigator is notified of any deviations from the protocol.
- Ensure that Adverse Events, Serious Adverse Events and Suspected Unexpected Serious Adverse Reactions are reported appropriately, and that patient safety is the priority and maintained at all times during study participation.
- Facilitate the consent and recruitment process in conjunction with local investigators.
- To be aware of the psychological/emotional needs of the patient/carer, responding and reporting appropriately.
- All staff have a responsibility to report all clinical and non-clinical accidents or incidents promptly and, when requested, to co-operate with any investigation undertaken.
- Recognise and report / manage any complaints from patients / carers, with support from Modern Matron, PALS or Risk Management Dept.
Supporting Service Development
- Works with strict adherence to the research governance framework, EU Clinical Trials Directive, and all other local, national and international mandated research policies.
- Promote clinical excellence through participating in setting, maintaining and monitoring standards of care within the clinical governance framework and take part in audit and benchmarking.
- To participate and assist in systematic monitoring and evaluation of nursing practice within the department and keep abreast of new developments in nursing and research practice.
- Holder will work under clearly defined occupational, research and specific
Mental effort
- Frequent concentration where work pattern can be unpredictable
- Frequent prolonged concentration for meticulously accurate data collection and preparing research documentation
- To be alert to changing needs of patients, research participants and staff.
Emotional effort
- Post holder may occasionally come across distressing circumstances
- Requirement to explain complex clinical trials to patients and carers
- Providing ongoing support for research participants and their carers
Working conditions
- Occasional unpleasant working conditions - potential for distressed patients / carers.
- To have daily direct exposure to blood and body fluids.
- To work with pharmaceutical products under COSHH regulations.
- Recognise areas of potential conflict responding effectively to verbal or physical aggression using conflict resolution skills,
- Though post is based in the Northern General OPD2, occasionally there may be a requirement to work at another of the Trusts sites in Sheffield or to conduct home visits.
- Though the standard daily working pattern will be 9 to 5 there may be the occasional requirement to work out of hours / weekends to accommodate clinical trial protocols.
- Must be willing and able to attend relevant meetings / conferences / investigator meetings for clinical trials which can take place in the UK or overseas.
Inclusive Recruitment & Selection
We are committed to being an inclusive employer and accurate data capture is an important part of that to ensure we are supportive and representative. Our aim is to ensure that all applicants can see themselves in the available categories on our application form, but we recognise that some of our data capture fields are not inclusive. We have flagged this with our system provider to ask for change.
We offer encouragement and active support to applicants with additional needs, including those from ethnic minorities, with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ+ community. If you wish to adjust any aspect of the recruitment process or wish to find out more about our recruitment & selection processes, please get in touch with our Recruitment Manager: Catherine.Gilbert7@nhs.net
We are continually reviewing our recruitment & selection process to support the long-term aim of Sheffield Childrens being a champion of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. If you have any ideas for improvement, please get in touch with Catherine Gilbert at Catherine.Gilbert7@nhs.net
Trust Values
The Trust is committed to providing great quality patient care and keep children, young people and families at the heart of what we do by following our CARE values:
- Compassion leading by kindness and showing empathy, understanding and respect
- Accountability striving to do the right thing and owning responsibility
- Respect value differences, tackling inequality and fostering a culture of inclusive.
- Excellence delivering a high-quality standard of care
