An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced Research Nurse / Coordinator, with excellent planning and organisational skills to join our Ophthalmology research team at Central Middlesex hospital .

The LNWH is a research active Trust. The research teams and R& D are committed to improving healthcare services by promoting and supporting a wide range of high quality research.

The role will involve setting up and coordinating clinical studies, delivering on key objectives and developing research capacity within the Research and development. You will recruit patients into studies and be responsible for all aspects of the studies or enrolment and data collection. You will work collaboratively with the clinical studies team and the wider multi-disciplinary team (MDT) in the management of clinical trials.

The post holder will be expected to be proactive in educating clinical staff in the specifics of running clinical trials. You should demonstrate the ability to manage own work load and to work as part of a team.

Previous experience working within a clinical research environment will be desirable. This post offers excellent opportunities in gaining managerial experience and the opportunity to maintain your clinical skills.

The post will be based at Central Middlesex hospital. The London North West London Healthcare NHS Trust comprises Northwick Park & St Mark's Hospitals in Harrow, CMH in Park Royal and Ealing Hospital.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for assessing and managing the care pathways for patients and carers participating in clinical studies. This will involve the recruitment, education and monitoring of patients in studies and the collection and documentation of accurate data. You will work collaboratively with different clinical studies team and the wider multi-disciplinary team (MDT) in the management of your own caseload of patients in clinical research studies.

The post holder will participate in the process of supporting the consent process, including the explanation of standard and research treatment, risks, benefits and side effects. She/he will be responsible for randomisation, completion of case report forms (CRFs) and the maintenance of accurate records according to ICH-GCP (Good Clinical Practice). The post holder will also have responsibility for the organisation of investigations, tracking follow-up of patients, entering data and making regular submissions of data to clinical trials centres and the R& D Department. The post holder will be expected to be proactive in educating clinical staff in the specifics of running clinical trials. Willingness to work flexibly is an essential aspect of this post.

Although the post holder will be based at Central Middlesex hospital they will be expected to work flexibly across the Trust.

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWUH) is one of the integrated NHS Trusts in the country. Our team of more than 8,000 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of approximately one million people providing hospital services to the people of Brent, Harrow and beyond.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

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LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please review job description for further details.

Duties will also include

Identification of patients who are suitable for entry into clinical trials and plan the care and support of patients according to clinical trial protocols, and to monitor responses throughout the trial

Communicate with other research nurse and co-ordinators within the Trust and develop good working relations to help support them where necessary and encourage a good working relationship with the medical doctors and nurses involved in patient care and facilitate a team approach to patient recruitment/enrolment to trials and safe practice.

Work at all times according to regulations as described in ICH, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), and to the most current guidance relating to research governance and research ethics in each Trust and liaise with Clinical Trial Offices and external investigators and designated staff within supporting departments when necessary to set up and coordinate research studies.

Support the research strategy of the Trust.

Person Specification

Education and Qualification

Essential

• oRegistered Nurse or possession of a relevant degree
• oCurrent good clinical research practice course (ICH-GCP)

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• able to demonstrate they have the ability to work in a clinical environment
• oExperience of managing and Coordinating patient care

Desirable

• oPrevious experience in working in clinical research

Skills and abilities

Essential

• oAbility to acquire in-depth knowledge of trial protocols and to communicate this to professionals and lay persons
• able to work unsupervised as part of team

Desirable

• be flexible and adapt to the service need

Employer details

Employer name

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Central Middlesex Hospital

Acton Lane

London

NW10 7NS

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