Are you an enthusiastic, self-motivated nurse, with excellent interpersonal and organisation skills, and a keen interest in research?

We are looking for an experienced nurse to join our team of research nurses and clinical research practitioners at Hereford County Hospital, where we support the delivery of high-quality NIHR portfolio and commercial research.

Main duties of the job

To promote clinical trials at Hereford, acting as a resource for the department regarding the current clinical trial portfolio and future clinical trials. To support patients involved in trials including assessment, planning, implementing and evaluating research nursing care.

Ensuring clinical trials have approvals to proceed, collecting data, interviewing and monitoring patients and data entry. Supervise and teach patients, carers, and junior members of staff.

About us

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential.

Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To view role requirements and role responsibilities in full, please view supporting documents linked to this vacancy.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

• Registered General Nurse
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Desirable

• ICH GCP Training
• Advanced communication training
• Teaching/assessing qualification such as ENB 998

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

Essential

• Leadership and interpersonal skills
• Analytical and judgement skills
• IT skills
• Ability to work autonomously whilst aware of own learning
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to communicate and engage a multidisciplinary team
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Planning and organisational skills for a range of complex activities
• Flexible and adaptable to meet the differing demands of research projects

Desirable

• Able to perform venepuncture
• Knowledge of clinical trials, including: NIHR, ICH-GCP, consent process, data protection, audit and inspection

Experience

Essential

• Experience of teaching within clinical areas

Desirable

• Experience in clinical research as a Band 5 or equivalent
• Experience of implementing change

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Team player
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Effective and sensitive handling of difficult information and situations

Other

Essential

• Ability to fulfil the travel requirements of the post
• Ability to meet the moving and handling requirements of the post

Employer details

Employer name

Wye Valley NHS Trust

Address

Hereford County Hospital

Stonebow Road

Hereford

HR1 2ER

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229-COR-6434858