An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Research and Innovation Team. You will be a compassionate, accountable individual who treats all colleagues, patients and service users with respect and seeks to deliver excellence in their role.As a key member of the Research Delivery Team, you will support the delivery of a wide range of research studies undertaken at Sheffield Children's. This post will primarily focus on the delivery of research trials and studies within the Clinical Research Facility from phase 1 to 4 but will also support studies being undertaken across the Trust. With the complexity of clinical trials increasing and more specialties becoming research active this is an opportunity to work with different teams within and external to the Trust and offer children and young people the opportunity to take part in exciting and potentially life changing clinical research.

We are specifically seeking a candidate who has a validNMC registration

Main duties of the job

We will provide excellent opportunities for professional development. You will be responsible for assessing and managing the care pathways for patients and carers participating in clinical trials.

This will involve the recruitment, education and monitoring of research participants and the collection and documentation of accurate data.

About us

Sheffield Children's is one of three independent, specialist paediatric hospitals in the country, providing dedicated healthcare for children and young people across community, mental health and acute specialist settings.

We have three overarching aims that set the direction for the Trust in our vision to create a healthier future for children and young people.

• Outstanding patient care
• Brilliant place to work
• Leader in children's health

Our commitment to rewarding colleagues is demonstrated through our brilliant reward and benefits offer including generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme and access to salary sacrifice schemes such as cycle to work and lease cars.

We are committed to supporting colleagues from different heritages and lifestyles while at work. This is supported through the offer we have in place for flexible working and the three equality network groups we have in place. Colleagues are encouraged to join these groups and request flexible working.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information on the main responsibilities for this post, please refer to the job description and person specification.

Informal discussion or visits are encouraged, please contact Bee O'Shea or Stuart Gormley (0114 2717417) or stuart.gormley@nhs.net / bee.oshea@nhs.net

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree or Diploma as Registered Nurse or Midwife
• Have training in or be willing to undertake training in Good Clinical Practice and other relevant courses as required for the conduct of research in the NHS
• Good understanding and awareness of the National Institute of Health Research and how research in the UK is supported
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Clinical Skills: Venepuncture and Cannulation
• Teaching, Mentoring and Assessors qualification
• Higher level of qualification (MSc / PhD) in a relevant clinical / scientific discipline
• Training in taking Informed Consent in clinical research

Experience

Essential

• Significant work experience - post registration experience for registered staff
• Recent experience working with patients/children and planning and delivering their care
• Significant knowledge of/expereince of delivering clinical research studies in the clinical setting and/or considerable exposure to research conducted in the NHS
• Experience of liasing with and maintaining good working relationships with other health professionals across all clinical disciplines at all levels.

Desirable

• Experince of co-ordinating and delivering multi centred clinical studies and complex interventional trials
• Experience of preparing clinical research projects for monitoring / audit / regulatory inspection
• Clinical skills: experience of venepuncture and cannulation, ECG, lung function tests, intravenous drug administration, sample handling and processing

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Knowledge of EU Directive for Clinical Trials, Research Governance Framework and Good Clinical Practice

Desirable

• Clinical skills: Venepuncture and Cannulation, ECG, lung function tests, intravenous drug administration, sample handling and processing
• Qualified and able to give intravenous injections and draw blood from lines

Employer details

Employer name

Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Sheffield Children's Hospital

Western Bank

Sheffield

S10 2TH

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