Senior Research Nurse

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Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.

Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital.

Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.

Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.

In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.

We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.

Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’.

The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.

We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.

Job Overview

This full-time, 12 month secondment ( 12 month fixed term is also considered)

We are looking for an exceptional senior research nurse to join the MPN (Myeloproliferative Neoplasm) Research Team within Oncology and Haematology Clinical Trials (OHCT) team. This post is to provide clinical leadership for our rapidly expanding research portfolio, and support the team to deliver high-quality research.

The successful candidate will work alongside the Team Lead. You will be responsible in identifying patients suitable for entry into clinical trials by attending clinics (screening notes/consultant referral) and Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) meetings. Participate in the informed consent process acting as a resource and support to patients and their families and coordinate the research patient pathway from screening through to trial closure, creation of prompts at the setup stage of the trial.

Applicants must be a registered adult nurse with evidence of continuing professional development. You should have good experience in clinical research within the NHS, a strong clinical background and desire and willingness to learn & develop others. Essential skills are excellent communication and interpersonal skills, the ability to multitask and meet tight deadlines, the ability and initiative to work independently and manage a patient caseload across a variety of research studies.

Person specification

Skills

Essential criteria

You have evidence of excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Evidence of accuracy and close attention to details (

Ability to work autonomously and as a member of a small team, as well as part of the wider multidisciplinary team in relation to clinical trials

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 pipetting and centrifugation

Desirable criteria

Systemic Anti-cancer Therapies (SACT)/ Chemotherapy accreditation

Immediate Life Support (ILS) accreditation

Experience

Essential criteria

You will have substantial experience in clinical trials, teaching and mentoring as demonstrated by your individual portfolio

You will have in depth knowledge of 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

Ability to set direction and lead a team of research professionals

Demonstrable leadership experience

Knowledge of recent NHS legislation and recommendations in the field of cancer and palliative care

Desirable criteria

In depth understanding of research methodologies including phase I – IV clinical trials

Knowledge/Qualifications

Essential criteria

NMC Level One Registration – RN Adult

Your professional knowledge acquired at degree level will be supplemented by specialist training, experience and/or short courses

Post-registration teaching qualification (e.g. 998 or mentorship course)

Desirable criteria

Relevant masters level qualification or higher

Further details / informal visits contact

Name

Sharon Whelan

Job title

OHCT Research Matron

Email address

[email protected]

Telephone number

02071884274