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About Us:
The UCL Institute for Global Health (IGH) is at the heart of UCL’s Grand Challenge of Global Health. The Institute’s vision is for a world where international policy on global health is informed by world-class research. IGH aims to support the development of robust solutions to aspects of the world’s major global health challenges through scholarly outputs, education, public engagement, translational research, and ultimately by influencing public policy and professional practice.

The UCL Centre for Clinical Research in Infection and Sexual Health has a research programme covering a wide range of studies from observational cohort studies, qualitative and mixed methods studies to intervention trials. Historically most of the work has focussed on HIV and other sexually transmitted infections including viral hepatitis. Recently we have expanded our portfolio infectious diseases research particularly to support studies in TB and COVID-19, and most recently Mpox infection. The centre collaborates with other centres in IGH to provide the support needed to conduct clinical research. In the case of TB, we work closely with the Centre for Molecular Epidemiology and Translational Research, the Centre for Pragmatic Global Health Trials and the MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL. These centres host a number of infectious disease studies (including TB) as part of a programme of transdisciplinary global health research.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Research Nurse to join our team. The successful candidate will play a key role in conducting participant recruitment and completing study procedures such as completion of questionnaires, blood and other sample collection and clinical procedures (such as skin tests) as specified in the study protocol. 

About the role:
The particular focus for this post will be in our TB studies including both observational studies and clinical trials. These studies recruit in both secondary and primary care settings, and in non-NHS sites in the community.

The postholder will be expected to:

• Assist the principal investigator with pre-study preparation and study initiation
• Provide training for other research and clinic staff on studies
• Identify and recruit participants
• Comply with the study procedures and data collection regulations
• Liaise with delivery services for the transport of specimens, and ensure samples are packaged so that they meet regulations for their safe transport
• Assist with other research projects undertaken by the clinical research team
• Provide patient care within the expanded role of nurses in the clinical services to support treatment and care of patients with infectious diseases as relevant to the study population under the supervision of the designated clinician.

The role is full time (i.e. 36.5 hours per week) and is available immediately for 12 months in the first instance.

An acceptable enhanced DBS check is required to carry out this role.

A job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page.

Salary range: £42,099 - £50,585 per annum (including London Allowance), depending on experience.

If you have any queries about the role, please contact Florence Bascombe on [email protected].

If you need reasonable adjustments or a more accessible format to apply for this job online or have any queries about the application process, please contact the IGH HR Team on [email protected].

About you:

The postholder must have a current professional registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and must have knowledge of infectious disease, blood-borne virus infection and/or sexual health. Phlebotomy skills is also an essential requirement for this role.

The ideal candidates will be organised, with meticulous attention to detail and record keeping, excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively with a range of individuals and groups. They will have an understanding of data protection and confidentiality issues with the ability to maintain accurate clinical, research and other records using the organisation’s documentation, clinical trial site files and other data collection methods.

The postholder is expected to make best practice an absolute priority. Making inclusivity, diversity and inter (cultural) awareness core to actions and decision-making for self and team are also essential requirements for this role.

What we offer:

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:

• 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
• Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• Immigration loan
• Relocation scheme for certain posts
• On-Site nursery
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
• Discounted medical insurance

Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion:

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.

We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce.

These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.

Our department holds an Athena SWAN Silver award, in recognition of our commitment and demonstrable impact in advancing gender equality.