John Van Geest Centre for Brain Repair

Research Nurse / Practitioner (0.6 FTE)
Department/location: Department of Clinical Neurosciences
Salary: £37,694-£46,049 pro rata

An opportunity has arisen for a dedicated and enthusiastic individual with an interest in Parkinson's disease to join Dr Caroline Williams-Gray's team as a Research Nurse / Practitioner in the Clinical Neurosciences department at the University of Cambridge. The lab works at the interface of clinical and laboratory science, aiming to better understand the clinical variability of Parkinson's disease and the underlying biological basis of this, with a view to developing more targeted and personalised therapies. The successful candidate will play a critical role in supporting the EJS-ACT PD trial.

The post-holder will manage the delivery of the EJS ACT-PD Trial at the Cambridge site, facilitate recruitment from under-served communities and support the trial's delivery across less experienced sites within the Research Delivery Network region. EJS ACT-PD is a multi-arm, multi-stage platform trial assessing potential disease-modifying therapies for Parkinson's disease.

The trial will be delivered on a national scale, across approximately 40 UK sites, with a 4-year recruitment period and 3-year treatment duration. EJS ACT-PD will be co-led by University College London and Newcastle University and coordinated by the Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit (MRC CTU). Approximately 15 core-funded staff members in similar roles will be placed at delivery sites across the UK to form a network of dedicated delivery staff.

The post-holder will have responsibility for the recruitment of eligible participants to EJS ACT-PD, using EDI strategies to encourage diverse participation from underserved groups. They will also be responsible for data collection during participant study visits at their site, including administration of Parkinson's disease rating scales (e.g., MDS-UPDRS). It is expected that the post-holder will support less experienced trial sites within their region to improve regional PD research infrastructure.

For questions relating to the post, please contact Katie Andresen via email: [email protected]

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available until 31 December 2027 in the first instance.

Once an offer of employment has been accepted, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service check (enhanced with children and adults' barred lists) and a health assessment. This appointment also requires NMC Registration and a Research Passport application.

Please ensure that you upload a covering letter and CV in the Upload section of the online application. The covering letter should outline how you match the criteria for the post and why you are applying for this role. If you upload any additional documents which have not been requested, we will not be able to consider these as part of your application.

Please include details of your referees, including email address and phone number, one of which must be your most recent line manager.

Please quote reference ZE48175 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

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