Job summary
- Main area
- Emergency Department
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- 9 months (Fixed term contract/ secondment opportunity for 9.5 months)
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 234-24-R003
- Employer
- Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
- Town
- Norwich
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/05/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 24/05/2024
Employer heading
Clinical Research Nurse/Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 6
At NNUH it is our privilege to provide healthcare to over one million people across Norfolk and surrounding areas. Our vision is to ‘provide the best care for every patient’, and if this inspires you and you share our values, we really want you to join our team.
NNUH is currently the busiest Trauma Unit in the East of England caring for almost 850 trauma patients annually many with complex care needs. We are enhancing our urgent and emergency care specialist services for patients with significant injuries as a result of trauma and have an ambition to become a Major Trauma Centre.
Our values support our vision and guide the behaviour of everything we do, these are:
People-focused
We look after the needs of our patients, carers and colleagues, to provide a safe and caring experience for all.
Respect
We act with care, compassion and kindness and value others’ diverse needs.
Integrity
We take an honest, open and ethical approach to everything we do.
Dedication
We work as one team and support each other to maintain the highest professional standards.
Excellence
We continuously learn and improve to achieve the best outcomes for our patients and our hospital.
Wish you were here? So do we.
We want all our staff to achieve a balance between work and personal life and understand how important flexible working can be. We welcome applications on a full or part time basis, various shift patterns and hybrid working, where roles allow.
At the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH), we know the benefits diversity can bring to our organisation such as creativity, innovation and compassion. All of which have a direct impact towards our staff and patient experience. We are committed to being a Hospital for All – being equitable and inclusive, and a place where all feel a sense of belonging. We therefore particularly encourage and welcome applications from candidates who are underrepresented in NNUH’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, people with diverse abilities and people within the LGBT+ community.
Job overview
Fixed term contract/ secondment opportunity for 9.5 months
Do you have a passion for research? Are you looking to work for a flexible team, playing a key role in widely recognised emergency medicine research studies? This is an exciting time for emergency medicine research at NNUH. We have a new dynamic research team delivering a variety of studies and are looking to expand with the addition of a band 6 research nurse/practitioner. Significant emergency medicine experience is essential. Research experience is desirable but not essential.
We have a shared goal within our team; to undertake clinical research to improve treatment and care of patients here at NNUH and beyond. The ideal candidate will be dedicated to this goal and will recognise its significance; as well as the importance of our Trust’s PRIDE values. Research is highly regulated; you should have an understanding of trial protocols and policies, and an awareness of research governance.
As post-holder, you will play a key role in the delivery of all Emergency medicine research studies.
Part time: 18.75 hours per week
Interview date: 24th May 2024
If you are considering applying for this post on a secondment basis, please discuss with your Line Manager prior to applying to ascertain whether this could be supported.
Main duties of the job
or experience of working in a hospital setting, or working towards a health/research qualification (or have demonstrable equivalent experience.)
As an emergency department research nurse you will be people focused in your approach; recruiting, educating and monitoring those in the trial, and will collect and document your findings accurately. This will be across a wide variety of studies coving both the adult and paediatric emergency departments. You will have excellent communication skills with a positive and flexible approach to the workload. You should be a qualified Registered Nurse, have research experience,
Clinical Research is a highly regulated field, the role involves using an in-depth knowledge of trial protocols and their application in practice, alongside a working knowledge and compliance with the regulations. You should therefore have a good understanding of research procedures, documentation and policies, as well as an awareness of local, national and international research governance issues or have a willingness to develop this knowledge
This post is perfect for an organised individual who is happy to work independently and as part of a wider team.
Working for our organisation
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To work according to ICH Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines and research governance standards for clinical trials and current Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
- To demonstrate in-depth knowledge of trial protocols and their application in practice alongside a working knowledge of how to comply with local, national and international research regulations.
- To manage a caseload of concurrent clinical studies following a range of complex clinical trial protocols and to contribute to the management of the local portfolio of clinical trials.
- To identify, screen and recruit participants into research studies according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria to ensure the effective achievement of study aims and monitoring of their condition throughout participation.
- To ensure that trial specific investigations are undertaken as required by the research protocol in order to establish eligibility and safety to enter the trial for its total duration.
- act as a resource to the members of the MDT.
- To register/randomise participants into trials and to ensure that all clinical trial records, Case Report Forms (CRFs) and participant records are completed contemporaneously and maintained with a high degree of accuracy. These records may be in paper, optical or electronic form. To maintain accurate documentation of participant events in nursing/medical notes.
- To identify barriers to recruitment to trials and ensure that the Network and R&D is aware of them. To support/action plans as required.
- To act as a primary contact point for clinical trial participants.
- To provide ongoing information, education and support to participants (and their significant others) regarding clinical trials.
Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.
Person specification
Qualifications
Desirable criteria
- ICH Good Clinical Practice training
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience at Band 5 or above, working in an NHS environment some of which should have been working in a research role
- Evidence of research activity and a good understanding of research and clinical trials
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication and inter-personal skills with an ability to deal with the public and colleagues in a pleasant and polite manner at all times
- Competence in standard PC packages (including Excel, Access)
Attitude, aptitude
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH’s PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Laura Lee
- Job title
- ACP/Clinical researcher
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01603 286286
- Additional information
Ext: 3571
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