Band 7 Senior Clinical Research Nurse

Job summary

• The post holder will be responsible for the co-ordination andmanagement of the Gastroenterology, Dermatology and Rheumatology Research team at the St Georges Hospital NIHR Clinical Research Facility.
• The post holder will work collaboratively with the Clinical Research Matron/Head of Research Nursing and wider multidisciplinary team in the management of a portfolio of clinical trials and be accountable for the achievement of local and national targets in relation to the service.
• The post holder will be involved in ensuring that any research undertaken safeguards the well-being of the patient and is conducted within Good Clinical Practice Guidelines for research.
• The post holder will have the skills to lead by example as an expert practitioner providing organisation and leadership to the multi-professional team and supporting the patient throughout a clinical trial.
• The post holder will also be expected to have sufficient skills to enable patients to make informed choices concerning their involvement in clinical trials by providing advice and information and acting as the patients advocate.
• The post holder must also be willing to move to different clinical specialties within the remit of their qualifications and where the need to do so is identified.

Informal visits are encouraged.

Main duties of the job

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, committed and experienced individual within the NIHR Clinical Research Facility as a Senior Research Nurse.

This is an exciting opportunity with responsibility for the set-up, recruiting to, and co-ordinating early and late phase clinical trials, and the shared line management and training of research staff working in this portfolio.

• The successful candidate will work closely with Principal Investigators to establish and further develop research in the Gastroenterology, Dermatology and Rheumatology disease area .
• Key responsibilities of the post include the co-ordination and management of research team and research portfolio.
• Central to this role is responsibility for assessing and managing the care pathways for patients participating in clinical trials and studies.

About us

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.