Band 6 Clinical Research Nurse Royal Brompton Hospital NHS AfC: Band 6 Main area research Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract 1 year (fixed term) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 196-RD318
Employer Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Brompton Town London Salary £44,806 - £53,134 p.a. inc HCA Salary period Yearly Closing 29/06/2025 23:59
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 We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic band 6 research nurse with relevant clinical experience to join our pulmonary hypertension research team at Royal Brompton hospital.
You will be primarily responsible for recruiting patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) into clinical trials involving a new drug called sotatercept. This includes an early access program, before it becomes available on the NHS. You will also be involved in biobanking blood samples for these patients and others with PH. You will also help develop patient pathways and a patient registry.
Main duties of the job You will be highly organised, competent in document and database management and data collection methods, and able to communicate effectively with clinical staff at all levels. As well as working with clinical investigators you will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary care teams to manage your portfolio of studies. Duties will include screening and consenting patients for studies, organising and managing trial documents and taking/storing tissue samples. You will be expected to liaise with external commercial and academic research partners . You will work closely with the PH clinical nurse specialists to manage the sotatercept early access program, arranging prescriptions and monitoring of patients on the program.
Experience in clinical research is desirable but not essential: the successful applicant will receive a comprehensive induction to the service
Working for our organisation Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS hospitals make up the largest specialist heart and lung center in the UK and among the largest in Europe and are known for their expertise, standard of care, and research success. The hospitals are part of Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. This role will be based at the Royal Brompton Hospital.
Our values are:
Caring – we put patients first
We provide patient and person-centred care. We care about others’ needs and wellbeing. We listen. We are compassionate to ourselves and others. We reflect on our actions. We are respectful and welcoming.
Ambitious – we innovate and strive for excellence
We innovate and strive for excellence. We act with integrity. We act on staff and patient feedback. We seek ways to improve the care and experience of others. We are efficient. We are committed to growth. We find new ways to deliver excellence.
Inclusive – we respect each other and work collaboratively
We respect each other and work collaboratively. We act on diverse views. We put ourselves in ‘others’ shoes’. We are building an anti-racism organisation. We seek opportunities to collaborate. We show sensitivity towards diversity of culture.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities Your primary responsibility will be coordinating clinical trials in patients with pulmonary hypertension, working collaboratively with principal investigators, support departments and sponsors to deliver trials successfully. You may also be involved in trials across a range of cardiovascular disorders. You will be expected show initiative and work with minimal supervision. Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) are essential and the role requires the ability to work independently and with others, both internally and externally. Other key activities include providing specialist advice for patients involved in research studies and ensuring that research is conducted according to all applicable guidelines. This role will involve extensive liaison with both internal and external clinical and research staff and requires attention to detail and a proactive approach.
Person specification Skills ability to work independently
Excellent interpersonal skills
Able to manage difficult situations effectively
able to prioritise and deliver objective
Experience recent NHS experience
logical and consistent career pattern
clinical research experience
knowledge of research governance framework
experience of working in an acute clinical setting
Knowledge.Qualifications NMC registration
evidence of ongoing professional development
recognised qualification in teaching or mentorship
Skills (cont'd) clarity and breadth in use of English language
Flexibility
Guy’s and St Thomas’celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.
Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy.
As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.
We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual’s personalcircumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process.
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