Clinical Research Nurse/Practitioner

We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic Clinical Research Nurse or Practitioner to join our friendly and dynamic research and knowledge team at Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust.

The Clinical Research Nurse/Practitioner will help promote the studies in the portfolio, identify, consent and recruit eligible service users and carers to a range of NIHR research studies. They will be responsible for collecting trial-specific baseline data and follow-up data and maintenance of the investigator site file.

The post holder will take responsibility for accurate data collection and maintenance of databases and computerised systems. They will manage the participant's pathway in the study and manage the allocated studies from set-up to completion according to the study protocol and in line with GCP guidelines. This will involve close liaison with mental health, social care and primary care services including both psychiatric units and community settings.

Working alongside the Senior Clinical Research Nurse, the post holder will contribute towards the collaborative research endeavour by working with researchers and wider stakeholders on a range of projects, recruiting participants and helping to support and engage them in the research.

Although based at Memorial Hospital, this is predominantly a cross-site role. Ability and willingness to travel across all trust and some external sites in a timely way is essential. Access to own means of transport would be an advantage.

Main duties of the job

• As a key member of the R&K team, they will be responsible for the provision of robust operational support in all aspects of clinical trials administration according to Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines, local standard operating procedures (SOPs) and other relevant Oxleas policies.
• Be responsible for their own personal and professional development, ensuring that all relevant skills and training (e.g., GCP) remain updated to carry out all job-related responsibilities.
• Help to advertise the studies in the portfolio, identify and recruit service users and carers who are eligible to take part in a range of research projects.
• Responsible for collecting trial-specific baseline data and follow up data and maintenance of the investigator site file.
• Recruit patients to observational studies and clinical Trials and participate in the follow-up and completion of relevant trial-specific paperwork.
• Ensure that patients' care and treatment, assessments, follow-up and data collection are conducted according to the study protocol and in line with GCP guidelines. This will involve close liaison with mental health, social care and primary care services including both psychiatric units and community settings.
• Scan the NIHR Research Portfolio for new suitable studies Oxleas can host and liaise with clinical teams for feasibility assessments for the studies.

About us

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.

We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as theBractonCentre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

We're Kind

We Listen

We Care

Job responsibilities

A more detailed description of the post, along with a person specification, can be found in the attached document.

Person Specification Education/qualifications

• Life sciences (Biomedical science, psychology, medical sciences etc.) or nursing degree or equivalent experience
• Registered nurse, Clinical Research Practitioner or another relevant registered professional
• Master degree in a relevant clinical specialty

Other Requirements

• Ability and willingness to travel across all trust sites in a timely way.
• Well-developed people skills, respectful and empathic towards others

Experience and Knowledge

• Experience of working within clinical research
• Clinical experience within a mental health or community health setting
• Experience of working with service users in a patient facing role
• Experience of using and setting up research databases.

Skills/abilities/knowledge

• Good clinical practice (GCP) trained.
• Evidence of knowledge in research study/understanding of clinical research methodology
• Ability to critically review research proposals.
• Ability to work autonomously, set own priorities and manage time effectively
• Ability to interpret patient records and extract clinical data.
• Excellent organisation, communication, writing and presentation skills
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.