Paediatric Clinical Research Nurse

at  Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

As a Band 5 Children’s Research Nurse you will be at the forefront of co-ordinating and delivering clinical trials for infants, children and young people. You will work as part of a dedicated team of paediatric clinical research nurses and practitioners seeking to improve clinical care for children and their families from the advancements made through findings from our clinical research trials You will be highly organised with excellent attention to detail and a commitment to providing the best standard of care to our research partcipants and their families. The post is based on the Children’s Clinical Research Facility (CCRF), a purpose-built facility for the delivery of clinical trials specifically in children. The CCRF team also work to promote awareness of clinical research in the Trust and support staff with development of their own careers in clinical and academic research. There will be a requirement for working across the different sites at Imperial when necessary but mainly St Mary’s and Hammersmith Hospitals where the paediatric and women’s health services are located.
You will be responsible for supporting the safe and professional delivery of clinical research trials for children and their families in compliance with GCP and national and local research governance standards. You will have good, foundational clinical knowledge and experience of caring for patients in a paediatric setting with skills that can be translated into a clinical research nurse role. You will be required to adhere to local Trust policy and uphold Trust values in the care of our research participants and your own professional conduct. You will act as an ambassador for paediatric clinical research across the Trust in order to positively impact improvements in clinical care for children and young people. You will be a good communicator and be able to work collaboaratively with a variety of multi-disciplinary teams. You will work alongside the existing research staff to recruit patients into our clinical trials using the informed consent process and ensure that the studies are delivered as per their protocols from initiation to close-out. You will be a team player and enjoy supporting your colleagues as well as having the ability to work autonomously when appropriate.
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share.
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