Are you interested in Research?
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust is a research-active organisation with a proven track-record in clinical research. We are committed to developing our research portfolio and to enable this we are strengthening our research infrastructure.
This role involves working cross-site at University Hospital Lewisham and Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich and the successful candidate would be managed jointly between the Paediatric and R& D teams.
We are currently looking for a nurse with an interest in Children’s research to be part of our team in Children’s Services to coordinate the multiple research studies that we have enrolled in alongside the Consultant with an interest in research and the research department.
You will be a part of a friendly, passionate and supportive Research and Development team working together to support the delivery of NIHR portfolio studies and Commercial research studies. It is important that the applicant is self-motivated and has a keen interest in clinical research. Prior experience of working in paediatrics is essential for this role but having research experience is desirable.
Previous applicants need not apply.
The role involves working closely alongside the multi-disciplinary team and the research participants and their families. Central to the role is recruitment- undertaking all aspects of a clinical research trial including screening and assessing patient eligibility for the trial, obtaining informed consent, carrying out study procedures, entering study data, undertaking study follow ups in accordance with study protocol. The successful applicant will be responsible for en suring that any research undertaken within the department safeguards the well-being of the patients and is conducted within ICH Good Clinical Practice Guidelines for Research.
Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:
Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
Improving the experience of staff with disability
Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
Making equalities mainstream

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