Research Nurse

at  Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Clinical Research Facility (CRF) is a Phase 1 accredited unit, the first NHS trust in England and Wales to achieve this standard.
The facility undertakes and delivers clinical trials in patients and healthy volunteers with a particular emphasis on early phase research.
Patients and volunteers are seen in comfortable surroundings ultimately improving the experience for participants in Clinical Trials.
This is a band 5 Research Nurse post with the potential progression to a band 6, in accordance to Annex 20 Agenda for change.
This will be reviewed no earlier than one year and no later than two years.
The post holder must meet the band 6 competencies in order to move onto the Band 6 Job description.
The post holder will provide support with early phase clinical trials and work closely with the Operational team.
They will assist with all aspects of the planning, conduct and reporting of all clinical trials under supervision.
The post holder will assist the Clinicians in the assessment of patients/volunteers for eligibility for research and monitoring of their condition throughout their participation.
To undertake participant study visits, screening clinics and clinical trial procedure including coordinating special tests in other departments.
To carry out the collection, processing of samples according to protocol requirements.
To carry out treatment procedures and treatment interventions, including venepuncture, cannulation, ECGs, and vital sign recording.
To keep accurate records and prepare for audits and inspections.
To have an understanding of clinical research including ethics and drug development.
The post holder will ensure that all clinical research activity is ICH GCP compliant and conducted in accordance with the agreed protocols. They will maintain a high standard of patient care in line with Trust and R&D policies and protocols and in accordance with the Research Governance Framework.
The post does include shifts patterns including night shifts and weekends. The post holder will provide on call nursing cover outside of normal working hours for the CRF on occasion and by arrangement to assist and provide support to the CRF Physician on call.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
To hear more about our achievements click here https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf

Please refer the Job description for details