We are currently looking for a dynamic individual to join our team as a Clinical Research Delivery Nurse. This role involves working on the SARS-CoV-2 Controlled Human Infection Model (CHIM) studies under the leadership of Professor Helen McShane at the University of Oxford. The studies are conducted at the Experimental Medicine Clinical Research Facility (EMCRF), a five-bed unit that facilitates multiple research trials and is part of a collaboration between the OUH-NHS Trust and the University of Oxford.
The ideal candidate should be able to adapt, prioritise, and manage changing demands, demonstrate self-motivation with strong problem-solving skills, exhibit enthusiasm for working independently and within a multidisciplinary team, and have a keen interest in professional and service development.
We offer a friendly and supportive environment, providing opportunities for professional and personal development and support for enhancing skill development.
The working pattern entails long days, nights, and weekends during the quarantine cycle, with the flexibility to be redeployed during study downtime.
Employment is contingent upon satisfactory occupational health assessments and SARS-CoV-2 vaccination as a condition of employment.
Key responsibilities will include managing an allocated portfolio of studies and study participants, coordinating shifts, planning and scheduling research-specific tasks, conducting screening and follow-up visits, ensuring accurate data entry, and providing nursing care to participants in quarantine. For more information, please refer to the Job Description.
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel .
Main Tasks and Responsibilities
Clinical Research

The post holder will practice with knowledge, skills and behaviours which…

• Be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of participant care

during participation in clinical research visits.

• Manage workload and coordinate allocated clinical trials and research studies
• Assessing, planning & implementing care for clinical trial participants during research visits
• Practice in compliance with their code of professional conduct, being responsible and

accountable for their decisions, actions, or omissions.

• Utilise effective communication skills through a variety of methods, supporting participants in

decision making in relation to clinical trial and study entry and participation.

• Utilise effective communication skills with colleagues both internally and/or externally, in verbal,

non-verbal and written communication methods, adapting to changing parameters as required,

which includes thorough accurate documentation in participants records as required

• Provide and receive highly sensitive, complex or contentious information relating to participant

involvement and care, and communicates information to participants, families or carers with

respect, compassion and empathy

• Able to competently perform a range of clinical procedures as required as part of the research

protocol, ensuring accurate data capture. Including: assisting with SARS-CoV-2 inoculations;
collection, preparation and processing of biological samples; caring for and managing quarantine
participants; assisting with participant pre-screening and screenings procedures; conducting

CLINICAL SERVICE LEAD:

Research Matron (UO)
Learning, Respect, Delivery, Excellence, Compassion, Improvement
Research Nurse JD (DEC 2022)

study follow-up visits

• Participate in and ensure compliance with Informed Consent Procedures, acting within

boundaries of own competency, research regulation and Trust policies/SOPs.

• Use own professional judgment identifying when to escalate and seek senior support/guidance
• Support the research team with all administrative tasks, including study set up including

completion of feasibility requests, as required

• Ensure all necessary regulatory approvals are in place prior to approaching potential study

participants

• Work within the limits of the approved protocol and any approved amendments

For more details, please see the Job Description

• Utilise effective communication skills through a variety of methods, supporting participants i