Ideal candidates should possess strong planning and organisational skills, and although prior clinical research experience is not mandatory, a proactive attitude and willingness to work flexibly across the Trust are essential. The position includes responsibilities such as randomisation, completion of case report forms (CRFs), and maintaining records in accordance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP) guidelines.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced Research Nurse / Coordinator, with excellent planning and organisational skills to join our research team at Northwick Park Hospital
The LNWH is a research active Trust. The research teams and R&D are committed to improving healthcare services by promoting and supporting a wide range of high quality research.
The role will involve setting up and coordinating clinical studies, delivering on key objectives and developing research capacity within the Research and development. You will recruit patients into studies and be responsible for all aspects of the studies or enrolment and data collection. You will work collaboratively with the clinical studies team and the wider multi-disciplinary team (MDT) in the management of clinical trials.
The post holder will be expected to be proactive in educating clinical staff in the specifics of running clinical trials. You should demonstrate the ability to manage own work load and to work as part of a team.
We will consider a hard worker candidate with no clinical research experience and newly qualified people with no research experience at Band 5
The post holder will be responsible for assessing and managing the care pathways for patients and carers participating in clinical studies. This will involve the recruitment, education and monitoring of patients in studies and the collection and documentation of accurate data. You will work collaboratively with different clinical studies team and the wider multi-disciplinary team (MDT) in the management of your own caseload of patients in clinical research studies.
The post holder will participate in the process of supporting the consent process, including the explanation of standard and research treatment, risks, benefits and side effects. She/he will be responsible for randomisation, completion of case report forms (CRFs) and the maintenance of accurate records according to ICH-GCP (Good Clinical Practice). The post holder will also have responsibility for the organisation of investigations, tracking follow-up of patients, entering data and making regular submissions of data to clinical trials centres and the R&D Department. The post holder will be expected to be proactive in educating clinical staff in the specifics of running clinical trials. Willingness to work flexibly is an essential aspect of this post.
Although the post holder will be based at Central Middlesex hospital they will be expected to work flexibly across the Trust.
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