Hours: 37.5hpw
Type: Permanent
About the role
The Clinical Research Nurse will act as part of the site clinical team and support the Clinical Research Nurse Manager in delivery of nursing activities relating to clinical trials. You will ensure that the clinical area of the research site provides a high quality and safe clinical research environment and manage nursing activities related to clinical trials, from initiation to termination according to ICH/GCP guidelines.
You will also ensure the commercial success of the site by contributing to the recruiting and maintenance of optimum patient numbers.
Key Responsibilities
Keep the commercial success of the site foremost in mind but not at the cost of the patients.
Manage nursing activities relating to clinical trials from the startup of a trial to the close out, working to ICH/GCP guidelines.
Drive quality assurance measures and appropriate policies to enhance clinical research activity and successful business delivery.
Exercise meticulous attention to detail when collecting, recording, safety reporting, and verifying study data, reviewing trends, and sharing best practice.
Promote and nurture a professional, welcoming, and pleasant environment for staff and participants to ensure effective team working and provide professional leadership.
Facilitate and ensure effective communication, by participation in regular clinical team, multidisciplinary, project strategy, feasibility, and core study meetings.
Review research protocols, identify and coordinate training and education requirements for clinical reports.
Attend pre-study site selection visits, site initiation visits for any new study and keep up to date with any changes with study protocols.
Perform patient interest visits (chats) effectively with knowledge and understanding of the study protocol.
Keep patients engaged with the study at each visit to optimize patient retention.
Ensure the clinical team are regularly checking the emergency trolley. Take the lead on initiating emergency action when required e.g. cardiac arrest, anaphylaxis management, fire, critical incidents.
Oversee laboratory activities and be able to perform laboratory duties for each study.
Oversee receipt, storage and dispensing of investigational medicinal product at site.
Reviewer and author of relevant clinical SOP’s/guidelines as directed.
Review audit reports, complaints, initiating corrective and preventative action to ensure best practice.
Responsibility for Clinical Health and Safety.
Ensure that the clinical competency assessments and study specific training has been completed.
Work in collaboration with the Site Manager and Clinical Research Nurse Manager to ensure efficient and effective allocation of resources are available to ensure research activity and clinical excellence is maintained.
Contribute to the recruitment and retention of quality clinical staff.
Skills and Experience
NMC Registration with no limitations to practice
5+ years post registration experience
Clinical research experience (desirable)
Ability to work in a team within a multidisciplinary environment with minimal supervision A patient focussed attitude
Self-motivated and excellent organisational skills