Junior Research Nurse

Barts Health is a world-class centre for cardiology medicine, cardiac surgery and other specialities where cutting edge medicinal device, pioneering therapies and interventional clinical trials have always been valued and supported, bringing us in the frontline of cardiology medicine.

We currently have a vacancy for a dynamic, motivated nurse to work in the busy Cardiology Research Department within the new Barts Heart Centre. We are the biggest cardiovascular centre in Europe and have a growing portfolio of interventional research for cardiac patients. The post is for a one year fixed term contract position in the first instance with possibility of extension.

The primary responsibility for this post holder is to take a support the delivery of clinical trials and research patient recruitment. The post holder will be based within the cardiology research department at the Barts Heart centre. You might be required to cover multiple sites within the trust.

You will be an RN with post registration experience within cardiology or a clinical Research practitioner, preferably registered with Academy for Health Care Sciences. You must demonstrate strong organisational, interpersonal and communication skills, be computer literate, flexible and be able to manage your own time effectively. Excellent time management and IT skills are essential to the role.

The main role of the Junior Research Nurse is to support the research teams in the running of investigator initiated, NIHR and commercial clinical trials. The post-holder will work on recruitment of patients onto clinical trial running within intervention cardiology for as well as care and monitoring of patients during research treatment. The post holder will manage and coordinator follow-up of patients on their portfolio of studies.

Responsibilities also include creation and maintenance of files for clinical trials, collection of trial data and completion of case report forms. The post holder will provide information on clinical trials for the cardiac team as and when required and will be expected to develop skills and knowledge relating to the conduct of clinical trials, the therapies and disease site.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time.

It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

• Registered nurse with current NMC Registration.
• Good Clinical Practice Certification
• Intravenous accreditation

• 1 year post registration
• Experience in cardiology nursing
• Experience of clinical trials
• Experience of working under minimal supervision
• Experience of working to deadlines

• Knowledge of intervention cardiology nursing
• Knowledge of GCP
• Knowledge of clinical trial legislation

• Organisational skills
• Flexible to support provision to multi-tasking clinical and scientific team
• Develop independent ideas and devise appropriate strategies
• Demonstrate understanding of the importance of audit/quality
• Able to maintain accurate database
• Able to create and update reports

• Ability to communicate study details in a simple and friendly manner to patients
• Self-motivated

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.