Senior Research Nurse/Ahp - Respiratory Research | North Bristol Nhs Trust

Band 7 Senior Research Nurse/AHP - Respiratory
We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Senior Research Nurse/AHP to lead our Respiratory Research Team.
You will manage and lead the scoping of studies for the team, feasibility assessment, study set up and planning, and support the team with recruitment & follow up to the studies. You will also be responsible for the budgetary management and leadership of the team.
We are seeking:
• A qualified nurse/AHP with current registration
• Significant experience of clinical research
• Leadership and people management
• Organisational/project management skills
• Advanced communication skills
• Ability to lead change and drive team forwards
• Meticulous clinical practice with outstanding attention to detail
• Good IT skills
We are offering:
• A job within a motivated and highly effective friendly team
• Be part of the NBT Research Infrastructure of >170 people and have opportunities to network with other researchers
• A supportive training and development environment
The post holder will be employed by the Research & Development Department of North Bristol Trust. We have recently been awarded Silver accreditation with “Investors in People” which underlines our commitment to support and lead our staff to be the best they can be.
If you would like to learn more about the role please do get in touch.
The post holder will lead the team in:
• Line management of team
• Clinical trial set up in line with regulatory requirements
• Clinical trial running - ensure the smooth delivery of research studies within the team
• Study end - support the team to close out studies
• Resource management - staff, resource, financial and risk management
• Education - ensure own training needs and those of the team are addressed
• Strategic Role - forward planning of team workload and finances.
• Provide research support in the NBT dialysis outreach clinics
• Team budgetary management
The role is based within the successful & friendly Research & Development (R&D) team at North Bristol NHS Trust. Working alongside the 170 plus departmental staff you will have the opportunity to network with other researchers and have access to our supportive training and development structure. The R&D team have been awarded the Investors in People Silver Award (2022-2025), making it a great place to work.
North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.
We commit to treating each patient as an individual with respect and dignity, aiming to deliver excellent clinical outcomes and a first-class experience for everyone who uses our services.
North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups
Please see Full JD for more descriptions.
The Post holder will:
• Act as an expert resource and is responsible for ensuring all elements of set up are completed in accordance with UK and EU legal requirements, Trust policies and ICH-GCP or IS0 14155, as appropriate, whether conducted personally or through appropriate delegation.
• Be responsible for ensuring the feasibility procedures undertaken are sufficient to ensure all studies undertaken are within the scope of the unit and the available resources.
• Will utilise expert knowledge to ensure appropriate methodologies are employed in the execution of research.
• Support the PI and trials team in obtaining ethical permissions, including completing IRAS / MHRA (Drug and/or devices) and local ethics submission.
• Be responsible for ensuring all studies are registered with the R+D department and that full Trust approval, in addition to ethics approval, has been obtained prior to commencement of the study.
• Work with the R+D department in contract negotiations
• Liaise with the NIHR Clinical Research Network throughout the study and facilitate the lines of communication between the Trust / R+D and the NIHR CRN.
• Has a comprehensive knowledge of the financial issues relating to the undertaking of clinical research.
• Be expected to undertake detailed costing of studies to ensure all costs related to the study are identified prior to Trust approval being given.
• Involved in the financial processes associated with co-ordinating research studies and grant application.
• Have the ability and drive to initiate and / or undertake original research.
• Be responsible for project managing all the studies in set up,
• Is expected to identify any blockages to study set up and work with R+D to identify strategies to mitigate them.
• Is expected to establish and update Standard Operating Procedures and supporting the development of local and national policies for research.
• Ensure compilation and maintenance of all site files, in accordance with ICH-GCP.
• Maintain a register and documentation of ICH-GCP for all research active staff, including documentation of ongoing training pertaining to their specific studies.
Clinical Trial Running
• Support local Principal Investigators in meeting their responsibilities outlined in the Research Governance Framework, Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations
• Ensure correct maintenance of Investigator Site File(s) and completion of Case Report File / eCRF with a high degree of accuracy.
• To understand and apply in practice the legal and regulatory requirements related to gaining and maintaining valid informed consent. This will include, where appropriate, children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
• Project manage the assignments to ensure all visits, observations, and interventions with the participants in accordance with the procedures and schedule of the study protocol.
• Acts in the best interests of the research subjects to ensure their rights are upheld.
• Ensure Protocol amendments are incorporated into research practice.
• Acts as an expert resource for staff in relation to the financial management of clinical research studies.
• Uses expert judgement in relation to competing demands for funding / resources
• Acts as an expert resource to PIs in ensuring all Adverse Events and Serious adverse events are reported in line with ICH-GCP, ISO 14155 and Trust policy.
• Is expected to identify any blockages to recruitment and the running of the trial and work with R+D, and where appropriate liaise with the NIHR Clinical Research Network, to identify strategies to mitigate them.
• Ensure that all equipment used in all the trials are appropriately calibrated and be responsible for the retention of supporting documentation.
• Support the PI in ensuring all reporting to regulatory bodies and Research Networks (if applicable) is done in a timely manner.
• Be responsible for ensuring the submission of monthly recruitment / accrual figures to the appointed person at NBT / NIHR Clinical Research Network
• Works within the range of research guidelines, ethical principles, and protocols, whilst adhering to organisational policies and procedures.
• Always observes the confidentiality of patient information, in accordance with the Data Protection Act and Caldicott regulations.
• Communicates to R+D / NIHR Clinical Research Network lead regarding research subjects, trial progress, workload issues and personal development.
This advert closes on Tuesday 20 Feb 2024