Job Overview
Are you an experienced research nurse who is keen to transition into working in a mental health & community setting? Or are you an experienced mental health researcher who would thrive using your clinical expertise in a research delivery setting? We are seeking a Clinical Research Nurse to lead on the delivery of our complex and commercial clinical trials, delivering new clinical interventions to service users in mental health, dementia, neurology and physical health/community research. The role will be based jointly between Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (Regis Road, Kentish Town) and West London NHS Trust (St Bernard's Hospital, Ealing).
Main duties of the job
This role will be based in the Research Delivery Team, working across both trusts to ensure people with mental health, dementia, learning disabilities, neurodegenerative and neurology problems, and those receiving community care have access to research opportunities. The appointed candidate will undertake patient‑facing duties, provide support and supervision to Clinical Research Assistants and Research Delivery Interns, and work closely with Clinical Research Practitioners/Nurses and Research Delivery Managers.
The day‑to‑day activities involve coordinating complex and commercial clinical trials, working closely with PIs, trial teams, clinical teams and wider delivery teams to identify eligible participants, completing screening/baseline visits, collecting psychometric measures, biological samples and supporting intervention delivery such as dispensing trial medications where trained.
We provide opportunities to develop research and clinical knowledge into a career in research, with pathways to roles such as research assistants, data managers and research facilitators.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
General
- Patient recruitment and retention in studies
- Attend multidisciplinary team meetings to identify appropriate trusts for recruitment of participants to the portfolio of NIHR research with a focus on complex and commercial trials
- Recruit participants to NIHR adopted studies according to specific protocols and guidelines, and assist clinicians to obtain informed consent from those participants
- Provide verbal and written information and support to research participants and their carers for the duration of involvement and assist participants with the completion of questionnaires as necessary
- Coordinate treatment, assessment and follow‑up as necessary in accordance with research protocol, taking the lead on complex interventional research studies
- Deliver clinical interventions such as IMP dispensing, collecting biological samples and other clinical duties required for delivery of trials
- Provide support and supervision to junior research staff
- Identify areas of low patient recruitment and liaise with the Research Delivery Manager to identify mechanisms for improvement
- Work at all times according to Good Clinical Practice, Research Governance and Trust guidelines, including supporting monitoring and auditing visits
- Establish local SOPs, maintain site files, trial master logs and other relevant documentation in relation to the delivery of clinical trials
- Ensure that any data collection is conducted according to specific research protocols and adheres to the Data Protection Act 1998 and ICH Good Clinical Practice guidelines
- Facilitate the recording of patient recruitment on the RRDN Data Entry System
- Provide information/reports on recruitment when requested by the Research Delivery Manager to support research teams for assessments and follow‑up of study participants
- With appropriate training, take clinical samples for studies; coordinate tissue sample collection and dispatch to relevant departments or research centres
Communication
- Attend, contribute and lead in project management group meetings for specific research projects
- Liaise with other Clinical Research Delivery staff to ensure the needs of the service are met
- Provide information and education on research projects adopted by the NIHR to interested parties such as clinicians, service users and carers
- Disseminate information about Noclor, the NIHR research portfolio and other relevant information to a range of audiences in a variety of formats
- Maintain a working knowledge of relevant practice and disseminate up‑to‑date information, protocol amendments, etc. to personnel working on research projects
- Liaise with academic staff, wider Trust personnel, and external contacts as required for delivering clinical research
- Maintain position of integrity, appreciating the need for confidentiality when dealing with staff and issues pertaining to this position
- Offer advice and support to research active staff, patients and carers as appropriate
Training
- Keep up to date with relevant training and develop skills and knowledge to complete delegated duties
- Participate positively in regular supervision and appraisals
- Comply with the Trust’s infection control policies and procedures and undertake necessary training in Infection Prevention and Control as identified by the Trust
Policy
- Undertake all duties in accordance with the policies, procedures and practices of the Trust and the RRDN/NIHR, staying up to date with relevant documents
- Support the Trust Research Governance Lead to ensure and monitor adherence to current National and Trust research governance policy of NIHR adopted studies running within the trust
Management of Resources
- Assist and support the Research Delivery Service in establishing an efficient working environment, making the most effective use of staff, supplies and services
- Utilise all available resources to the maximum benefit of the service, being aware of resource implications specific to the service
Research and Development
- Assist with the creation and delivery of relevant training packages
- Contribute to the development of the research capacity of service user and carer organisations
- Support the development of clinical service mapping and provision of high‑quality information to the service
- Work with R&D staff, Trust and academic partners to coordinate existing information into a comprehensive overview of the services and service user support services across the North West London region
- Develop, catalogue and maintain appropriate filing systems and other office management systems to record that information
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Current NMC registration/PIN
Desirable criteria
- ICH Good Clinical Practice training or willingness to complete
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of a range of mental health, dementia and health conditions and the realities of working with people with these conditions
- Experience in the NHS or relevant third sector organisation
- Understanding of delivering clinical research within community, mental health, dementia and neurological settings through applied clinical knowledge/experience OR clinical research experience
- Project management, service improvement or quality improvement experience
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable ability to communicate complex information to a range of audiences and through a variety of mediums with confidence, empathy and enthusiasm
- Experience of public speaking
- Ability to travel across the North West London region
- Experience delivering interventions including dispensing IMP such as controlled drugs, or willingness to learn
Values
Essential criteria
- Takes initiative and makes decisions independently when necessary
- Able to work flexibly and creatively – contributing to the formulation and adjustment of plans to deliver research for their own work and the wider team
- Contributes to a culture of psychological safety, “we not me”, and of continuous improvement
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