Senior Clinical Research Nurse - Cardiology

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the 'Supporting Documents' heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the 'Candidate Essentials Guide' that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how 'we care for you as you care for others'. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

We're looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse- currently registered with the NMC
• Degree in healthcare subject or equivalent level of experience

Desirable criteria

• Good Clinical Practice certificate.
• Mentorship training
• Post graduate diploma or additional specialist training

Training and experience

Essential criteria

• Significant experience of working in a clinical environment
• Proven experience of working to deadlines
• Proven experience of dealing with a busy workload
• Experience of explaining complex concepts to patients in a clear and simplified manner
• Evidence of CPD

Desirable criteria

• Data management experience
• Audit experience
• Experience in clinical research
• Interest in research
• Clinical knowledge in cardiology or cardiac surgery along with Cath lab or CTCCU experience

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Understanding of Clinical Research
• Knowledge of ICH- Good Clinical Practice regulations relating to clinical research

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of clinical and research governance
• Knowledge of Trust policies and procedures

Skills and abilities

Essential criteria

• Excellent communication
• Awareness and respect for confidentiality
• Demonstrate IT skills including email and Microsoft office programs(including Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook)
• Knowledge of patient information systems
• Proactive and able to work on own initiative
• Ability to organise and prioritise own workload
• Team player
• Ability to remain calm and professional under pressure and ability to delegate where appropriate
• Ability to work flexible shift pattern as required
• Self-motivated and Innovative
• Conscientious and hard working, Tactful and diplomatic
• Ability to work to tight and / or unexpected deadlines and willingness to undertake training
• Willingness to travel across multiple sites as indicated
• Ability to work to communicate effectively at all levels
• Ability to delegate where appropriate

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of IT training
• Advanced use of spreadsheets
• Knowledge of information governance
• Wide range of clinical skills including venepuncture
• Ability to troubleshoot effectively
• Knowledge of electronic patient record system.

Others

Essential criteria

• Ability to work unsupervised or part of a team
• Demonstrate ability to meet the Trust values

Desirable criteria

• Awareness of research at MFT

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Senior Clinical Research Nurse (PDF, 320.4KB)
• Person Specification.pdf (PDF, 42.9KB)
• Senior Clinical Research Nurse (PDF, 920.2KB)
• Organisational Chart (PDF, 75.0KB)
• Candidate Essential Guide Non Medical (PDF, 1.3MB)