Clinical Research Nurse

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Main area Clinical Research Grade 6 Contract 2 years (Fixed term) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Mainly Monday to Friday but some shift work will be required to support studies requiring inpatient stay or long days.) Job ref 321-CORP B6-PUB

Site NIHR Oxford Clinical Research Facility Town Oxford Salary Dependant on experience Closing 18/06/:59 Interview date 23/06/2025

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.

The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

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Job overview The National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Oxford Clinical Research Facility (CRF) has a vacancy for a clinical research nurse to join our team and to support our increasing portfolio of research activity across the OUH Trust. The role will work across sites in our facilities at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre and the Churchill Hospital sites.

Full time hours are available with a minimum of 30 hours required, and there may be some shift work and weekend work involved.

We are a growing team of nurses, research practitioners and administrators with fantastic support from the wider research community. The team have a growing portfolio of studies that cover all specialities. We focus on early phase and experimental research.

The NIHR Oxford CRF is governed by a collaboration between the University of Oxford and OUH NHS Trust. The facility is part of a network of facilities funded by the National Institute of Health Research.

Main duties of the job As a grade 6 clinical research nurse you will work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to deliver clinical care to research participants according to a defined protocol, ensuring the principles of ICHGCP guidelines are always followed. Ensuring research projects are completed successfully and within specified timelines will be critical and the role provides a unique opportunity to communicate and assist with the project management of the team's studies.

It is essential that you are organised and able to plan work to a high standard with excellent attention to detail. You will also be an important member of the research team and as such will be involved with other on-going/new studies.

With a growing portfolio of studies we are increasing our team and advertising for a Band 6 nurse to join us.

As a facility we look to support our staff in their continued professional development and we would be very keen to support the successful candidate with further educational opportunities while in post.

Working for our organisation Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please view OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel .

Detailed job description and main responsibilities The job description and person specification are attached in the documents section of this authorisation.

Person specification

• UK recognised first level degree (HEI Level 6), in Nursing or specialist nursing field
• Knowledge of research methodologies
• Evidence of on-going CPD, including multi-source feedback within own professional portfolio
• Competency in clinical skills relevant to clinical research area - may include but not limited to vital sign recording, drug administration, phlebotomy/ cannulation/ECG/ cognitive assessment
• Competency in high level of accuracy and when assessing participants and documenting research and care activities
• Evidence of effective team working and team leadership (when required) as part of research delivery team
• Shows pride in the quality of care they provide for clinical research participants, learning from setbacks and successes
• Positive attitude to all tasks and stakeholders, both internal and external
• Ability to maintain and contribute to development of standard operating procedures and research processes
• Specialist post-graduate education/qualifications, or training relevant to area of clinical practice and/or clinical research delivery
• Human Tissue Act training
• Knowledge of NHS research governance and policy
• Good Clinical Practice Training
• Ability to work with a high level of attention to detail
• Experience of sample processing in a laboratory setting

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Vacancy Closures: Please note, this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications are received.

Probation Period: This post is subject to a 6 month probationary period. If you currently hold a contract of employment with the Oxford University Hospitals, this will not apply. This statement does not apply to Medical staff or Executive Appointments.

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