Research

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join the award-winning Bucks Healthcare NHS Trust, Research & Innovation team. We deliver a wide range of research and innovation studies across numerous specialties Trust wide in hospital sites and within the community.

Are you an experienced nurse with the flexibility, initiative, dynamism, clinical skills, motivation and a keen interest in improving patient care through research and innovation? Could you be our new colleague?

The Research & Innovation department at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is supported by Thames Valley & South Midlands Clinical Research Network to promote National Portfolio projects through the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR). The department also supports local research as well as commercial and student research within varied specialties and themes.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a colleague to work collaboratively with the clinical trials team and the wider multi-disciplinary team in the management of the caseload of clinical trial patients.

The role involves using an in depth knowledge of trial protocols and their application in practice, alongside a working knowledge and compliance with the local, national and international research regulations. The role is varied, interesting, dynamic and often challenging, and you will be supported with research training to develop skills and knowledge.

Working for our organisation

Why colleagues think we are

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.

Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes.

We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

What do we stand for?

Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.

Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.

We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.

We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.

We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

Person specification

Education

Essential criteria

• NMC registration
• Knowledge of ICH GCP
• Graduate Level qualification or working towards one

Desirable criteria

Experience

Essential criteria

Desirable criteria

Skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria

PPE requirements :   Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.

COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.

I f you are successful  at interview, we will require you to complete a Covid-19 risk assessment document.

Application deadline : This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight. If we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before to the closing date.

Application information : If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Shortlisting : The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.

Travel expenses : It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interview will not be reimbursed.

Smoking : All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.

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