A Vacancy at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Specialist Research Nurse to join the Oxford Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) team at the Churchill Hospital.
The Senior Specialist Nurse will lead the nursing team to provide expert nursing care to patients referred to the Oxford BMT service contributing to this within the BMT pathway through management of their own caseload.
The post holder will work in collaboration with the Haematology Trial Unit , which is involved in a wide spectrum of clinical research relating to blood disorders including advanced cellular therapeutics. The team works in collaboration with academic and commercial partners/other funding bodies and is responsible for the delivery of the phase 1-3 haematology research portfolio.
If you are a dynamic, experienced nurse leader with the passion and vision to be part of this exciting service, then we would like to hear from you.
If you would like to have an informal chat about the role, please contact melanie.westmoreland@ouh.nhs.uk
The Specialist Research Nurse will
• Responsibility for operational management of the clinical research delivery team
Responsibility for strategic leadership of clinical research delivery team
Responsibility for the management of the trial portfolio and own allocated portfolio of studies and study participants including, as required:
Ø Leading and co-ordinating a portfolio of studies
Ø Planning
Ø Scheduling
Ø Conduct including intervention
Ø Recruitment & retention of participants
Data management
v Fulfil the expectations and capabilities as delegated by the Sponsor, Chief Investigator or Principal Investigator as set out in GCP & Research Governance Framework
v Work collaboratively with OUH and external research & service delivery colleagues to ensure high quality participant care and research delivery.
v Work collaboratively with service delivery colleagues to promote clinical research delivery and integrated care delivery as appropriate.
v Act as PI/CI on non-interventional studies, as appropriate.
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. Find out more here www.ouh.nhs.uk
The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
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
For full details of the role and responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description.
In summary, the post holder will provide expert nursing care to patients enrolled into clinical trials at the Oxford BMT Research service.
Specifically, this would include:
• Be responsible for assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care during participation in cell therapy clinical research trials (eg bone marrow transplant or CAR-T therapy trials)
• Manage own clinical workload and co-ordinate allocated clinical trials and research studies.
• Practice in compliance with the code of professional conduct, being responsible and accountable for their decisions, actions, or omissions, taking responsibility for clinical decisions where competent to do so.
• Demonstrate expert knowledge and skills in the management of clinical research participants.
• Utilise effective communication skills through a variety of methods, supporting participants in decision making in relation to study entry and participation.
• Deliver effective communication skills with colleagues both internally and/or externally, in verbal, non-verbal and written communication methods, adapting to changing parameters as required, which includes thorough accurate documentation in patient records as required. Learning, Respect, Delivery, Excellence, Compassion, Improvement Senior Research Nurse JD (Jan 2023)
• Provides and receives highly sensitive, complex or contentious information relating to participant involvement and care, and communicates information to participants, families or carers with respect, compassion and empathy
• Able to competently perform a range of clinical procedures as required as part of the research protocol, ensuring accurate data capture
• Participate in and ensure compliance with Informed Consent Procedures, acting within boundaries of own competency, research regulation and Trust policies/SOPs.
• Use own professional judgment identifying when to escalate and seek senior support/guidance.
• Lead the completion of administrative tasks, including feasibility, study set up, close out & archiving.
• Ensure compliance with agreed SOPs, across all team members.
• Ensure all necessary regulatory approvals are in place prior to approaching potential study participants.
• Work within the limits of the approved protocol and any approved amendments.
• Support the haematology ward, ambulatory care and day treatment unit staff in caring for these patients
This advert closes on Tuesday 19 Nov 2024
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