Stroke Research Nurse
Band 6
- Corporate Services
- Band 6
- Permanent
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- Full time
- Flexible working
- Compressed hours
- 328-CP-7530968
- The James Cook University Hospital
- Middlesbrough
- £38,682 - £46,580 Per annum
- Yearly
- 09/11/2025 23:59
Job overview
We are offering an opportunity for a highly competent candidate to work as a Research Nurse initially delivering the Stroke Research portfolio of studies. Candidates should be educated to degree level or significant equivalent experience.
The post holder will work collaboratively with the wider multi-disciplinary team in the co-ordination of clinical studies and ensure that local, national and international research regulations are adhered to with an express commitment to abide by the NHS values and the Constitution.
As a Research Nurse, the post holder will also continue to retain clinical skills and credibility by maintaining their practice as per governing body ensuring that professional standards of practice and behaviour are upheld and sufficient practice is undertaken in order to revalidate if required.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will learn to support the management and co-ordination of the cancer research portfolio studies, with support from senior research colleagues. This will involve providing effective, caring and compassionate services to patients who are participating in clinical research studies. The post holder is expected to complete procedures and investigations according to study protocol as well as Trust and local policies.
Procedures include identifying potential participants for recruitment, providing verbal and written information to explain the study, monitoring the participants’ progress, and collecting and collating patient data. Procedures will also include clinical practice such as clinical assessment, venepuncture and performing normal vital monitoring.
The post holder will work collaboratively with the wider multi-disciplinary team in the co-ordination of clinical studies and will ensure that local, national and international research regulations are adhered to with an express commitment to abide by the NHS values and the Constitution.
Please note this post will close at sufficient applicants.
Working for our organisation
Leadership and Improvement Training
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to
Explore leadership within the NHS
Promote Trust Values and Behaviours
Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills
Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role
After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Considerable and current experience in the NHS clinical environment as a registered nurse with recent clinical skills practice in a specialist area (Stroke).
- Excellent IT skills with expertise in database management and a current knowledge of NIHR systems.
- Ability to work independently with own initiative as well as within a team.
- Excellent attention to detail and evidence of being a completer finisher when it comes to project work/management and delivery of research.
- Ability to organise, prioritise and coordinate work of self and others
- Knowledge and experience of mentoring new/junior staff and supporting them with competency achievement.
- Ability to work across boundaries, integrating with multidisciplinary staff in relation to different clinical situations.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of undertaking staff appraisal.
- Delivery of research, experience with knowledge of processes, practice and governance.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to first degree level in a health related subject or significant equivalent experience.
- Evidence of continuous personal, professional and academic development within current role
- Current Good Clinical Practice certificate or willingness to complete
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills to communicate with all levels of staff, patients and carers face to face, on the telephone or in writing.
- Demonstrate initiative in resolving issues and problems.
- Ability to prioritise workload, manage time effectively and work to tight deadlines, demonstrating good time management skills.
- Builds and manages internal and external stakeholder relationships and exceeds patient and commissioner expectations by accurately assessing patient needs and ensuring delivery of commissioner requirements.
Applicant requirements
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Alison Chilvers
- Job title
- Research Team Lead
- Email address
- alison.chilvers@nhs.net
- Telephone number
- 07584 184878
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