Band 6 Senior Research Nurse Senior Clinical Trial Coordinator

A new opportunity has arisen for a Senior Research Nurse at the Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Heart and Lung Research Institute Clinical Research Facility (VPD-HLRI CRF). The VPD-HLRI CRF is a joint project between the University of Cambridge and Royal Papworth Hospital (RPH) to create a world-leading research environment delivering high impact research, directly impacting on global cardiovascular and respiratory health. It Is a state-of-the-art facility for delivery of clinical trials.

The VDP-HLRI CRF research team coordinates and delivers complex, mainly CTIMP, research studies. We are looking to appoint an experienced Senior Research Nurse who is enthusiastic, motivated, autonomous and proactive and who will enjoy the challenge of delivering high quality research in this patient facing role.

We offer a friendly working environment and are interested in your career development with a range of training opportunities available to help you fulfil your potential.

You will be based at the Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Heart Lung Research Institute (VPD-HLRI) and Royal Papworth Hospital on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus., As a key member of the Research Team, you will be responsible for the delivery of clinical trials at the VPD Heart and Lung Research Institute Clinical Research Facility and Royal Papworth Hospital. Your duties include organising treatments, arranging, and conducting assessments and follow up appointments.

You will ensure that specified milestones are achieved on time, that high quality data is collected and that the trial is being conducted according to the ethically approved protocol and ICH-GCP standards.

The post holder will be responsible for a portfolio of clinical studies including early phase randomised, controlled trials and observational experimental medicine. They will also ensure a safe environment for both participants and staff working on clinical trials.

The successful applicant will be part of the VPD-HLRI Clinical Research Facility (CRF) team undertaking trials within the Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. You will liaise closely with HLRI-CRF team members, clinical trial delivery teams, and support R&D teams and study sponsor representatives. You will be expected to operate with minimum supervision in organising and planning your own workload.

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge. We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.

Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today. The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.

The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.

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