Company Description

Our vision for Single Corporate Services
Isle of Wight NHS Trust (IWT) and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (PHU) have a shared vision of a single corporate service across our two organisations, supported by a single set of identical systems and processes, under joint leadership, to drive significant efficiencies, improve employee experience, and return time to patient care.

This vacancy is part of the Single Corporate Services Division.

Why are we changing the way we deliver Corporate Services?
Working as a partnership, both IWT and PHU have a shared vision for excellence in care for our patients and communities; with a set of strategic aims underpinning how we will achieve this. The creation of a single corporate service is essential for us to support our clinical and operational services, and our wider transformation programme.

The single corporate service is delivered across both organisation. You may be based at either IWT or PHU and individuals may be required to undertake business travel between sites. For leaders managing staff across multi-site locations, you will need to be visible and provide in person leadership. The arrangements and frequency will be agreed locally.

Job Description

This vacancy is open to employees of Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust only.

Band 5: £31,049 - £37,976

Full time: 37.5 hours per week

Permanent contract

Base location: St Mary's Hospital, Parkhurst Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 5TG. Across site travel will be required, the frequency will be agreed locally

We are recruiting for a Clinical Research Nurse, who wishes to join the Core Research Delivery Team.

If you would like to join a supportive team in a dynamic role, where you can develop your skills and work with colleagues across the Trust then this role is for you.

We require a person with excellent communication and interpersonal skills with an interest in developing specific skills to be a research nurse. You will be self-motivated and driven to work alongside the clinical and administrative staff ensuring patients a service of the highest quality.

It is highly recommended that you arrange an informal visit to come and meet the team prior to interview, please contact Charlotte Turner - Senior Research Sister on charlotte.turner59@nhs.net or 01983 552354.

In return, we can offer you a friendly working environment with professional support and training/development opportunities.

Main duties of the job

Attached you will find the person specification document and the full job description which provide more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role.

We highly recommend you review these documents and use them when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.

The ideal candidate for this role will have sound clinical experience & an interest in or knowledge of clinical research. You will be involved in the delivery of trial interventions – this may include administering trial medicines, working with new medical devices & taking and managing samples within study protocols. You will also be responsible for follow up care – either on the hospital wards, face-to-face, clinics, or virtually with telephone calls and accurate data collection.

Key clinical skills will include phlebotomy and accurate assessment & documentation of basic medical history & symptoms. You will have excellent interpersonal skills & be able to work autonomously managing a caseload of participants, while adhering to trial protocol requirements.
A good working knowledge of Microsoft Office systems is required, as is attention to detail, and the ability to work independently & flexibly, as part of a close-knit team.

The role includes working autonomously, in a variety of settings.

Please see attached Job description for additional information.

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Registered General Nurse with valid NMC registration
Description of 2 years post registration experience, education and training

Desirable criteria

Describe qualifications relevant to healthcare research and/or leadership and management

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Demonstrate project management within healthcare setting or equivalent
Explain your understanding of the Isle of Wight NHS Trust

Desirable criteria

Describe knowledge of the Health Service, R&D, the pharmaceutical industry partnership, and relevant information sciences
Share knowledge of the principles and practice of clinical research and/or clinical trials

Experience

Essential criteria

Brief overview of career and current role
Able to demonstrate attention to detail
Demonstrate good organisational skills

Desirable criteria

Relevant experience as a Registered Nurse

Skills

Essential criteria

Demonstration of prioritising tasks and workload
Evidence of accuracy and attention to detail
Able to prioritise and meet deadlines
Experience of working without direct supervision
Able to work autonomously and lead others, aware of own limitations and seeks out appropriate advice and support

Desirable criteria

Explain why you are right for this role and what you can bring to the role

Additional Information

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.

We serve a population of approximately 150,000 residents, making the services we offer variable and personalised with a flexible approach to our service users.

Working for our Trust brings a variety of benefits, including an onsite day nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, discounts at local businesses and gyms, and the opportunity to hire the Trusts beach hut in Ryde. We offer flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

The Isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem located off the South Coast of England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. The island offers an amazing coastline with beautiful countryside, year-round events, festivals and award-winning attractions.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.