UKDTN Research Nurse

Job summary
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for a full-time UKDTN Research Nurse, Band 6, to join Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual who is passionate about dementia research. The post holder will join a wider research team of Principal Investigators; research nurses, local and national UK Dementia Trials Network and Alzheimer's Society funded staff to develop and coordinate early phased dementia clinical trials across Lancashire & South Cumbria from our NIHR Lancashire Clinical Research Facility.

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LCFT) delivers high qualityclinical trials in partnership with the NIHR Regional Research Network and Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The Trust continues to develop and expand its capacity and capability in undertaking clinical research within its NIHR Lancashire Clinical Research Facility. As a research nurse you will enjoy working in a busy environment and support research activity across the Trust, ensuring all studies are undertaken to the highest standards within timelines and meeting recruitment targets.

Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to participate fully in their personal development and annual review process to achieve the objectives for this post. This will include engagement in UKDTN educational and development opportunities. The post holder will have a key role in supporting the delivery of early phase dementia clinical research including physical health monitoring and clinical rating scale administrations.

The post holder must be prepared to work across the Lancashire & South Cumbria geographical footprint and there will be an element of UK-wide travel for UKDTN network meetings as required.

The post is full-time for 36 months and based within the Research and Development Department at Lantern Centre, Preston. If you feel that you have the necessary skills, drive and experience for this post, we look forward to hearing from you.

About us
LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you'd like to discuss your application, please ask.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT support flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.

The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.

Explore our full wellbeing offer here: Keeping our workforce well

Job responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
• Degree in a health-related subject or equivalent experience.
• Post grad Diploma in research/Dementia or related training, qualification or experience.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.

Knowledge

• Understanding of clinical research governance and Good Clinical Practice.
• Knowledge of NHS research delivery processes and regulatory requirements.
• Understanding of dementia mild cognitive impairment, and associated clinical care pathways.
• Understanding of participant consent processes and patient-centred research delivery.

Experience

• Post-registration clinical experience.
• Experience of working autonomously and within multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience of supporting service users and carers.
• Experience of coordinating care, managing caseloads, or delivering complex clinical interventions.
• Experience of maintaining accurate clinical documentation and records.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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