Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services. Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital. Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions. Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients. In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research. We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit. Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’. The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients. We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS. Job overview Are you a dynamic, patient-centered, and self-motivated individual looking for a new and exciting challenge? We have a great opportunity for a highly motivated Clinical Research Practitioner to join us at the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Facility (CRF) at Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. This position will offer the post holder an opportunity to work closely with experienced clinical and research colleagues across a diverse portfolio of trials covering over 20 different clinical specialties including but not limited to HIV, Sickle cell disease, Diabetes, Dermatology, Nephrology and Oncology. You will be working within a highly regulated environment of clinical research. With our MHRA Phase I accreditation of our Guy’s Unit you will contribute to team-wide improvement projects designed to ensure we maintain our accreditation status. Accordingly, you will also gain experience in quality improvement, quality assurance, monitoring, audit and inspection. To meet the needs of the service you will be required to work at two of our Units – the Guy’s Phase I Unit and the St. Thomas’ Adults Unit. The post holder is expected to work on shift patterns necessary to ensure patient safety and timely delivery of clinical trials. Work patterns will include day shifts, regular late and night duties, and weekends as required. Your work patterns will be agreed with your Line Manager and align with the weekly duty roster of both Units. Main duties of the job The post-holder will be allocated to support/lead a selection of trials and studies. The successful candidate will undertake clinical, laboratory and study management duties while ensuring patient safety and complying to Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Guidelines. Candidates who have initiative, effective communication, and team work skills and clinical research experience are encouraged to apply. Example of duties include but not limited to: Clinical: phlebotomy, taking observations, recording ECGs and cannulation Laboratory: processing, storing and shipping samples Study management: co-lead/lead on portfolio of trials, completing eCRF/CRFs, data query resolution, ISF maintenance, coordinating patient visits and trial assessment activities, reporting of AE/SAEs, liaising with internal and external CRA/sponsors/R&D, attending Study Initiation Visits, and hosting Monitoring Visits. Working for our organisation The National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Facility (CRF) for Experimental Medicine at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust provides state of the art facilitates and world-leading expertise to support the NHS, universities and industry in conducting ground breaking experimental medicine studies. The CRF is comprised of five units located across our sites – Guy’s CRF incorporating our phase I unit; St Thomas’ CRF with a unit focus on experimental and cardiometabolic research; our Imaging CRF, built around patient pathways across St Thomas’ Hospital, the Children’s CRF located within Evelina London Children’s Hospital, and the Royal Bromptom CRF. Being located across three sites in the heart of London provides us with access to the most diverse populations in the UK. With MHRA Phase I accreditation for our Guy’s CRF unit, we are uniquely placed to deliver Phase I commercial and non-commercial patient focused studies. Our CRF is the only one in the UK with embedded Advanced Therapies Manufacturing (GMP) and immune monitoring platforms. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please refer to the attached job description and person specification which outlines the full and detailed responsibilities of this role. More information can be gained from contacting us on the details below. Person specification Previous experience Essential criteria Experience of working in a relevant research setting Experience of working on own and in multidisciplinary team Experience of working in a patient/participant facing role with clinical duties. Experience of working on interventional studies or complex/ large scale observational studies Desirable criteria Experience with electronic case report forms and computer packages Experience supervising others Experience of working on clinical trials of drugs, therapies or interventions. Knowledge/Qualifications Essential criteria Degree in life sciences or related field or equivalent theoretical knowledge Evidence of continuing professional development GCP certification Desirable criteria Relevant course to clinical area Additional Information Essential criteria Flexible and positive approach to work Motivated and enthusiastic Skills Essential criteria Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills and ability to communicate well (written and verbally), with clear and legible handwriting Ability to work as an effective team member and using own initiative Up to date knowledge relevant to clinical research and good clinical practice Excellent organisational skills for self and others - Ability to co-ordinate clinics and participant visits in conjunction with multidisciplinary team Able to conduct clinical tasks such as blood pressure, temperature, pulse and respiratory observations. Able to collect blood samples via venepuncture. Ability to acquire skills in cannulation and serial sampling. Ability to acquire skills in processing biologic samples according to protocols. Ability to acquire skills in conducting ECG. IT skills, specifically in database management, Microsoft, Excel and eRecord Desirable criteria Presentation and teaching skills Proficient in cannulation and serial sampling. Proficient in conducting ECG. Ability to manage priorities for others Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership. Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy. As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends. Flexible working We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual’s personal circumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process. Your e-mail address is important to us - We communicate to all job applicants via the e-mail address which has been provided on the application form. Please ensure that you check your e-mail on a regular basis. Please apply for this post by clicking "Apply Online Now." 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. Further details / informal visits contact Name Servious Dube Job title Senior Clinical Research Nurse Email address [email protected]