Are you a registered nurse with a passion for clinical research and improving the lives of people affected by dementia? Would you like to be part of a national initiative transforming dementia research across the UK?
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Research Nurse to join the internationally renowned Dementia Research Centre (DRC) Clinical Trials Team at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH). This post is funded through the Alzheimer's Society UK Dementia Trials Network (UKDTN) Research Nurse Programme, designed to build research capacity and accelerate access to innovative dementia treatments.
This is an exciting time to join our team as we continue to expand our portfolio of commercial and academic clinical trials, including early-phase, first-in-human and disease-modifying therapies. Working alongside experienced clinicians, researchers and specialist research nurses, you will play a vital role in delivering high-quality research and providing excellent care for people living with dementia and their families.
We are looking for a compassionate, organised and proactive registered nurse with excellent communication and clinical skills who enjoys working in a collaborative multidisciplinary environment and is committed to improving the future of dementia care through research.
As a Research Nurse, you will coordinate and deliver a portfolio of commercial and non-commercial dementia clinical trials, ensuring the highest standards of participant safety, clinical care and research governance.
You will undertake clinical assessments, obtain informed consent, perform protocol-specific procedures, administer investigational medicinal products where appropriate, collect high-quality research data and monitor participant safety throughout the trial journey. Working closely with Principal Investigators, multidisciplinary teams, sponsors and external partners, you will ensure studies are delivered in accordance with study protocols, ICH-GCP and regulatory requirements.
You will also contribute to participant recruitment, support study set-up activities, mentor junior members of the research team and help provide an outstanding experience for research participants and their study partners while supporting the continued growth of dementia research within UCLH and the UK Dementia Trials Network.
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
- University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
- University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
- Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
- University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
- The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
- University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Please note, due to anticipated high volumes of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application
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- UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row.
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