The newly structured Agile Research Team, part of the Yorkshire and Humber Clinical Research Networks core team (Y&H CRN), are now recruiting a band 6 Research Nurse. Experience as a research nurse is desirable but not essential. However, you should be able to transfer your previously gained relevant clinical skills and knowledge to the role. The current vacancy represents an excellent opportunity for a motivated and hardworking nurse to be involved in all specialities of health and social care research. Delivering research across a variety of settings, such as GP Practices, Schools, Prisons, Care Homes and NHS Trusts.

The post holder will be fully supported and trained by the Senior Research Nurse and fellow Agile Research Team practitioners. Those new to research and working in the above settings, will undergo a full induction programme. All staff are offered mentorship and regular 1-1 as part of the Agile Team’s standard operation procedure.

This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract basis until 31/03/2024 due to the way in which the NIHR Y&H CRN is hosted by NHS Trusts. Interested applicants are encouraged to have informal discussions about this with members of the Agile team.

For further information on the Agile Research Team please visithttps://sites.google.com/nihr.ac.uk/art

To work as a key member of the Agile Research Team, duties include:

• Providing clinical study support to various clinical specialities conducting research in NHS and non-NHS organisations across the CRN: Y&H region.
• Taking responsibility for the day-to-day supervision of staff and the training & development of agile team staff across Y&H in a specialist clinical or knowledge area.
• Co-ordinating and facilitating concurrent research studies.
• In addition to clinic/patient-based tasks, this role includes document generation and control, project tracking and logistics, data collection, adherence to good clinical practice and research governance and assisting in the continued improvement in the care of research participants and quality of research data.
• Providing clinical support and expertise in NIHR portfolio research projects, along with clinical cover across the network.
• Working autonomously with no supervision in GP practices, non-NHS sites including Public Health and Social Care environments.
• The post holder will also be responsible for developing and sustaining their own knowledge, clinical skills and professional awareness in accordance with NMC requirements.

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) was created as part of the Department of Health’s Research and development strategy, to provide a world-class infrastructure for clinical trials and high quality research in all areas of disease and clinical need within the NHS. The Clinical Research Network Yorkshire and Humber (CRN Y&H) is part of the NIHR and is one of 15 Local Clinical Research Networks in England and aims to support clinical teams to recruit NHS patients to NIHR portfolio studies.

The CRN Y&H area includes 22 Trusts and 21 CCGs and staff provide a coordinated and efficient infrastructure of research personnel and facilities to support recruitment and drive clinical research delivery performance across the locality.

A list of the full job description and main responsibilities of the role is available to download in the documents along with the Person Specification.